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Thomas J. Johnson, the founder of Celestron, has passed away.

3/14/2012

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From Sky and Telescope:
Thomas J. Johnson, the creator of the modern Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and the founder of Celestron, died early this morning (March 13, 2012), according to Celestron president and CEO Joe Lupica. Johnson was 89.

Telescope visionary Tom Johnson poses with one of his early Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes. He ranked among the most important figures shaping the last half century of amateur astronomy.

Read the full Sky and Telescope article here.
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Here's a short video showing some details of Tom's early days creating Celestron.

The Path Of Light (Episode 1) from Celestron Telescopes on Vimeo.

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