ETX-80AT Astro Telescope w/ Tripod & Autostar Controller in USA

Price : $449.00

ETX-80AT Astro Telescope w/ Tripod & Autostar Controller in USA -

Explore the Galaxies far away, or the wildlife in this one, all at the touch of a button, with this fantastically priced, all-inclusive telescope.

Now even the most novice of amateur astronomers can locate and explore the planets, asteroids, and comets, as well as nebulae, star clusters, galaxies, and hundreds of other deep-space objects, all at the push of a button with the included Autostar Hand Controller. The Meade ETX-80AT Astro Telescope brings the full range of celestial images to your eye with an astonishing level of clarity and resolution. And, carrying on Meade's incredible ETX tradition of optical and mechanical excellence, the 70mm ETX includes many of the same features as their larger ETX telescopes, and is 36 percent brighter than the ETX-60AT.

For the introductory student of astronomy, or for the casual observer, the Meade ETX-80AT opens up the skies at modest cost to an amazing breadth of celestial detail utterly invisible without the telescope.

For the non-celestial inclined, the Meade ETX telescopes make excellent land-view instruments for the birdwatcher, the naturalist, or for the home with a view as well. ETX image quality and resolution typically far exceed the levels normally expected of terrestrial telescopes. Terrestrial observers quickly appreciate the advantages afforded by the Autostar hand controller, notwithstanding the Autostar's primary applications to astronomical observing. Using Autostar, many land objects can be readily followed, or tracked, from a distance, using one of nine selectable speeds from slow to fast .

Sky & Telescope Magazine calls the Autostar Hand Controller "the greatest happening in amateur astronomy yet." For all of Meade's advanced imaging capabilities, portability, ease of use, and contemporary cosmetic design, Meade ETX telescopes are above all uniquely defined by the revolutionary Autostar hand controller. This great device is included as standard equipment with ETX 70mm Telescope. The 4

Feature ETX-80AT Astro Telescope w/ Tripod & Autostar Controller

• Built-In Barlow Lens Flips Into Position When Needed & Provides Power When Studying Lunar & Planeta
• Observe Land Or More Than 1400 Sky Objects In High Resolution
• 80Mm Diameter Delivers More Light-Gathering For Increased Image Brightness & Greater Detail

This review is from : ETX-80AT Astro Telescope w/ Tripod & Autostar Controller
An excellent little portable telescope . I purchased this scope when, after being out of the hobby of astronomy (more or less) for 20 years, I was bitten by the bug and got back in. I was looking for a telescope that was portable and had a goto ability. This little scope delivers. If you're looking for a scope that will deliver Hubble like views, you're not going to find it here (or in any amateur instrument). However, since June this scope has showed me eclipses on Jupiter by one if it's satellites (Io), one of the rare(of late) sunspot groups on the sun (using a solar filter I purchased elsewhere), Jupiter - Uranus - Neptune - Venus all in the same night. Beautiful star clusters, colorful double stars, a few galaxies (albeit, the galaxies were just faint smudges of light) and quite a few nebulae. If you're already familiar with using a binoculars for your astronomical viewing, think of this as one half of a giant binocular...the views will be similar, but with the added bonus of being able to increase the magnification by changing eyepieces.

If you do purchase this scope, I highly recommend that you also purchase the Meade 6.4mm eyepiece...this will offer greater magnification for viewing the moon and planets and for splitting very close double stars. For clusters and nebulae the included eyepieces are just fine (I use the 9.7 the most).

Is the scope perfect? No...the focus mechanism takes a little practice to get used to and requires too many turns to refocus when using the barlow. Also, the batteries don't last as long as Meade claims (figure about 5 - 10 hours of use). However, this scope is an excellent bargain...very good optics, highly portable, and a goto system that makes it easy to find your targets in light polluted skies or when time is short and you need to make the most of it. Highly recommended.

