Meade Instruments are pleased to announce the ETX LS with it's groundbreaking technology. Building on the popularity of Meade's ETX series telescopes, the new ETX-LS's innovative LightSwitchTM Technology alignment system eliminates the frustration experienced by users when aligning traditional telescopes, as it automatically aligns itself, at the flip of a switch, for optimum night sky viewing.
Engineered with a built-in Integrated Sensor Module (ISM) which includes GPS and Level North Technology (LNTTM) sensors and the ECLIPSTM 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 and then verify the locations of two stars to build a ‘real time' map of the night sky.
The telescope is now aligned and ready to use without any input from the user. Equipped with an easy-to-use interface and a sensitive, wide-angle digital imager for taking vibrant, highresolution, 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-InsideTM 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.
The new ETX LS is 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 Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes, but without the price tag.
LightSwitch Technology alignment system using built-in ECLIPS 640x480 CCD camera for completely hands-free alignment, in conjunction with GPS and LNT
6" F/10 ACF optical system
SCT-threaded rear port
Video Out - works with Vuzix iWear
SD card slot
USB connectivity.
Autostar III handset with 100,000 object database.
Single arm fork Altitude-Azimuth (Alt-Az) mount provides rigid structure with large precision roller bearings on both axis designed to carry large OTAs.
Precision worm gear drives with 4.875" main gears in both axis for smooth and accurate tracking and slewing.
Long fork arm length to allow clearance with the base for most cameras.
Runs on internal "C" cell batteries for 3-5 hours of portable field operation with hand control holder built into base.
Off-On LightSwitch and USB and other ports for accessory equipment.
Heavy-duty stable tripod with quick attachment of the mount
6" ACF optical tube assembly (OTA) provides 6" clear aperture with 1524mm focal length for an f/10 system.
Advanced Coma-Free optical system for performance that only professionals or extreme amateurs have had.
Standard SC threaded back cell that accepts most existing accessories designed for all Schmidt-Cassegrain models over the last 30 years.
Integrated Sensor Module (ISM) with GPS and Level North Technologies (LNT).
Electronically Controlled Locate Identify Position System (ECLIPS) CCD imaging module.
Multimedia output includes professionally produced audio and video content for hundreds of objects and custom guided tours designed for your location, time and date.
Multimedia presentations feature the voices of Sandy Woods of "Star Date" astronomy radio program and George Woods, Hollywood actor and the voice on many productions.
Built-in speaker in drive base and audio out jack for audio instructions and object descriptions.
Video out for video presentations and images of many objects, instant display of images from the ECLIPS imager and easy on-screen menu navigation.
AutoStar III hand controller easily control telescope for automatic location of objects, tours and many other features including 100,000 object database.
ECLIPS CCD Imager is an essential part of the LightSwitch alignment system.
Sensitive wide-angle color 640x480 CCD imager for taking your own astrophotographs. Save your photos on a SD card (user supplied).
With a video monitor connected to the video out jack, see real-time images of the objects you see in the eyepiece.
New electronics provide full USB support for accessories like additional DSI CCD cameras.
SD card slot for easy software upgrades and storing your astrophotographs.
ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS
