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    TELESCOPES Explor e the Univ erse with the W orld’ s Most Respected and Best Selling T elesc ope Brand BULLETIN 100[...]

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    2 Meade ® DS-2 1 30A TS 130mm (5.1") Altazimuth Reflector LARGE APERTURE GO TO TELESC OPE R eflectors have long been a fav orite with amateur astronomers. The large 130mm diameter mirror of the M eade DS-2130A TS provides 469% bright er images and a tr emendous increase in fine detail , compared to common 60mm t elescopes. The standard equipm[...]

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    3 Meade 1 1 4EQ-AST and Meade 1 1 4EQ-A 114mm (4.5") E qua t orial Reflec tors LARGE APERTURE MANU AL TELESC OPES Because the ear th rotates once on its axis ev ery 24 hours, celestial objects mov e r apidly through the t elescopic field, particular ly at higher powers . The equatorial mount of both the Meade 114EQ-AST and 114EQ -A greatly fac[...]

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    4 Meade ® DS-2080A T 80mm (3.1") Altazimuth Refractor HIGH-PERFORMANCE GO TO TELESC OPE F eel like a professional astr onomer your first night under the stars . R ev olutionary AutoStar® computer t echnology allows you to naviga te the heavens eff ortlessly at the touch of few buttons. Just enter the object you desir e in the AutoStar displa[...]

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    5 Meade 80EQ-A 80mm (3.1") Equatorial Refr actor HIGH-PERFORMANCE MANU AL TELESC OPE This large aperture 80mm diameter telescope with delux e equator ial mount pro vides contrast-rich, high-resolution images of Saturn, Jupiter , the Moon and many deep-space objects, as well as landmarks and nature . The Meade 80EQ- A per mits mor e advanc ed s[...]

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    6 Meade ® NG- 70 / NGC- 70 Adv anced 70mm (2.8") Refractor NEW GENERA TION TELESC OPES: ADV ANCED MANUAL MOUNT WITH C OMPUTER CAP ABILITY M eade engineers have thor oughly updated the traditional entry-level telescope to a new standard f or the 21st Century . These New Generation telescopes inc orporate advanced industr ial desig n yielding a[...]

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    7 Meade 70AZ-A 70mm (2.8") Altazimuth Refractor A QU ALITY TELESC OPE A T A GREA T PRICE The Meade 70AZ -A is a high per formance 70mm refr actor ideally suited t o the beginning astr onomer or terrestrial observer: the r ings of Saturn, four satellit es of Jupiter , and hundreds of Moon craters ar e only the beginning of what can be observed [...]

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    8 Meade ® 60AZ-T , Meade ® 70AZ-T Shor t T ube 60mm (2.4") and 70mm (2.8") T able T op Altazimuth Refractors W hether used as casual t elesc opes f or astronomy or as high- resolution spotting scopes f or land viewing, these short tube telesc opes deliver po werful per formance in a small package. These instruments pro vide bright, rich[...]

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    9 SPECIFICA TIONS ETX-70A T Astro T elescope (P/N: 0705-04-10) — Includes a precision ground refractive lens with optical c oatings (D = 70mm, F = 350mm, f/5) • Fork mount with built-in tracking motors • 9-speed #494 AutoStar computer c ontroller with 1400-object database • Internal battery compartment accepting six (user-supplied) AA-size [...]

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    1 0 Meade ® ETX-90A T , ETX-105A T , ETX-125A T Advanc ed GO TO T elescopes INCL UDES ADV ANCED #497 AUT OST AR® COMPUTER C ONTROLLER AND #884 DELUXE FIELD TRIPOD Revolutionary Meade E T X-90A T , E T X-105A T and ET X-125A T telescopes go with you an ywhere at a moment’ s notice, and presen t the finest optical images , bar none , ev er made a[...]

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    Meade ® ETX-90PE, ETX-1 05PE, ETX-1 25PE Astro T elescopes Pr emier Edition T elescopes with LNT™ and Smar tF inder™ Advanc ed T echnology JUST BEC A USE A ST AR M A Y BE MILLIONS OF YEARS OLD DOESN’T MEAN IT SHOULD T AKE Y OU THA T LONG TO FIND IT Until now , the stargazer ’ s two biggest challenges to enjoying the night sky have been ali[...]

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    Adv entures in A stronom y Fr om the comfort of your own backyard, y ou can explore hundr eds of galaxies , gas clouds (nebulae), and star clust ers, as well the Moon, planets, and comets with a Meade telesc ope. The powerful light-gathering capability of a Meade t elesc ope can transform simple points of ligh t into objects of incredible detail. Y[...]

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    What About P ower? T o calculate pow er , divide the focal length of the telescope (e.g ., 700mm for Model NG-70) by the focal length of the eyepiece (e .g., 25mm). Low er power eyepiec es (e.g., 25mm) off er wide fields of view for observing deep -spac e and terrestrial objects. Higher power eyepiec es (e.g., 9mm) off er great er magnification and[...]

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    T ypes of T elescopes All telescopes fall into one of thr ee optical classes. Refracting T elescopes , like the Meade Model NGC-70, use a large objective lens as their pr imar y light- collecting element. Meade® r efract ors include achromatic (2-element) objective lenses in order to reduce false color that results when light passes through a lens[...]

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    Meade ® Series 4000 ™ and Series 5000 ™ Eyepieces T he F inest in P r emium T elescope Ey epieces S eries 4000 Super Plössl Ey epiec es featur e a great all-purpose eyepiec e desig n: 4-element, fully multi-coated optics, wide 52˚ apparen t field of view . Features long eye r elief , with soft eyeguards. S eries 4000 Q X Eyepiec es off er ex[...]

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    Meade ® CaptureV iew ® 8x22 VGA, 8x30 1.3MP Binoculars that take pictures WHA T A GREA T IDEA! Say goodbye t o the phrase “ Y ou should have been there . ” Whether it’ sa moun tain goa t leaping a gor ge ,ar ecord- breaking home run, or a rafting trip through the rapids of the Colorado River , now you can view the action up close and captur[...]

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    Meade ® CaptureV iew ® 8x30 2.0MP Waterproof , 8x42 2.0MP Capture the image y ou see in the binocular–per fectly! CAPTUREVIEW® C V-1 8X22 VGA / CV-2 8x30 1.3MP Gr eat for e-mailing up- close highlights of the big game, vaca tion or concert to family and friends. 16MB built-in memory. Compact, portable, easy to use. CAPTUREVIEW® C V-4 8x30 2.0[...]

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    Meade ® 9X63 Astronom y Binoculars Whether the object you’ re observing is light years away or an eagle perched in a tall tree , Meade’ s 9x63 roof prism Astro binocular provides sharp , bright, high resolution images. Giant 63mm achromatic objective lenses pro vide powerful light-gathering ability. L ong eye relief pr ovides hours of comforta[...]

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    1 9 Meade ® NightV iew ™ Revolutionary Digital Night Vision NIGHT VISION THA T’ S FUN AND EASY TO USE! The Meade NightView™ monocular is a new digital compact night scope that will change the way y ou view the world after dark. N ightView is built on state-of-the -ar t digital imag ing technology which yields a crisp , detail-rich, full fiel[...]

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    Copyright © 2004/2005 Meade Instruments Corporatio n. All rights reserved. Pyrex is a register ed trademark of Corning Inc. 40-04078. B100-05 MEADE.COM MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORPORA TION 6001 Oak Canyon • Irvine, California 92618 USA (949) 451-1450 • www.meade.com[...]