Meade's new EXT-125AT Astro telescope is revolutionizing amateur astronomy!
Meade AutoStar #497 Controller
The Meade 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 the push of a button. You don't already know the night sky? Let the pre-programmed Tonights Best tour in your AutoStar automatically point your telescope to the best objects in the sky. Astronomy has never been so easy and rewarding.
Includes #884 Deluxe Field Tripod
Meade ETX Telescopes include a high-quality tripod constructed of strong, lightweight steel. The full-length Meade #884 Deluxe Field Tripod provides a ridged mounting platform for virtually any ETX observing or photographic application.
It features:
- Chrome-Plated, Steel Legs
- Adjustable Height 26"-44"
- Equatorial or Alt-Azimuth position
- Spreader Bar
- Tripod Case
- Red Dot Finderscope
Includes AutoStar Suite Astronomer Edition Software
AutoStar Suite astronomer edition software will help you learn the night sky. It displays more than 10,000 celestial objects including planets, stars, galaxies and nebulas. You can print out star charts and even plan your observing sessions. It operates on any Windows-based PC. Includes PC Interface cable to allow control of your ETX telescope directly from your computer.
Land & Sky Use
The ETX telescopes are great for terrestrial as well as celestial viewing. To use your ETX telescope for land-based viewing you will need the optional #932 Erect Image Prism. This accessory will re-orient the telescope's normal mirror image to produce natural views of terrestrial objects.
Ultra-High Transmission Coatings
This telescope's optics are enhanced by Meade UHTC Coatings, a series of exotic optical coatings precisely tuned to optimize the visual, photographic and CCD-imaging performace of the ETX telescope. With UHTC Coatings, image brightness is increased substantially making all of your observing and photography brighter with increased contrast.