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Todd Suomela on 17 Mar 12Thomas J. Johnson, the creator of the modern Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and the founder of Celestron, died early this morning (March 13, 2012), according to Celestron president and CEO Joe Lupica. Johnson was 89. He ranked among the most important figures shaping the last half century of amateur astronomy.