Meade introduces Meade Digital Series Telescopes with Auto Align.
Meade DS-2130ATS-LNT 5" 130mm Computer Telescope Newtonian Reflector 20133 includes Meade LNT Auto-align and the critically acclaimed Meade Autostar with 9-speed controller and automatic GO TO capability to any of over 1400 celestial objects. LNT (Level North Technology) Module of DS 2130 ATS LNT 130mm Reflector Meade Telescope 20133 features electronic compass, electronic level, precise time, advanced red projection-point SmartFinder.

Meade Reflecting Telescope DS-2130 ATS LNT features altazimuth mount - streamlined single-tine fork mount, that provides smoother, more rigid motions in altitude and azimuth. Meade Telescope DS2130ATS-LNT 5" Reflector comes with quick release adjustable aluminum tripod with accessory shelf. Meade Digital Series 130mm Computerized GoTo Telescope 20133 also includes everything you need: Super Plossl 26mm and 9.7mm 1.25" eyepieces, and free planetarium software.

Meade 130 mm GoTo Reflector Telescope w/ Meade Autostar Computer Controller, LNT, SmartFinder is a great beginner telescope. Meade LNT Auto Align solves the amateur's two biggest challenges: aligning the telescope to the sky, and locating objects in the heavens. Meade Auto-Align gives Meade DS Telescopes the same precision, ease-of-use, and accuracy of telescopes costing hundreds and even thousands of dollar more. It's the fastest, easiest way to alignment.

Meade Digital Series Telescopes DS-2130LNT and Meade DS-2080AT-LNT Telescope feature LNT Module with SmartFinder:

Just enter your point of departure to embark on a tour of the universe.
Meade introduces what everyone's been waiting for: Automatic Alignment. There's no time and date to enter. No scrolling through a long list of locations. No plodding from star to star. Just give Meade AutoStar your Zip Code and Auto Align automatically aligns your Meade Telescope and finds two finetuning stars for you. Center them and you're ready to tour the universe.

Two stars are easier than three.
Conventional three star alignment requires you to first enter your precise time, date and location and then choose, move to, and center, three bright objects in the night sky. This means you have to guess at random which objects are bright enough (only a limited number of objects will work, and in a dark sky everything may look bright to you. You must decide which objects are far enough apart and geometrically diverse enough to work. If one of your objects is too faint, or too close to another star, or in line with your other two objects, your alignment may fail. With Meade Auto Align you simply:

• A) Enter your zip code.
• B) Center a star your scope finds for you.
• C) Repeat. It's that easy.

Meade SmartFinder - the easiest way to center a star.
Meade Smart Finder helps novices with one of the early frustrating parts of astronomy: Centering objects in the finder scope. To the veteran, this is easy. But for a novice it can feel like looking for stars through a drinking straw. By contrast, a unique Meade Red Dot Finder lets you look at a wide field of the sky with both eyes open. You simply center the red dot on the object you want to see. Then move to your telescope 's eyepiece for a closer look.

Specifications for Meade DS-2130ATS-LNT 130mm GoTo Reflector Telescope 20133:

Optical Tube Assembly
Aperture:		130mm (5.0 inch)
Focal Length:		1000mm
Focal Ratio:		f/7.7
Meade Autostar Computer Controller #494
Processor:		68HC11, 8MHz
Flash Memory:		512KB, reloadable
Database:		more than 1400 objects

Features of Meade DS-2130 ATS LNT Go To Telescope 20133:

• Meade Autostar 494 Computer Control
• SmartFinder Red Dot Finder
• LNT Module
• Planetarium software
• Altazimuth mount

Package Contents:

• Meade DS-2130ATS-LNT 5.0" 130mm GoTo Computerized Reflecting Telescope w/ LNT, AutoStar & SmartFinder - 20133:
  
  
  • Optical Tube Assembly: 100mm (5.0") diameter (f/7.7), 1000mm focal length reflector, 2" focuser Silver tube.
    
    
  • Meade Autostar Computer Controller: Includes #494 Autostar with 9-speed controller and automatic GO TO capability to any of over 1400 celestial objects. Includes internalized motors, cords, gears and battery compartment (requires 8 AA-sized user-supplied batteries).
    
    
  • LNT Module: Electronic compass, electronic level, precise time, advanced red projection-point finder.
    
    
  • Altazimuth Mount: Streamlined single-tine fork mount provides smoother, more rigid motions in altitude and azimuth.
    
    
  • Accessories: Includes SP26mm and SP9.7mm 1.25" eyepieces, red dot finder, free planetarium software.
    
    
  • Tripod: Quick release adjustable aluminum tripod assembly with accessory shelf.

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