Celestron aims to promote the importance of science education and dark-sky preservation throughout their communities. That is why they partner with STEM and outdoor initiatives around the world. With them, their goal is to foster intellectual curiosity in new generations of scientists, engineers, and outdoor enthusiasts.
The company derives inspiration from everyone in their community who is dedicated to growing the fields of science and astronomy. Celestron continually seeks out partnerships with worthy causes like Astronomers Without Borders. The International Dark-Sky Association is also one of the partners, which advocates astronomy education worldwide.
The brand also supports many industry professionals, like the father-son team behind Tahoe Star Tours. The mission is to give people their first life-changing glimpse through a telescope—much like Tom Johnson did with his own sons. Recently, they’ve forged powerful ties with Hands-On Science and the American Park Network. The goal was to help young people foster a love of the outdoors. Moreover, it is to discover the many terrestrial and microscopic wonders it holds.
Finally, Celestron is indebted to the pioneering minds at the world’s leading research observatories and educational institutions for their breakthrough discoveries that expand our understanding of the cosmos. As an expression of our gratitude, Celestron has donated telescopes to universities including UCLA and observatories from Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles to Mauna Kea in Hawaii to Lowell Observatory in Arizona. The staff has even taught courses in telescope making at their local community college, El Camino.
But the commitment to community goes beyond formal partnerships: dozens of Celestron employees have freely donated their own time to attend public star parties or host their own at local schools. Their stories always echo the same experience. There’s no more rewarding feeling than giving someone their first view of the Moon’s deep craters or Saturn’s luminous rings.