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 ...

Shares of Meade Instruments Corp. skyrocketed Monday in its first trading session since the Irvine-based company announced it was set to be acquired for $4.5 million by the North American unit of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Celestron Inspire 100AZ Refractor Telescope and Meade Instruments Polaris 114mm Reflector Telescope are both excellent telescopes. This versus guide puts the two head-to-head to help you decide ...

Named One Of CES 2009’s Best New Products, The ETX-LS’ Advanced Features And Revolutionary LightSwitch™ Technology Brings The Universe To Everyone At The ‘Flip Of A Switch’ IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS ...

The world’s leading telescope manufacturer has signed an agreement to acquire Coronado Technology Group, the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of hydrogen-alpha solar telescopes and filters ...

Meade Instruments, the leading designer and manufacturer of telescopes and optical accessories for both professional and amateur astronomy enthusiasts worldwide, has announced the completion of the ...

Meade Instruments Corp., the Irvine maker of telescopes and binoculars, has settled a lawsuit by rivals Star Instruments and RC Optical Systems. The two companies claimed Meade falsely described ...

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 ...

Meade Instruments Corp., the Irvine-based maker of telescopes and other optical products, says its financial statements for four years are no longer reliable because of accounting errors related to ...

Irvine telescope maker Meade Instruments has filed for bankruptcy protection just days after its Chinese owner lost an antitrust case alleging a conspiracy to squeeze a competitor out of business.