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New Meade ETX-LS Telescope Aligns Itself & Includes a Built-in Camera! Meade LightBridge Telescopes - Because the Universe is a Big Place, Your Backseat is Not


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Just Announced! Save 50% on Meade Super Wide Angle and QX Series eyepieces when you buy any Meade telescope through April 30th! All you have to do to take advantage of this offer is buy a Meade telescope and either add the specially-priced eyepieces to your shopping cart from the Accessories section (if you are shopping online) or tell your salesperson which eyepieces you want (if you are shopping by phone or in our store). It's that easy! This sale is limited to Meade's stock on hand, so hurry for best selection.

Welcome to OPT's Meade Headquarters! OPT is proud to be the top Meade dealer in the USA* and is one of the few Meade Elite dealers! What does this mean for you? This means you can find a HUGE selection of Meade telescopes, equatorial mounts, CCD cameras, eyepieces, telescope accessories and much more in-stock at OPT! It also means that you will experience top-notch customer service and unrivaled product expertise at OPT. Combine this with our low prices and free shipping (on most Meade products) and you will find out why OPT is Meade's number one dealer!

In a world where our floors can be cleaned by robots and our cars help us back up, find the nearest Starbuck's, and keep our seats toasty warm, wouldn't it be nice to have a telescope that did everything for us except walk itself out on it's three legs and plop down in the backyard? Enter the innovative new Meade LS Telescopes! These amazing 6" & 8" telescopes use a plethora of high-tech instrumentation to align themselves without the need for human assistance. Meade's "LightSwitch Technology" uses GPS to figure out the date, time, and location, and Level North Technology and an integrated CCD camera to build a real-time map of the night sky and align the ETX-LS without any help from you!

OPT stocks a huge inventory of Meade telescopes, from the ever-popular ETX series to the larger LX200-ACF telescopes. We also carry the Meade LX90-ACF and LX-90SC telescopes, the ETX AT telescopes, the LXD75 telescopes and many more. We stock the Deep Sky Imager cameras, all Series 5000 eyepieces, filters, focal reducers, cases, adapters, wedges, binoculars, diagonals, spotting scopes and much more! If Meade makes it, OPT sells it and probably has it in stock for immediate delivery.

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Featured Products
LS 8" ACF - 8" LS LightSwitch Telescope - ACF Optics Meade
LS 8" ACF - 8" LS LightSwitch Telescope - ACF Optics
Price $1999.00
ETX-90AT Telescope Meade
ETX-90AT Telescope
Price $499.00
LS 6" SCT - 6" LS LightSwitch Telescope - SC Optics Meade
LS 6" SCT - 6" LS LightSwitch Telescope - SC Optics
Price $1299.00
LS 6" ACF- 6" LS LightSwitch Telescope - ACF Optics Meade
LS 6" ACF- 6" LS LightSwitch Telescope - ACF Optics
Price $1499.00
DSI III Color CCD Camera - Deep Sky Imager Meade
DSI III Color CCD Camera - Deep Sky Imager
Price $799.00
LXD75 Mount with Tripod & AutoStar Controller Meade
LXD75 Mount with Tripod & AutoStar Controller
Price $599.00
10" LX90-ACF Telescope - LNT & UHTC Meade
10" LX90-ACF Telescope - LNT & UHTC
Price $2649.00
DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD Camera Meade
DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD Camera
Price $399.00
DSI II Color CCD Camera - Deep Sky Imager Meade
DSI II Color CCD Camera - Deep Sky Imager
Price $399.00
20" LX400-ACF Telescope on MAX Robotic German Equatorial Mount with Tripod Meade
20" LX400-ACF Telescope on MAX Robotic German Equatorial Mount with Tripod
Price $34999.00
12" LightBridge Dobsonian Telescope Meade
12" LightBridge Dobsonian Telescope
Price $899.00
Ultra Wide Eyepiece Set Meade
Ultra Wide Eyepiece Set
Price $699.00
Wireless AutoStar II Controller Meade
Wireless AutoStar II Controller
Price $109.99
Ultrawedge Meade
Ultrawedge
Price $549.99
8.8mm Ultra Wide Eyepiece - 1.25" Meade
8.8mm Ultra Wide Eyepiece - 1.25"
Price $149.00
6.7mm Ultra Wide Eyepiece - 1.25" Meade
6.7mm Ultra Wide Eyepiece - 1.25"
Price $139.00
SN-10 AT Telescope - 10" Schmidt-Newtonian on LXD75 AT Mount Meade
SN-10 AT Telescope - 10" Schmidt-Newtonian on LXD75 AT Mount
Price $1399.00
SN-8 AT Telescope - 8" Schmidt-Newtonian on LXD75 AT Mount Meade
SN-8 AT Telescope - 8" Schmidt-Newtonian on LXD75 AT Mount
Price $1199.00
f/3.3 CCD Focal Reducer Meade
f/3.3 CCD Focal Reducer
Price $139.99
f/6.3 Series 4000 Focal Reducer/Field Flattener Meade
f/6.3 Series 4000 Focal Reducer/Field Flattener
Price $121.99

