Meade AutoStar
The AutoStar controller helps you quickly find and GoTo over 30,000 objects in the night sky. View planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae, and comets...all at a push of a button. AutoStar is pre-programmed with several guided tours, including the popular Tonight's Best. Input date, time and location, then let AutoStar take you on a guided tour of the best objects in the sky for that particular night. The AutoStar controller can be updated. Log on to Meade.com to download software upgrades, guided tours, and timely objects like comets---all for free. Keep your AutoStar up-to-date and your telescope will grow with you for years to come.
Stable Meade LXD75 German Equatorial Mount
Sturdy Mount with Heavy-Duty Castings: Designed by Meade's engineers and manufactured for high-performance observing and astrophotography.
Shaft & Bearing System: The sturdy German Equatorial Mount is accurate and precise. The RA and DEC aces move effortlessly on four high-precision stainless steel ball bearings.
High-Precision Worm Gears: Located on both axes for smooth tracking and slewing.
High-Precision Pointing (HPP): For even more precise pointing, use the HPP function. HPP puts objects in the center of the field-of-view, which allows you to confirm deep sky objects at the faintest limits of the telescope's capability.
Periodic Error Correction: Corrects periodic errors on the RA axis over the course of one or more training periods, thereby minimizing guiding corrections during long-exposure photography.
9-Speed Drive Controls: From a rapid slew rate of 4.5ยบ/sec. to 1x sidereal...it's all controlled from the AutoStar.
3-Star Alignment: Ensures precise alignment while eliminating the need for a complicated optical/mechanical alignment process.
Heavy-Duty Tripod: Variable-height field tripod with spreader bar brace provides the stability and vibration damping required for visual observation and astrophotography.
Illuminated Polar Alignment Viewfinder: For quick, easy precise polar alignment.
Power Supply: Powered by eight (8) D-size batteries. Can also be powered by optional car cigarette lighter or AC wall adapter.
Mount is shown without #497 AutoStar, which is included in this package.
