


Don’t know what to see on a particular night? Don’t worry. View planets, stars, galaxies, and nebulae all at the push of a button. The AutoStar computer controller automatically guides your telescope to over 1,400 objects. Right out of the box, with a simple initialization, AutoStar makes finding the sky’s elusive jewels virtually as easy as pushing a few buttons. Meade's brainy AutoStar computer solves the stargazer’s two biggest challenges in navigating the heavens with a computerized telescope: aligning the telescope with the night sky and finding celestial phenomena in the vast starry firmament. You can study craters on the Moon, see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter, plus a myriad of galaxies, nebulas, double stars, star clusters, you name it. In a different way, so does getting away from the city lights. Large aperture telescopes are awesome, but how likely are you to lug them out to your favorite dark sky location? Remember, more aperture lets you see fainter objects.

To you, this means an ultra-lightweight, portable telescope with just the right amount of aperture to see hundreds of the brightest astronomy targets in all their glory. It's the perfect scope for daytime birding and nature watching, too. Unlike the rest of the Meade ETX line, it is a refractor. If aperture is so important, why buy the Meade ETX-80AT-TC Astro Telescope with AutoStar? Besides its low cost, this is simply a great telescope. The smallest Meade ETX has big advantages It's ideal for camping, hiking, picnics, the beach, vacations, or any other time you want to connect with nature and the Universe. The ultra-portable Meade ETX-80AT-TC Astro Telescope with AutoStar is perfect for travel or adventures in your own backyard.
