The Meade 125mm AutoStar Cassegrain telescope is a serious astronomical instrument with a fantastic computer controlled function. Here's what you get with the Meade 125mm Cassegrain Telescope:
- The Meade 125mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope
- Full-size, Deluxe Stainless Steel Field Tripod
- 1.25" Diamenter Super Plossl 26mm Eyepiece
- Autostar #497 30,000 space object computer controller.
- AutoStar Suite Atronomer Edition Software + Instructional Video
Premium Optics. Astronomers spend a lot of prime sleeping hours exploring the heavens. It's our job to provide crystal clear views that make those hours of lost sleep worthwhile. In a world where quality optics are routinely sacrificed on the altar of offshore production and increased profit, we stubbornly continue to hand craft the optics of every Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope. Obsessive little things like oversized primary mirrors, premium-grade optical glass, ridiculously small engineering tolerances and high-transmission optical coatings add up to make a real difference in clarity, contrast and resolution. One we hope you'll enjoy night after sleepless night.
Automatic Computer Controlled Star Finding. 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 the push of a button. AutoStar is pre-programmed with several guided tours, including the popular Tonight's Best. Let AutoStar take you on a guided tour of the best objects for that particular night. Meade's AutoStar controller can be updated after purchase for the life of your scope, free.
Ultra-High Transmission Coatings. This telscope comes with Meade's Ultra-High Transmission Coatings. Meade UHTC is a series of exotic optical coatings precisely tuned to optimize the visual, photographic and CCD imaging performance of your telescope. Image brightness is increased by nearly 15% over standard Meade coatings. Objects such as stars, galaxies and nebulae as observed through your ETX will be dramatically brighter. Even obesrvations of the Moon and planets will benefit in increased image brightness from the full spectrum of light transmission.
Turn it on and it knows the night sky. The 125mm Cassegrain features AutoAlign, Meade's patented alignment system. Telescopes with AutoAlign come pre-aligned. They are smart scopes that know the night sky right out of the box. AutoAlign. It's that easy. It's that fast. It's that smart.
- Electronic Level Sensor
- Electronic Magnetic North Sensor
- High Precision Internal Clock
- Red Dot Viewfinder (SmartFinder)
Great for Dads and Grads. The 125mm AutoStar Cassegrain is one gift that is guaranteed to be loved by Dads & Grads. Easy to use, reasonably portable, and complete with computer controls, this telescope makes a gift that will be cherished and utilized for a lifetime of stargazing and heavenly observations.
Detailed Specifications
127mm (5 inch) UHTC coated, achromatic objective lens.
Focal Length : 1900mm.
F Ratio: 15
Limiting Visual Stellar Magnitude: 12.5
Eyepiece Diameter: 1.25" (easy to upgrade).
Included Eyepieces: 26mm Super Plossl Eyepiece.
Batteries: 8 x AA required (not included)
Maximum Visual Magnifcation: 500x
Full-Size Stainless Steel Deluxe Field Tripod.
Fork type, double tine mount.
RA and Dec Motor Drives: 12V DC servo motors.
Electric Powered 9-speed Duzl Axis Slow-Motion Controls.
AutoStar Controller #497 Included.
ProTelescope.com Part No: 678372
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