Meade ETX90EC Telescope w/Electronic Controller
by Meade

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• Cordless motor drive for fully automatic tracking
• Equatorial fork mount
• Flip-mirror system
• Maksutov meniscus corrector lens of Grade-A BK7 optical glass
• Includes a Meade Series 4000 Super Plvssl 26 millimeter eyepiece for 48 times magnification

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Customer Review: WOW!
Summary: 5 Stars

This scope outperforms Many in its price range. It may not present views of the planets as large as a 6" Dobsonian but you will be able to see and Find the planets if you are a novice. If this is a present for a child or a gift a parent and a child can share Get the Autostar controller. It really helps when you are not sure what you are viewing in the sky. But be warned the alignment procedure takes some skill and practice and get a Compass to find North .

While a 6" Dobsonian is a good choice for a first scope there are some strong advantages to the ETC-90. First of all its small size. It can be left assembled on a tripod with a minimum of space. A DOB is a fine instrument but unless you have unlimited space it can be aggevating assembling and dissasembling before stargazing. Also its tough to use a camera on a 6" Dobsonian.

What you must buy is a Tripod to get your money's worth on this one. The Deluxe Tripod is a good one and dont forget the Autostar controller.

The ETC-90 is a good compromise between size use and what you can see. Also you will need an extra eyepiece or two. the WA18 is a good choice. And a 2X Barlow. Remember not everyone lives in perfect dark sky environment or in the desert. If you live in the North Eastern US like I do do not waste money on high power eyepieces. Most of the time Medium power is the maximum you can use anyway.

Description of Meade ETX90EC Telescope w/Electronic Controller

Improvements to this model include a new forkmount with dual-axis drive system. The ETX-90EC also includes hightorque DC motors on both telescope axes, permitting electronicoperation from the hand-held controller. This push-button electroniccontroller has four dual-axis drive speeds: slow, 8x for imagecentering at high power; medium, 32x for image centering at lowerpower or for pushbutton tracking in altazimuth mode; moderate, 0.75degrees per second for image centering in the viewfinder or forterrestrial tracking; and fast, 5 degrees per second for fast scanningacross the sky.

The Meade ETX-90EC is specially designed to beportable and used in the field. It offers cordless operation, allowingyou to use the telescope's dual-axis drive system for more than 40hours on eight AA batteries. At approximately 8 pounds and 15 inchesin length, it packs a lot of power into a compact unit.

TheETX-90EC uses a 90mm Maksutov-Cassegrain optical design, and Meadeactually warranties the optics of the ETX-90EC "to equal or exceed theoptical performance and resolution of any Maksutov optics of similaraperture ever manufactured at any price." The ETX-Series optics offersuperb contrast, image brightness, and resolution; Meade claims thetelescope consistently outperforms many instruments of largerapertures. Meade also uses EMC super multicoatings on all opticalsurfaces to maximize light transmission through the corrector lens andreflectance from the primary and secondary mirrors. The flip-mirrorsystem allows for 90-degree observation of land and sky objects,straight-through observation using the optional #932 45-degreeErecting Prism, or photo-ready imaging using the optional #64T-Adapter and your own 35mm camera.

Overall, the Meade ETX-90EC isa fine piece of craftsmanship at a surprisingly affordable price. Forthose of us who spent our childhood peering through old-style consumertelescopes, using the ETX-90EC is like getting time in the PalomarObservatory. From shifting cloud belts on Saturn to the glowingfilaments of the Orion Nebula, this instrument lets you observe theheavens in extraordinary detail.

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