Meade Instruments ETX-LS telescope
Meade Instruments, designer and manufacturer of telescopes and optical accessories for both professional and amateur astronomy enthusiasts, recently launched a new high-performance ETX-LS automated telescope. Honored as one of 2009's best new consumer electronics by the Consumer Electronics Association, the ETX-LS is the first and only telescope to feature Meade's patented LightSwitch Technology that automatically determines telescope location, time, date and orientation in order to deliver complete alignment with the flip of a switch. Ideal for all amateur astronomers, from seasoned enthusiasts to those just beginning their outer space adventure, Meade's new advanced technology telescope eliminates the astronomy learning curve and puts the fun back into astronomy.
Engineered with a built-in Integrated Sensor Module (ISM), which includes GPS and Level North Technology (LNT) sensors and the ECLIPS CCD Camera, the patented LightSwitch Technology alignment system replaces the "human eye" for the only hands-free alignment available in any consumer telescope. Upon activation, the scope's electronic sensors calculate the current time, date and location for the telescope, verifies the locations of two stars, and builds a 'real time' map of the night sky. The telescope is aligned and ready to use in a matter of minutes without any input from the user.
"As telescopes have become more advanced over the years, they have also become more complicated to use. The ETX-LS with LightSwitch Technology is loaded with an array of user-friendly features that incorporate advanced technology to overcome the biggest challenges commonly faced by less experienced stargazers," said Steve Murdock, Meade's CEO. "Now in the International Year of Astronomy, this revolutionary telescope features the most advanced electronics and optics ever applied to a consumer telescope, eliminating the astronomy learning curve, and empowering everyday consumers to find, see and learn about thousands of stars, planets and galaxies from the convenience of their own backyards."
Equipped with an easy-to-use interface and a sensitive, wide-angle digital imager for taking vibrant, high-resolution, low-noise images of objects in the night sky, users are able to store images on the SD card or view them immediately by using the scope's video output function. With the built-in speaker and video-out jack, the Astronomer-Inside functionality guides the user to the best objects in the sky and delivers a celestial encyclopedia of audio and video content that takes the user on an interactive guided tour of hundreds of night sky objects.
Built with Meade's patented Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) Optics, the ETX-LS delivers the same sharp, flat, coma-free field of view found in professional telescopes, but without the price tag.
MSRP: $1,299.
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