Telescopes
All Meade Telescopes
Meade DS Telescopes
Meade ETX Telescopes
Meade LightBridge Dobsonian Telescopes
Meade LS LightSwitch Telescopes
Meade LT Telescopes
Meade LX200-ACF Telescopes
Meade LX400-ACF Telescopes
Meade LX90-ACF Telescopes
Meade LX90-SC Telescopes
Meade LXD75 Telescopes
Meade Optical Tube Assemblies
Meade Series 5000 ED APO Refractors

Astronomical Accessories
Dovetail, Saddle & Adapter Plates
Meade AC Adapters
Meade Anti-Vibration Pads
Meade Camera Adapters
Meade Cases for Telescopes
Meade Computer Cables & Adapters
Meade DC Adapters
Meade Dew Shield for ETX Telescopes
Meade Diagonals - .965"
Meade Diagonals - 1.25"
Meade Diagonals - 1.25" Image Erect
Meade Diagonals - 2"
Meade ETX Rear Cell Adapter
Meade Eyepiece Holder
Meade Filters - Color / Planetary
Meade Filters - Color / Planetary Sets
Meade Filters - Moon/Polarizer
Meade Filters - Narrowband Visual
Meade Filters - OIII Visual
Meade Filters - Skylight Rear Cell
Meade Finderscopes
Meade Focal Reducers
Meade Focusers
Meade Laser Collimator
Meade Laser Pointer
Meade LightBridge Shrouds
Meade LX90 Accessory Port
Meade mySKY
Meade Off-Axis Guider
Meade Piggyback Brackets
Meade SCT Thread to 2" Adapter
Meade Software - Astrofinder
Meade T Adapters (Prime Focus)
Meade Tripod Adapters
Meade Tripods - ETX Tabletop

CCD Cameras & Accessories
Meade DSI CCD Cameras
Meade DSI Cooling Fan
Meade Field Derotators
Meade Filters - CCD RGB
Meade Flip MIrrors
Meade Focal Reducers
Meade LPI & Electronic Eyepiece
Meade USB Cable for DSI or LPI

Eyepieces & Barlows
Meade Barlows - 1.25"
Meade Barlows - 2"
Meade Illuminated & Measurement Eyepieces
Meade QX Series Eyepieces
Meade Series 4000 Super Plossl Eyepieces
Meade Series 5000 Plossl Eyepieces
Meade Series 5000 Super Wide Angle Eyepieces
Meade Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle Eyepieces
Meade Telescope Accessory Kits
Meade Zoom Eyepieces

Mounts, Tripods & Accessories
Permanent Piers
Anti-Vibration Pads
Deluxe Latitude Adjuster
Meade Atomic Time Module
Meade AutoStar Controllers
Meade Counterweight Systems
Meade Equatorial Mounts
Meade Extra Counterweights
Telescope Tripods
Tripod Adapters
Wedges


Binoculars & Spotting Scopes
Astronomical Binoculars
CaptureView Digital Imaging Binoculars
ETX Spotting Scope Cases
Glacier Binoculars
Travel Binoculars
TravelView Binoculars
Wilderness Waterproof Series
Zoom Spotting Scopes

Microscope Equipment
Microscopes
Microscope Accessories

Instructions & Guides
Meade Instructional Videos
Meade Manuals for Telescope Accessories
Meade Manuals for Telescopes

Manufacturer Information
Meade Manufacturer Information

FAQ's & How-To's
Meade Hints & Tips Archive