Meade ETX-80AT-TC Astro Telescope with AutoStar

Ever get so far away from the city that the stars look like you could reach out and touch them? Wish you could get just a little closer? Now you can. The ultra-portable Meade ETX-80 is the perfect campground telescope observatory. It's ideal for camping hiking picnics the beach vacations or any other time you want to connect with nature and the universe. The smallest Meade ETX has big advantages If aperture is so important why buy the smallest Meade ETX Telescope? Besides its low cost this is simply a great telescope. Unlike the rest of the Meade ETX line it is a refractor. To you this means an ultra lightweight portable telescope with just the right amount of aperture to see hundreds of the brightest astronomy targets in all their glory. It has many of the computer-guided advantages of its big brothers - the Meade ETX-90 and Meade ETX-125. It's the perfect scope for daytime bird and nature watching too. What can you see? Practically everything. Large aperture telescopes are awesome but how likely are you to lug them out to your favorite dark sky location? Remember more aperture lets you see fainter objects. In a different way so does getting away from the city lights. You can study craters on the moon the rings of Saturn the moons of Jupiter plus hundreds of galaxies nebulas double stars clusters you name it. The Meade ETX-80 gathers 246% more distant star light than Galileo's telescope. Meade's new larger 80mm-diameter ETX Telescope delivers more light gathering for increased image brightness and greater detail. Moon craters by the hundreds cloud belts on Jupiter and Saturn’s rings are just the beginning of what can be seen with this telescope. Meade's brainy AutoStar computer solves the stargazer’s two biggest challenges in navigating the heavens with a computer telescope: aligning the telescope with the night sky and finding celestial phenomena in the vast starry firmament. Right out of the box with a simple initialization AutoStar makes finding the sky’s elusive jewels virtually as easy as pushing a few buttons. Observe land or over 1400 sky objects in stunning high resolution and learn about the sky with Meade's extensive astro-library. The Meade ETX-80AT-TC has these new advanced features as standard equipment: A built-in Barlow lens flips into position when needed. This highly desirable feature provides more power when studying lunar and planetary surface features. A bubble-level/compass is provided to make initialization faster and easier.Includes sturdy adjustable aluminum tripod.Now includes two premium four-element 1.25-inch Super Plössl eyepieces (SP9.7mm SP26mm) offering comfortable long eye-relief and an expansive visual field. Bonus! AutoStar Suite Astronomer Software on DVD for PC now with instructional DVD.The AutoStar computer controller automatically guides your telescope to over 1400 objects. View planets stars galaxies and nebulae all at the push of a button. Don’t know what to see on a particular night? Don’t worry. Just select the Meade's Tonight’s Best tour and AutoStar will automatically take you on a guided tour of the best planets stars nebulae and other objects out that particular night. Want to know more about what you’re looking at? The LCD display teaches you about what you’re viewing with details like distance temperature mass and historical information. AutoStar is your guide to the universe.More Telescope Power Than You’ll Ever NeedAny astronomer will tell you that light gathering - not power - is what matters. A small crisp image is better than a large hazy one. Meade’s 1.25-inch-diameter Super Plössl eyepieces provide wider fields of view allowing you to see more of the sky at greater magnifications. The Meade ETX80 also makes a fantastic land-based observing scope. Simply add the optional #933 Erect Image Prism to the ETX80 and it will correct your images for land-based viewing.Meade AutoStar Suite Astronomer Edition Software on DVD + Instructional VideoAutoStar Suite Astronomer Edition software will help you learn the night sky. It displays more than 10000 celestial objects including planets stars galaxies and nebulae. You can print out star charts and even plan your observing sessions. It operates on any Windows-based PC. Connect the Meade ETX-80 To Your Camera for More Fun If you own a DSLR Camera connecting it to your Meade ETX-80 Telescope is easy. You will need the Meade #64ST T-Adapter and an appropriate T-Ring for your camera brand. You can also connect shoot lunar and planetary shots directly though the eyepiece with your simple point-and-shoot digital camera by using the Zhumell Universal Digiscoping Adapter. Simply connect this adapter to your eyepiece and attach your camera to the fixed tripod-socket and your ready to shoot. Operate your Meade ETX-80 with your computer Connect your ETX-80 Telescope directly to your computer using the optional Meade #506 AstroFinder Software. This planetarium software shows you a map of the night sky on your monitor - click your mouse where you want to view and your telescope will go there. All of the features of the hand controller in a more detailed user interface.

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