This Meade 6” LT6SC has time-tested Schmidt-Cassegrain catadioptric optics with UHTC optical multicoatings, a heavy-duty battery-powered go-to altazimuth mount with adjustable tripod, and a unique AudioStar computer hand control that can talk to you about the thousands of celestial objects it can find and track for you. Combine them all with a very affordable price and you have an easy-to-use, feature-filled, and easy-to-afford telescope that can keep you happily observing for the rest of your life . . .

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This Meade LT8SC has time-tested 8” Schmidt-Cassegrain catadioptric optics with UHTC optical multicoatings, a heavy-duty battery-powered go-to altazimuth mount with sturdy adjustable tripod, and a unique AudioStar computer hand control that can talk to you about the thousands of celestial objects it can find and track for you. Combine them all in a very portable package at a very affordable price and you have an easy-to-use, feature-filled, and easy-to-afford telescope that can keep you happily observing for the rest of your life . . .

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New lower price! This Meade 6” LS SC with Schmidt-Cassegrain optics – a Sky & Telescope Hot Product for 2010 – is the easiest to use telescope you will ever own. You never have to touch or look through the scope to align it on the sky for an evening’s observing. Simply turn it on. The 6” LS SC aligns itself on the sky automatically and hands-free. Its Astronomer Inside software even talks to you to tell you interesting facts about what you’re seeing . . .

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The Meade 8” LX90-SC with high transmission UHTC multicoated Schmidt-Cassegrain optics has GPS to give you an easy-to-use, feature-filled, and easy-to-afford telescope that can keep you happily observing for the rest of your life . . .

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This Meade 8” LS SC with Schmidt-Cassegrain optics – the newest of the Meade LightSwitch scopes that were named Sky & Telescope Hot Products for 2010 – is the easiest to use telescope you will ever own. You never have to touch or look through the scope to align it on the sky for an evening’s observing. Simply turn it on. The 8" Meade LS SC aligns itself on the sky automatically and hands-free. Its Astronomer Inside software even talks to you to tell you interesting facts about what you’re seeing . . .

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If you have the dark skies to take full advantage of the immense light gathering capacity of this Meade 10” LX90-SC with UHTC multicoated optics and GPS, this scope can make you a happy astronomer for the rest of your life. The price of this big (but still one-person portable) and very full-featured telescope won’t empty your bank account, either . . .

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If you have the dark skies to take full advantage of the immense light gathering capacity and extra-high light transmission of this very big Meade 12” LX90-SC with UHTC multicoated optics, this talking telescope can make you a happy astronomer and astrophotographer for the rest of your life . . .

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