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What an amazing two weeks it has been for astronomy, especially if you have been keen on watching the latest celestial happenings in the sky! First there was a spectacular annular
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Celestron, a leading designer and manufacturer of award-winning innovative products for the astronomy, science and outdoor markets, recently released two new solar observing
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The second USA Science and Engineering Festival’s 3-day Finale Expo took place on April 27-29, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C. The
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The National Science Teachers Association held its 2012 National Conference on March 29th through April 1st at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN. This city is widely known as the “Crossroads of...
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Enter your photos in the Celestron Camping Life "World of Nature" Photo Contest, which runs from March 13 to June 18,
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We are deeply saddened to announce that Celestron founder, Thomas J. Johnson, passed away at 5am PST on March 13,
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02/25/2012 - CES 2012 Recap
Here we are again ushering in the New Year and finding ourselves at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada! CES 2011 seemed like only a few months ago when we unveiled over 20 new, exciting... Learn more »
11/03/2011 - The World of Girl – Girltopia
Not long after we returned from a very successful East Coast trip, our Celestron on-the-go team was once again busily preparing and staging products for the next big show. What a busy travel month October has ... Learn more »
10/26/2011 - New York Comic Con
Celestron's on-the-go team recently headed back out on the road and found ourselves traveling to the East Coast to attend one of the biggest, mind blowing, pop culture events in the nation – the one... Learn more »
10/22/2011 - Popular Mechanics Recognizes Celestron SkyProdigy With A Coveted 2011 Breakthrough Product Award
TORRANCE, CA – October 17, 2011 – Celestron, the world's leading designer and manufacturer of telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, weather stations, GPS devices, microscopes and related... Learn more »
During the month of July, AES Seaside Cinema, Redondo Beach and AES Summer Movie Nights, Huntington Beach, successfully hosted a series of free outdoor family-oriented movie nights for the Los... Learn more »
07/29/2011 - OPT SCAE 2011
Living in Southern California sure has its benefits – plenty of sunshine, good surf and of course, close proximity to the annual summertime Oceanside Photo and Telescope's Southern California Astronomy Learn more »
06/27/2011 - Outside in Aspen
On June 10-12, 2011, Outside Magazine and the Aspen Chamber Resort Association held the second annual Outside in Aspen event in the beautiful mountain town of Aspen, Learn more »
Just off Utah Trail near the north entrance to Joshua Tree National Park in Twentynine Palms, CA, quietly sits the Sky's The Limit Observatory and Nature Center. This non-profit organization is ... Learn more »
05/18/2011 - Joseph A. Lupica Jr. Observatory
On April 20, 2011, Celestron had yet another big reason to celebrate in its long history - the Grand Opening of the new Joseph A. Lupica Jr. Observatory at Celestron's Torrance, CA Learn more »
05/16/2011 - Astronomy Day 2011
Each Spring between the months of April and May, one Saturday closest to the first-quarter Moon is set aside for astronomy clubs, astronomy enthusiasts, observatories, libraries,... Learn more »
04/30/2011 - 2011 NEAF
Ah, springtime has arrived once again! And with the cold, harsh winter weather behind us (for most of us anyways), it could only mean it's that time of year for the annual Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) ... Learn more »
03/27/2011 - NSTA National Conference 2011
The National Science Teachers Association held its 2011 National Conference on March 10-13 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Learn more »
01/11/2011 - 2011 CES
The New Year marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter in Celestron's storied 51 years of designing and manufacturing high quality telescopes, telescope related accessories,... Learn more »
