Meade - Computerized (GOTO) Telescopes

ETX- 90PE Telescopes

EasyAlign with SmartFinder

Meade’s new ETX-Premier Edition automatically levels your telescope, points it North and sets the time. You
just enter your location or zip code. After your ETX completes its patented Level North automatic alignment
procedure it will point to the first alignment star. Use the new wide-field SmartFinder to center the red dot
over the alignment stars for ultra-precise pointing accuracy, It’s that easy.
	

    * Electronic Level Sensor
    * Electronic Magnetic North Sensor
    * High Precision Clock
    * Red Dot Viewfinder

ETX-125PE Telescopes

EasyAlign with SmartFinder

Meade’s new ETX-Premier Edition automatically levels your telescope, points it North and sets the time. You
just enter your location or zip code. After your ETX completes its patented Level North automatic alignment
procedure it will point to the first alignment star. Use the new wide-field SmartFinder to center the red dot
over the alignment stars for ultra-precise pointing accuracy, It’s that easy.

    * Electronic Level Sensor
    * Electronic Magnetic North Sensor
    * High Precision Clock
    * Red Dot Viewfinder

LX200-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescopes

The most widely used research telescope on earth now comes with the most advanced optical system in space.
Meade’s all new LX200-ACF brings Advanced Coma-Free optics within reach of aspiring astronomers everywhere.
Nearly every observatory reflector in the world is a Coma-Free, including NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Now
you can own what the professionals own. The LX200-ACF includes all the field-proven features of the LX200
including GPS, Primary Mirror Lock, Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser, Oversized Primary Mirror, SmartDrive™,
Smart Mount™, AutoStar® II and more. Plus, the LX200-ACF comes with observatory-class optics crafted in
Irvine, California, and a Series 5000 26mm 5-Element Plössl eyepiece. The new LX200-ACF. It’s the biggest
news in astronomy since, well, the LX200.

LX400-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescopes

The “advanced” in Advanced Coma-Free.

A traditional Ritchey-Chrétien (RC) is a type of reflector that delivers a coma-free, flat field of view via
hyperbolic primary and secondary mirrors. RC telescopes (from a variety of manufacturers) are found in most
of the world’s top observatories and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Because the mirrors in these telescopes
have always been very expensive to make, few amateur astronomers could enjoy them. Fortunately, Meade
engineers developed a radical new Advanced Coma-Free design by combining a hyperbolic secondary mirror with a
corrector-lens-and-spherical-primary-mirror combination that performs as one hyperbolic element. This Advanced
version of the traditional RC design produces a coma-free, flat field of view that rivals traditional RC
telescopes at a fraction of the cost. The design even eliminates diffraction spikes and improves astigmatism,
both of which are inherent in the traditional RC design. When reviewing Meade’s LX400-ACF Advanced Coma-Free,
Sky and Telescope magazine said, “ [It] does indeed perform like a Ritchey-Chrétien. The difference between
the off-axis images (compared to a Schmidt-Cassegrain) was dramatic to say the least.”

LX400-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescopes on MAX Robotic German Equatorial Mount

The “advanced” in Advanced Coma-Free. A traditional Ritchey-Chrétien (RC) is a type of reflector that delivers a coma-free, flat field of view via hyperbolic primary and secondary mirrors. RC telescopes (from a variety of manufacturers) are found in most of the world’s top observatories and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Because the mirrors in these telescopes have always been very expensive to make, few amateur astronomers could enjoy them. Fortunately, Meade engineers developed a radical new Advanced Coma-Free design by combining a hyperbolic secondary mirror with a corrector-lens-and-spherical-primary-mirror combination that performs as one hyperbolic element. This Advanced version of the traditional RC design produces a coma-free, flat field of view that rivals traditional RC telescopes at a fraction of the cost. The design even eliminates diffraction spikes and improves astigmatism, both of which are inherent in the traditional RC design. When reviewing Meade’s LX400 Advanced Coma-Free, Sky and Telescope magazine said, “ [It] does indeed perform like a Ritchey-Chrétien. The difference between the off-axis images (compared to a Schmidt-Cassegrain) was dramatic to say the least.”

LX90-ACF Advanced Coma-Free

As you already know, the LX90 is the ultimate all-around telescope for the money. Now, with the addition of
Advanced Coma Free optics, Meade has taken the LX90 to an even higher level above the competition. Meade have
raised the bar both for visual viewing and astrophotography without raising the price. The LX90-ACF optical
system delivers wide, coma-free images with pinpoint stars all the way out to the edge of the field.  Now the
amateur can have this amazing RC like performance for the price of an ordinary SC.

LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes

The NEW LX90GPS™ can do more than track satellites. It talks to them as well. Turn it on and the
built-in Sony® GPS sensor immediately determines your precise date, time and location. AutoAlign™ then uses
this info to align your scope for a tour of the most spectacular sights in the universe. With all the
features of the legendary LX90 Schmidt-Cassegrain plus the ability to communicate to satellites, the new
LX90GPS now has it all. When it comes to industry-leading American-made optics, depth of features, and value
for your dollar, the LX90GPS is the best Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope you can find that can find itself.

Schmidt-Newtonian Telescopes

Premium Meade® LXD75 Optics

Diffraction-Limited Optics
Meade’s Schmidt-Newtonian and Schmidt-Cassegrain optics yield pinpoint stellar images over an extremely wide
field-of-view with only half the coma of standard Newtonians of the same focal ratio. 

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