This review, “Star power,” appeared in the July 2004 issue of Astronomy magazine. Meade’s 10-inch LX200GPS-SMT with Autostar Suite hurried along something that’s been a long time coming in my life: ...

Meade Instruments has filed for bankruptcy protection following a November 26 jury verdict in an antitrust lawsuit, which found the company and its parent, Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co., liable for ...

LAS VEGAS -- Need a reason to go camping? Here's a great one. Meade Instruments showed off its new telescope at CES 2009, a 30-pound mean machine makes the night sky come alive. It's astronomy for ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Exploring the mysteries of the universe from the comfort of a lawn chair just got easier, thanks to a handheld sidekick from Meade Instrument Corporation. The Meade MySky ($299) ...

Galileo Galilei didn’t invent the telescope. That honor (or at least the first patent application, in 1608) belongs to Hans Lippershey, a German/Dutch optician. The stars weren’t on Lippershey’s mind.

Directors of Meade Instruments Corp., which has helped foster the consumer market with its easy-to-use telescopes and binoculars since 1972, may be tipping their hand by Monday on whether to recommend ...

One strikingly clear night, I looked through the eyepiece of the Meade ETX-LS telescope, watched as the four stars of the Orion Trapezium cluster came into resolution, and then listened as the ...

Telescope maker Meade Instruments has been sold to affiliates of Chinese manufacturer Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co. for $5.9 million, ending months of speculation over the future of a storied Irvine ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meade Instruments ® (NasdaqGM: MEAD), a leading designer and manufacturer of telescopes and optical accessories for both professional and amateur astronomy enthusiasts ...