Solarscope LLC formed in cross Atlantic joint venture partnership
After a very successful launch of the Solarscope product in Europe and then introduction to North America, Solarscope LLC has been formed to build and market this new innovative sun instrument in North America.
Hyeres, France and Highland Park, IL (PRWEB) April 1, 2004 --- Light Tec Optics Instruments and three private placement partners are pleased to announce the formation of Solarscope LLC in Highland Park, IL. This new company was created to manufacture and market the Solarscope product in North and South America, and capitalizes on established success overseas and through initial domestic product introduction by CYCLOS International LLC as importer and distributor for the last 6 months.
This new product has taken Europe by celestial storm in this first year it was launched, with today more than 120 dealers and stores now carrying the product and more than 15,000 units delivered and 40,000+ sold.
We are pleased to bring the Solarscope product in a distribution and licensing alliance with Light Tec Optical Instruments," noted John Ermel, Managing Director and partner of the LLC. Solarscope is an instrument designed to allow sun observation for individuals or groups in ocular safety at a reasonable price.
With a direct price for the Standard Edition of USD $69.99 and Education Edition for USD $84.99 plus shipping handling and taxes (excluding dealer/volume discount), this product is affordable to individuals, schools, clubs, and serves as an excellent gift for children and adults alike. Suggested retail list price currently is about USD $74.99 and $86.99 respectively.
The product is already available from select shops in Canada, USA, and Mexico. Check online for a complete and current list of retailers offering the Solarscope product.
With Solarscope, individuals and groups achieve stunning sun observations with a high rate of accuracy. The Solarscope Education Edition is for folks willing to go further than a simple sun observation with practical workshops to make measurements such as:
- calculating the earth rotation speed and its orbit ellipticity
- calculating the sun rotation speed, the solar noon
- measuring the latitude of the observation spot
- determining the Astronomical Unit
- writing the Times Equation
- day duration
- true local noon
- earth polar axis inclination
- earth orbit ellipticity
This simple and user-friendly instrument provides a lifetime of sun observation including sunspots, planet transits (Mercury, Venus 2004), eclipses and much more for the discoverer in you. Solarscope represents the principles of telescopes and binoculars associated with an observation screen -- in a system and package that is easier to use, very robust, has a large field of view and is completely safe. Check out the online animation of the actual viewing experience. Even NASA's Student Observation Network loves this instrument. For more info, see www.son.nasa.gov , inside the sunspotters section on Teachers Edition pages.
Solarscope represents a brilliant invention of sheer simplicity with results that exceed expectations," adds Yan Cornil, President of Light Tec Optics Instruments. And he should know, having spent the last twenty years in the optics business, he finds the Solarscope the most affordable sun instrument in the world which also provides high quality performance. A scientifically sound product with the capability for astronomical measurements, Solarscope has been warmly embrace by scientists (Nobel Prize for Physics, astronauts, etc.), educators, astronomers, and serious to recreational science enthusiasts.
The Solarscope product provides in summary the perfect instrument for viewing sunspots, transits, and eclipse for individuals and in groups.
Editors Note: This product has been very successful in Europe much due to the upcoming Venus Transit on June 8, 2004. This event as it occurs happens only every 122 years, and is a story in itself.
For Sample Product Request-Evaluation:
Please call or email john.ermel@solarscope.biz
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