Meade Telescopes Stand for High Quality at a
Reasonable
Price
The Meade Telescopes Company is a world leader in the design and
manufacture of telescopes and accessories for amateur astronomers. The
Meade Company was founded in 1972 and went public in 1997. Meade Instruments
began with only $2,500, they used this capital as a mail-order supplier of
small refracting telescopes.
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By 1977 the Meade Telescope Company was offering a wide range of
telescope parts and accessories. Meade's range of accessories allowed them
to manufacture their own telescopes. Meade's first models were the 628 and
826 6" and 8" reflecting telescopes. American amateur astronomers found that
they had, really for the first time, a telescope manufacturer that provided
a quality product at a reasonable price. Jump to the present with the Meade 506 AstroFinder Software.
The 6" and 8" Meade reflecting telescopes were an incredible success so
much that the Meade Company faced a 6-month backlog. Normally there is a 6
to 8 week delivery time, but the Meade Company still wrote every customer
explaining the backlog situation of their telescopes, and was offered a full
and immediate refund if the extra waiting time was unacceptable.
Few accepted the offer, and they were able to ship all of the
back-ordered telescopes.
In September 1980, Meade announced its new telescope, Model 2080. Since
that time Meade has come out with exciting new telescopes and accessories.
By 1986 Meade Instruments was generally acknowledged as the largest, and the
leader in manufacturing serious telescopes.
