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Meade 70AZ-AR Altazimuth Refractor

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List price: $90.00

Our Price: $79.00

The world's top astronomers got started with a telescope just like this one - and so will you

  • Large 70mm Diameter Lens
  • 2 Premium 1.25" Eyepieces
  • AutoStar Suite Astronomer Edition software
  • Assembles in Minutes
  • Includes Red-Dot projection viewfinder


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The Meade 70AZ-AR is a high performance 70mm refractor telescope ideally suited to the beginning astronomer or terrestrial observer. The rings of Saturn, satellites of Jupiter, and hundreds of Moon craters are only a sampling of what can be observed. The Meade 70AZ-A includes an altazimuth mount with a slow-motion control in vertical and rack-and-pinion focuser. The coated, achromatic (color-corrected) objective lens yields sharp, clear images for viewing both astronomical and terrestrial subjects.

Features:

  • 2 three-element, 1.25-inch (MA9mm, MA25mm) eyepieces
  • Diagonal mirror for comfortable viewing
  • 5x24 Red Dot viewfinder
  • Adjustable aluminum tripod
  • Planetarium software for the PC with 10,000-object database.

    • Recommended Usage: Viewing the Moon , Viewing the Planets
    Brand: Meade
    Usage: For the Beginner
    Weight Complete: 5 lbs.
    Finderscope: Red dot
    Lens Coating: multi-coated
    GPS: No
    GoTo: No
    Good for Astrophotography: No
    Telescopes Series: Starter Series Telescopes
    Optical Design: Refractor
    Aperture: 70mm
    Focal Length: 700mm
    Focal Ratio: f/10
    Mount Design: Dual Fork Arm
    Battery Included: No
    Eyepiece 1: MA9mm
    Eyepiece 2: MA25mm
    Highest Useful Magnification: 140X
    Limiting Magnitude: 11.7
    Resolution: 1.7 Arc Seconds
    Resolving Power: 1.7 Arc Seconds
    Star Diagonal: 1.25 Inches
    User Level: For the Beginner
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