We’re not sure what’s going on, but Orion Telescopes appears to have gone dark. Its website (telescope.com) is no longer working and, as far as we can tell, the company is no longer operating. There were no advance notices. The company just seems to have disappeared.
For those of you who don’t know about this company, Orion was one of the more popular producers of astronomy equipment and many of us in the astronomy club have Orion telescopes and accessories.
Back in July, Sky & Telescope reported that Optronic Technologies, the parent company of Orion Telescopes and Meade Instruments, had closed its offices and laid off all its employees.
Orion’s facebook page appears to be operating, but hasn’t been updated since July.
Meade’s website (Meade.com), also appears to be operating. However, we don’t know what the future holds for this company.
We will update this posting as more information becomes available.
- Keith Sowell. “Orion Telescopes Have Ceased Operation.” September 2024.
- Stuart Parkerson. “Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Ceases Operations.” Astronomy Technology Today. August 1, 2024.
- Sean Walker. “Meade and Orion Cease Operations – Maybe.” Sky & Telescope. July 12, 2024.
- Richard Harris. “Meade and Orion close California offices.” ScopeTrader. July 12, 2024.
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