ETX-80AT Astro Telescope w/ Tripod & Autostar Controller Reviews
Great multi-use scope! . I purchased this for my science teacher wife. She was thrilled. It is of exceptional quality and durability. Very compact and the fact that it can be used for both astronomical and terrestrial purposes is a big plus. The tripod is of good quality and light weight. Even so it seems quite sturdy. I would highly recommend a 5-10 lb weight suspended from the scope mount center. It will make images far more stable. If you have difficulty picking out night-sky objects the Autostar can be a big help in getting started. This is not a deep sky scope, more for lunar and planetary observations, bird watching and spying on neighbors (reviewer's note: the last is a joke...honest!).

ETX-80AT Astro Telescope w/ Tripod & Autostar Controller Opinions
A wonderful Telescope . This telescope is great for beginners entering the world of astronmy! It has a suceficent amount of power to see many great cestial bodies in the sky. I saw highly detailed craters of the moon and the craters of mars. The autostar controller guides you and can give a tour of the night sky for those wondering what to see in the sky . It also works with a camera to take pictures on land or sky.

Great Begginers Scope . When I purchased this telescope I didn't know what to expect. I thought that you take the telescope outside, punch in what object you what it to go to, and it moves. No...you have to align it, which also means buying a star atlas. One thing you never want to forget to do is explain to your kids that this image won't be like the pictures you see. Overall, this is just a scopefor lunar and planetary viewing.

ETX 80AT . Very nice telescope for my 13 year old nephew, it's great for beginners.
The autostar can be a little confusing though.

Great telescope for amateur astronomer . I bought this telescope for my 9 years old niece but I really enjoy too this experience.PRO:
a)It's easy to understand how it's work (whith the manual of course).
b)The tripod is usefull and it's easy to install the telescope on it.
c)Autostar works great and guide you to see the objects at night
d)The eyepieces are great (Jupiter looks very well with his four moons, Saturn its so clear but little)
e)It's work to see trees, birds, and nature, great!CONS:
a) I find the alignment hard, there's no way (at least I don't know how) to put the coordinates of the place you are. I live in Honduras, Central America, I put the country in the autostar, but that information I think makes the alignment not exact. Advice: the alignment it's with too stars, it's important to know the constellations to facilitate the alignment. Alignment could be difficult but not big deal!Sorry for my english (I am spanish speaker)

Great starter telescope . Here's the skinny: the telescope was easy to assemble and learning the ropes was somewhat easy with the included DVD. After using it for about two weeks one of the gear mechanisms failed and I was forced to return it. The Autostar feature is cool and after aligning the scope, you can search the heavens for a boatload of objects in the sky. One evening I was able to get a clear view of Jupiter and some cloud bands. I also saw four of its moons (which looked liked four pinpoints next to the huge planet). That's pretty cool if you ask me.

All in all the telescope worked fine up until it stopped working.

Autostar lives up to its name... . The telescope comes well packed, important if it is being shipped to Australia. Importantly, the software knew about my obscure home town, so setting it up was a doddle.... The one starry night we have had, (it's winter here), presented stars as points without coma, and the scope knew where they were. This purchase had a dual purpose, to look at beach and islands opposite our beachside holiday home and to look at the sky at night. It wins on both accounts.

Great starter scope . This is my first telescope and I really love it. It is very easy to use. The tripod is nice and sturdy and the extra slots for eyepieces is helpful. Autostar (the included 'software') is really cool. This is not software you put on your computer but rather a computerized system attached to the scope for finding objects and orienting the scope. Autostar makes it possible to quickly move to your object of choice in the night sky. For further help with this - check out the computer software called Stellarium.

We have been mainly using the telescope as a spotting scope for birding and observing other wildlife. For really getting into the stars, you do probably need one of the magnifiers - we haven't gotten that yet. I have zero regrets with this purchase.

a gift . i gave this scope to my father for a gift. i researched this product and i was happy with my purchace.

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Product Details

EAN : 0709942351040
UPC : 709942351040
MPN : 0805-04-21
Brand : Meade
Weight : 11 pounds
Height : 8 inches
Length : 21 inches
Width : 14 inches
Binding : Electronics
Manufacturer : Meade
Publisher : Meade
SKU : 513951186
Studio : Meade

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