Meade’s 80mm diameter ETX delivers incredible light-gathering for increased image brightness and great detail. Be it moon craters by the hundreds, cloud belts on Jupiter or Saturn’s rings - that is just the beginning of what can be seen with this telescope.

Standart-equipment includes these advanced features:

• A built-in Barlow lens. This feature provides more power when studying lunar and planetary surface features.
  
• An internal Time Chip (TC) for keeping precise factory calibrated time and date. 
  
• A Bubble-level/ Compass for easier and faster initialization. 
  
• Includes two 4-element 1.25" Super Plössl eyepieces (SP9.7mm, SP26mm) that offer comfortable long eye-relief and an expansive wide visual field. 
  
• AutoStar Suite Astronomer Software on DVD for PC, with instructional DVD.
  

AutoStar computer controller automatically guides your telescope to over 1400 objects. View planets, stars, galaxies, and nebulas at will. Or select the Tonight’s Best™ tour and AutoStar will automatically take you on a tour of the most interesting planets, stars, nebulas and other objects on the sky in that particular night. Want to know more about celestial objects? The LCD display tells you all about what you’re seeing with great details like distance, temperature, mass, and historical information.