Meade ETX-125 PE Premier Edition Telescope

Just because a star may be millions of years old, doesn't mean it should take you that long to find it. Until now, the stargazer's two biggest challenges to enjoying the night sky have been aligning their telescope and finding objects. The Meade ETX-125 PE Premier Edition telescope eliminates these two challenges and makes astronomy as easy as pushing a button - right out of the box. Want to see a hard-to-find deep space galaxy? Simply push a button. The same goes for planets, stars, nebulae and more. Just pick an object you want to observe, press a button, and then AutoStar will automatically point your ETX-125 PE and put it right in your eyepiece.
 
Features
- Type: Reflector telescope
- Application range: Terrestrial observation, Moon, Planets, Nebulaes, Galaxies
- Level: Intermediate, Expert
- Warranty: 2 years
- Automatic Alignment + SmartFinder: Meade's ETX-Premier Edition automatically levels your telescope, points it to North and sets the time. You just enter your location or zip code. After your ETX completes its patented Level North automatic alignment procedure it will point to the first alignment star. Use the new wide-field SmartFinder to center the red dot over the alignment stars for ultra-precise pointing accuracy. It's that easy.
- Electronic Level Sensor
- Electronic Magnetic North Sensor
- High Precision Internal Clock
- Red Dot Viewfinder (SmartFinder)
- Fork type mounting with integrated twin axle control
- Slow-Motion Controls: Electric, 9-speed, both axes
- Azimuthal and equatorial operation
- Battery field operation up to 20 hours
- Flip-Mirror system
- Meade AutoStar #497 Goto-System: The Meade AutoStar controller helps you quickly find, and GoTo over 30,000 objects in the sky. View planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae and comets_all at the push of a button. You don't already know the night sky? Let Meade's programmed Tonight's Best tour in your AutoStar automatically point your telescope to the best objects in the sky. Astronomy has never been so easy and rewarding.
- #884 Deluxe Field Tripod: Contructed of strong, lightweight steel, the fulllength Meade #884 Deluxe Field Tripod provides a rigid mounting platform for virtually any ETX observing application. Sturdy field tripod, chrome-plated steel legs, adjustable height, equatorial or Alt-Az position, spreader bar.
- Ultra-high transmission coatings UHTC
 
Specifications
- Optical system: Maksutov-Cassegrain
- Objective lens diameter: 125 mm
- Highest practical power: 250x
- Focal length: 1900 mm
- Aperture ratio: f/15
- Mounting: Fork type; double tine
- Eyepiece diameter: 31.7mm (1.25")
 
Included Accessories
- 26 mm Super Ploessl eyepiece
- 8x21 search viewfinder
- Deluxe field tripod #884
- Meade AutoStar #497
- DC servo motors with encoders, both axes; 12-volts DC