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About Coronado
Coronado® was founded in 1997 as Coronado Technology Group. Tremendous
demand changed the initial concept of producing a few hydrogen-alpha (H-α)
telescopes a month for the advanced solar amateur. As word got out that these
telescopes and filters produced amazing views of the Sun, Coronado grew rapidly.
As demand vastly exceeded the small company’s ability to produce, the owners
of Coronado decided to sell their operation to a company with the experience in
higher volume manufacturing but still had then dedication to quality and detail that
Coronado was known for. That company is Meade Instruments.
In June of 2010 Meade Instruments Corp. announced the introduction of the revolutionary
SolarMax II line of solar observing telescopes and filters. The new SolarMax II was a breakthrough
in solar observing with the new RichView™ tuning system. This patented system allows direct
tuning of the primary etalon filter. No other commercially available H-α telescope can provide the
tuning range and accuracy of the SolarMax II. Observers can now tune for the highest contrast
views of active regions, flares, filaments, and other surface detail, or quickly and easily re-tune for
prominences on the solar limb.
We continue to maintain the founders philosophy for building filters — Safety, Quality, and
Performance. You can rest assured that your new instrument has been hand assembled and
tested before being sealed in the box. In fact, every telescope and filter is field tested on the Sun
so we are confident you can look forward to a lifetime of fantastic H-α views of our dynamic Sun. If
you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
