Corporate Connections: Amateur stargazers outfit themselves with telescopes from Bushnell Performance Optics , Celestron International and Meade Instruments, while companies like Lomo and DFM Engineering build rigs for professionals.

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Corporate Connections: Amateur stargazers outfit themselves with telescopes from Bushnell Performance Optics , Celestron International and Meade Instruments (nasdaq: MEAD - news - people ), while companies like Lomo and DFM Engineering build rigs for professionals.

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