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Meade Instruments is known for its ground breaking and industry-leading innovation astronomy products.  They are continually adding new technology to make their products easier and more enjoyable to use, regardless of ones experience level. 

They offer a wide range of telescopes, telescope accessories, sports optics, microscopes, and weather stations.  With this wide range of products they consistently produce high quality with each item. 

Meade has the right telescope for the beginner all the way up to the serious observer.  The Meade’s refracting telescopes, such as the Meade NG60-SM, are great for beginners who want the entire range of astronomical and terrestrial subject.  For the exclusive astronomical observer the reflecting telescope are idea.  The Meade StarNavigator Altazimuth series will fit their needs .  For the extremely serious observer will find Meade’s Advanced Coma Free models LX200-ACF to be just what they dreamed for. 

For the sun observer the Meade offers Coronado PST models.  The Meade Coronado PST is perfect for the entry-level user and for the serious solar enthusiast there is the Meade Coronado Solarmax II series. 

Telescope accessories are available.  Meade produces a variety of telescope filters.  They offer Meade series 4000 color filters, Meade Series 4000 Moon filter, Nebular filters, and many more.  Another important telescope accessory are eyepieces.  The Meade Series 4000 and the Meade Series 5000 are excellent eyepieces. 

Meade also provides high quality spots optics. Meads Astro series binoculars are premium-quality astronomical binoculars with powerful light-gathering ability.  The spotting scopes that Meade produces: are the Meade Condor and the Meade Redtail.  They are high quality, waterproof, lightweight and durable. 

Weather stations are another product that Meade manufactures.  Meade Deluxe Professional Weather station and the Meade Professional Weather station are fully function weather stations that records and charts 24 barometric pressure history.   For a more affordable weather station there is the Meade Personal weather station

They have a range of microscope.  From a fun Childrens 28-piece microscope to the Meade Model 9260 a high quality student type microscope. 

Meade Instrument has made a commitment to provide outstanding customer service.  Their Better Business Bureau rating is an “A” which shows that they have kept their commitment to customer service. They are known to be easy to reach and easy to work with. 


 

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Autostar and Autostar II Operating Instructions

Picture of Meade Series 4000 Photo-Visual Color Filter #47 Violet
7516 - #47 Violet (3% transmission): Strongly rejects red, yellow, and green wavelengths; useful for the study of Martian polar cap regions and for the observation of occasional phenomena in the upper atmosphere of Venus. Enhances contrast between the rings of Saturn. Use only on telescopes of 8" aperture and larger.

$14.95

Picture of Meade Series 4000 Photo-Visual Color Filter #21 Orange
7510 - #21 Orange (46% transmission): Reduces or blocks transmission of blue-green wavelengths. Use on Jupiter and Saturn to enhance detail in the belts and polar regions. Sharpens boundaries between yellow-orange area and blue-green regions on Mars, resulting in a darkening of edge-detail in the Martian maria.

$14.95

Picture of Meade Series 4000 Photo-Visual Color Filter #25A Red
7515 - #25A Red (14% transmission): strongly blocks the transmission of blue and blue-green wavelengths, resulting in very sharply defined contrast between blue tinted cloud formations on Jupiter and the lighter-toned features of the disk. Also useful for the delineation of the Martian polar ice caps and maria. Because of its relatively low total light transmission the #25A filter should be used on telescopes of 8" or larger.

$14.95

Picture of Meade Series 4000 Photo-Visual Color Filter #38A Dark Blue
7519 - #38A Dark Blue (17% transmission): Is a popular filter for the study of Jupiter's disk, owing to the filter's strong rejection of orange and red wavelengths. It increases contrast between the reddish belt structures and enhances detail of the Red Spot. Also useful for the study of isolated phenomena, such as dust storms, on Mars, as well as the belt structure of Saturn. Increases contrast of subtle cloud markings on Venus.

$14.95

Picture of Meade T-Mount for Olympus
07379 - T-ring mounts allow you to attach your SLR or DSLR camera to your telescope.

$15.00

Picture of Meade T-Mount for Pentax (Threaded)
07380 - T-ring mounts allow you to attach your SLR or DSLR camera to your telescope.

$15.00

Picture of Meade T-Mount for Pentax-K
07381 - T-ring mounts allow you to attach your SLR or DSLR camera to your telescope.

$15.00

Picture of Meade Series 4000 Moon Filter: ND96
07531 - Transmits light uniformly across the entire visual spectrum. Reduces glare and increases clarity of the moon in scopes 4" plus. Also useful for splitting double stars when one staris significantly brighter than the other.

$17.99

Picture of Meade #64ST T-Adapter for ETX60/70/80AT Only
07366 - Prime focus camera adapter converts your ETX into a telephoto lens. Threads onto the rear cell of the scope. Requires camera-specific T-mount.

$19.00

Picture of Meade #507 Cable Connector Kit for LX200 Scopes
07047 - LX200 Interface Cable - for all models of LX200s ONLY.

$19.99

Picture of Meade Atomic Time Update Module – for ETX & LX90-LNT
07581 - Although the built-in high-precision clock that comes with the ETX-PE and LX-90LNT comes factory set to the NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology), the Atomic Time Update Module always keep the clock absolutely precise. 

$19.99

Picture of Meade Back Cell Adapter ETX to SCT Thread
07036 - Back cell adapter - ETX to SCT thread. This adapter allows accessories that require an SCT thread to be attached to the ETX series of telescopes, including focal reducers and off-axis guiders.

$19.99

Picture of Meade #505 Connector Cable Set for #497 Autostar Controller
07505 - Allows you to connect any AutoStar #497 telescope to a PC.

$19.99

Picture of Meade T-Mount for Canon EOS
07384 - T-ring mounts allow you to attach your SLR or DSLR camera to your telescope. This will only fit the Canon EOS series.

$20.00

Picture of Meade T-Mount for Nikon
07378 - T-ring mounts allow you to attach your SLR or DSLR camera to your telescope.

$20.00

Picture of Meade #607 DC Power Cord w/Cigarette Lighter Adapter
07043 - DC power cord lets you power any ETX-PE or LX series scope at home or away from home with your car battery. Includes 25-foot cord.

$24.99

Picture of Meade Eyepiece Holder 1.25"
07182 - Eyepiece holder for attaching 1.25" Imagers to the rear cell of LX series telescopes.

$25.00

Picture of Meade Dovetail Bracket for #544 and #545 Finder
07433-1 - Dovetail Bracket for #544 and #545 finder. All Starfinder Dobsonian optical tubes are factory pre-drilled to accept either viewfinder bracket.

$25.00

Picture of Meade 15’ 2.0 USB Cable
07583 - Designed for use with Meade’s new Deep Sky Imager (DSI) and Lunar Planetary Imager (LPI). This is a longer USB cord to image while indoors.

$29.00

Picture of Meade mySKY Cable Set
04549 - Use this 24" coiled cord to interface the mySKY to any AutoStar configuration or LX200 Classic.

$29.95

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