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The new Meade EXT-LS telescope makes this task of finding a starting reference point easy by combining a range of technologies including a built in CCD camera, magnetic sensors and GPS to ...

Meade Instruments’ 12-inch LX800 includes a German equatorial mount; a heavy-duty tripod; StarLock full-time automatic integrated guide; a Crayford-style, zero image-shift two-speed focuser ...

The alternative in the Meade Polaris 114mm Reflector Telescope likewise features an accessory tray and a stainless steel tripod. Its maker claims that its larger and stable ‘equatorial' mount ...

One is a Celestron (on long-term loan from John Bally) that was mounted piggyback on the 18-inch telescope and used for CCD imaging. The second is a Meade that can be either tripod- or pier-mounted.

Buy a Refractor: Meade StarNavigator 102 Video: Meade StarNavigator 102 Review Related: Best Telescopes for Beginners (Easy to Use) Galileo would have been amazed at today’s refractors.