Celestron is world leader among companies that build amateur telescopes since when, in the 70s of XX century, Tom Johnson presented his famous C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.

Today Celestron continues this innovation with the famous line of Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes up to 355mm in diameter that have also evolved in the EdgeHD series of aplanatic Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes, perfect for astrophotography. These instruments offer, in a compact and easy to transport telescope, a product suitable for many applications: from visual to photography, great for both planets and the Moon at high magnification or for deep-sky objects like galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. Celestron also offers a full line of computerized mounts with automatic tracking and goto features, CCD cameras and accessories.