Let The Scope Work For You...
The Meade LightSwitch is a pretty amazing piece of technology. Gone are the days of guessing if you have the proper star in the field of view for alignment. No longer will the kids say, "Are We There Yet?" If they do your reply will be, "Yes. We. Are!" As soon as you flip the switch on the scope the technology dance begins. It moves, and whirs, and thinks, and beeps, and takes photos of the sky while it aligns itself, all while you sit back and smile letting the scope do the heavy lifting. The days we live in. Instant coffee, instant streaming entertainment, and pretty instant alignment...give or take 5 minutes.
All of the brawn and brains must come at a lofty price? Well, now you can save up to $300 making it a little easier on the old bank account.
The 6" LightSwitch is now $1399
The 8" LightSwitch is now $1699
But Wait...Show them what is behind door #2! Accessory Sale!
Meade Eyepiece Kit now $159.95
1209 Zero Image Shift Focuser $209.95
LCD 3/5" Monitor now $69.95
Stella Wi-Fi Adapter now $169.95
#505 Connector Cable Kit now $14.95
Let Meade help put some joy in your house over the holiday season.
These Lines Didn't Want To Be Left Out.
Meade is doing their part by putting the legend in its own time on sale through the end of the year. You can save up to $600 on an LX200-ACF if you so choose. That isn't the only line on sale. The LX600s are also up to $800 off the normal retail price. However, I don't think this is the real meat of the sale. I will get to that after you read the wonderful write-up on the LX200 and LX600 series from my father.
The Meade LX200-ACF catadioptric telescopes bring the astronomical image quality of a professional observatory to your back yard, at a down-to-earth price. It has a coma-free field similar to that produced by the Ritchey-Chrétien design optics used in most professional observatory telescopes and the Hubble Space Telescope, but at a fraction the cost of a true Ritchey-Chrétien.
Its coma-free field is superb for astrophotography. There’s enough aperture to keep you happily observing and photographing for the rest of your life. Its multicoated UHTC optics have 15% higher light transmission than ordinary single-layer coatings for brighter images and shorter exposure times. It is portable enough to make taking it to a dark sky site easy. The LX200-ACF has all the useful features you need to cater to virtually every observing need you might have.
Remember that the best telescope for you is not always the biggest scope money can buy. It’s the scope you use most often. And with its superb balance of aperture, weight, features, and price, you will find yourself using an LX200-ACF with UHTC optics a lot. It may well be the perfect telescope for you . . . for life.
8" LX200-ACF @ $2499 a $200 savings
10" LX200-ACF @ $3099 a $400 savings
12" LX200-ACF @ $4099 a $500 savings
14" LX200-ACF @ $6399 a $600 savings
This Meade 10” f/8 LX600-ACF go-to fork mount catadioptric telescope is a simple to operate and virtually plug-and-play package that makes taking great short exposure DSLR and CCD astrophotos as easy as focusing your camera and opening the shutter. The collection of features and technology integrated into the LX600 is unavailable from any other manufacturer and cannot be duplicated by just attaching a set of add-ons to another scope.
The LX600 has fast f/8 focal ratio Advanced Coma-Free UHTC optics that are ideal for both viewing and imaging. It puts those optics on a heavy duty altazimuth fork mount that has a unique StarLock object finding and star tracking system. StarLock automatically aligns itself on the sky, finds and centers any of the 145,000 objects in its memory you choose, then tracks that object perfectly for as long as you want for viewing and imaging.
10" f/8 LX600 is now $4099
12" f/8 LX600 is now $4899
14" f/8 LX600 is now $7199
As usual, this is a limited time sale, so grab one while you can. If you have had your eyes on a new large SCT, this could be the right time to follow through with your wish.
Now onto my theory.
I have been enjoying the Pink Panther movies recently (Some of my favorites, but I still think Sellers is better in The Party and Dr. Stangelove), so an image of Peter Seller's as Inspector Clouseau only seemed fitting with my keen detective work involving this sale.
I guess I wouldn't call it keen, but it seems that this should be marketed as an eyepiece sale. Meade has put their 82° eyepieces on sale for $103.95 saving you up to 30%. They also put their 100° line on sale with savings of up to 15%. What a killer deal.
UWA 5.5mm Waterproof 1.25" $103.95
UWA 8.8mm Waterproof 1.25" $103.95
UWA 14mm Waterproof 1.25" $103.95
UWA 20mm Waterproof 2" $103.95
MWA 5mm now on sale for $169.95
MWA 10mm now on sale for $169.95
MWA 15mm now on sale for $212.95
MWA 21mm now on sale for $212.95
There are some accomplices in the sale as well that are priced up to 50% off.
8" equatorial wedge $149
Heavy Duty X-Wedge $499
1209 Zero Image Shift focuser $209.95
Thanks again for reading and have a great day.