Meade to acquire Coronado Technology Group

To all,

I emailed that "Dublin Shop" and they said "they do
not do ANY Coronado products.

They also said that their high end Celestron prices are all negotiable and (for
members of any Irish astronomy club) they can match
the UK sterling prices.

Just call and ask they said."


Spaceboy

"Manners cost nothing"

To all,

I emailed that "Dublin Shop" and they said "they do
not do ANY Coronado products.

They also said that their high end Celestron prices are all negotiable and (for
members of any Irish astronomy club) they can match
the UK sterling prices.

Just call and ask they said."


Spaceboy

"Manners cost nothing"

spaceboy,
is that negotiable upwards or downwards? .
stephen.

To all,

I emailed that "Dublin Shop" and they said "they do
not do ANY Coronado products.

They also said that their high end Celestron prices are all negotiable and (for
members of any Irish astronomy club) they can match
the UK sterling prices.

Just call and ask they said."


Spaceboy

"Manners cost nothing"

spaceboy,
is that negotiable upwards or downwards? .
stephen.

They also said that their high end Celestron prices are all negotiable and (for members of any Irish astronomy club) they can match the UK sterling prices.

Well presumably they will sell anything once they can make some profit off of it, so that stands to reason.

Curious that a distinction is made for high end scopes. Does that imply its ok to rip off by 100% beginners looking for a first telescope? All of the complaints I have heard are from people who bought beginner scopes from them and only later found out the prices in UK magazines. Presumably people wanting the high end scopes have researched the scope and prices so will either buy elsewhere or bargain A&S to a reasonable price.

To be fair, if people are willing to part with EURx00 without looking for prices elsewhere then thats their own fault. harsh but true.

Anyway, arcing back on topic, with Coronado now owned by Meade its unlikley that A&S will be selling them at all. That would make North Down and Andromeda optics the distrubitors here.

Cheers,
~Al

Hi All,
I was talking to Dave Bell who was talking to Geraldine Hogan, President of Coronado Technology Group. !
Geraldine Hogan asked that the following be posted, as she was unable to post here,

"
I seem to be unable to post on Irish Astronomy but there is a great deal of speculation going on there. To set the record straight:

1.Coronado holds many patents and Meade is acquiring them.

2. Coronado is NOT in financial difficulty.

3. Final purchase price is contingent on earnings over the next 12 months. The 2.5 million is an initial payment.

4. It will be my pleasure to personally ensure the club (SAC) gets an instrument each year to raise funds for Whirlpool.

5. Both David and I see this sale as furthering our mission to make Solar observing mainstream and affordable.
"

I think this is a very positive response alround.

Sounds very positive alright. Puts to bed much of the rumour on the various bulletin boards re. the financial end of things. By the sounds of things, both herself and David Lunt will remain working there for the short-to-medium term at least, which can only be a good thing. At the price the PST sells at and the range of scopes they offer, I can certainly understand why Meade would find Coronado a very attractive buy.
It's very generous of Geraldine Hogan to maintain the sporsorship of the Whirlpool Starparty.