Tasco is one of the major international distributors of telescopes. The company's products mainly target telescope buyers that are amateur astronomers, but has grown to manufacture a large assortment of optical equipment, including terrestrial spotting scopes, microscopes, binoculars, telescopic sights, and other rifle accessories. Tasco products are sold through a variety of specialty outlets, catalogues, and online vendors. Tasco, based in Miramar, Florida, is a subsidiary of Tasco Holdings, Inc. and was founded in 1954 by George Rosenfield as the Tanross Supply Company, a distributor of... fishing tackle and hardware. The name was later shortened to Tasco as inventory expanded to include binoculars and eyepieces. Tasco manufactures both a variety of optical equipment including terrestrial telescopes, microscopes, binoculars, telescopic sights, and accessories for each. Three categories of telescopes are available from Tasco - Novice, Luminova, and Spacestation – with several models in each family.
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