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Meade ETX-80AT-TC Telescope
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The Meade ETX-80AT comes with a GoTo mount, tripod, dew shield, two eyepieces, and many extras.
- The #494 AutoStar computer system on the Meade ETX-80AT takes you to over 1400 objects with the click of a button.
- The Meade ETX-80AT includes erecting prism for daytime or nighttime viewing.
- The bonus Meade AutoStar Suite™ Astronomer Edition consists of amazing planetarium software and an instructional video that will teach you the night sky and how to use your telescope.
- Buy this Meade telescope through April 30, 2010 and get a Meade Super Wide Angle or QX Eyepiece at a special price. Click the Specials tab for more information.
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Meade ETX-80AT-TC - 80mm Refractor Telescope on GoTo Mount
The Meade ETX-80AT Telescope. It's onboard computer knows the night sky. After a short alignment procedure, your telescope will be ready to take you on a tour of the universe. You will see more objects in one night than Galileo saw in a lifetime. See planets like Saturn and Jupiter, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies and more.
In addition to the exceptional features of the Meade ETX-80AT it also includes a 9.7mm and 26mm Plössl eyepiece, a built-in Barlow lens, which doubles the power of any eyepiece you place into the focuser, a compass and an erecting prism. The computer control panel of the #494 AutoStar features an auxiliary input port and on/off LED, a built-in timer and a reminder alarm for use with astrophotography applications.
The new, larger aperture Meade ETX-80AT-TC with built-in Barlow lens is a powerful companion for exploring the universe at an incredibly attractive price. For the casual observer interested in viewing the Moon, planets, bright deep-sky objects, and terrestrial landmarks, the Meade ETX-80AT-TC may be the perfect instrument. The #494 AutoStar computer system with integrated, factory-calibrated time chip, permits the automatic location of over 1400 celestial objects. Just enter the object you wish to observe onto the AutoStar display, and press GO TO.
Autostar's celestial object database includes more than 1400 astronomical objects, any of which may be entered on to the Autostar display; alternately, the Right Ascension and Declination of any object in the sky may be input to the Autostar display. In either case when the observer presses GO TO, the telescope automatically moves to the object at 4.5°/sec. on both telescope axes, and places the object in the telescopic field of view. Autostar's database for Meade DS-2000 telescopes includes the following celestial objects: 66 named objects (e.g., the Orion Nebula), 74 galaxies, 31 diffuse nebulae, 19 planetary nebulae, 135 star clusters, 109 objects from the Caldwell Catalog of the best objects for small telescopes, 110 Messier (M) objects; the complete Messier catalog, 943 stars from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) catalog, including 395 double stars, 189 variable stars, and other stars of special note, 50 Earth-orbiting satellites, 26 asteroids, including all of the brightest asteroids, 15 periodic comets, 8 major planets, from Mercury to Pluto for 1586 objects, total!
Additional Capabilities of the Meade AutoStar... Beyond the location of database objects, Autostar allows for a wide range of important...indeed revolutionary...telescope capabilities: - Automatic GO TO capability to any astronomical object of known coordinates (RA and Dec.). Enter an object's coordinates to the Autostar display, press GO TO, and Autostar moves the telescope to locate the object and place it in the telescopic field.
- Digital Readouts of telescope position, continuously in RA and Dec.
- Precise sidereal-rate tracking. Once Autostar locates an object, it directs the telescope to track the object automatically on both telescope axes, simultaneously, keeping the object centered in the field.
- 9-Speed Dual-Axis Operation. Use Autostar's pushbuttons to move the telescope on either or both axes, simultaneously, at any of nine drive speeds, from very slow 2x sidereal to fast 4.5°/second.
- GO TO capability to any of 200 user-defined objects.
- Use the Meade AutoStar Suite software, included with every new DS telescope, on your PC to GO TO any object on the PC display at a click of the mouse. (Requires optional #506 Connector Cable Set).
- Plus, over 20 other menu options, including guided tours of the best objects observable on any specified date; major event menus; utility functions (e.g., timer, alarm, eyepiece power calculations); and much more.
For the beginning or intermediate observer the Meade Autostar is a revelation that permits the observation of hundreds of objects the very first night out. And, with its wide-ranging capabilities, Autostar is a valuable tool in the hands of the most experienced observer as well.
Meade ETX-80AT-TC - 80mm Refractor Telescope on GoTo Mount Features...
- Fork mount with electric slow-motion controls.
- 9-Speed dual-axis motor drive system.
- Internal battery compartment.
- Internal flip-in Barlow lens.
Meade Product Number: 0805-04-21
User Reviews
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Review Date: 9/18/2007
Reviewed By: gabriel mapel
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great scope for beginners
this is a great scope for beginners. this scope is best for the naked eye planets and stars |
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