Meade® DS-2080AT Telescope

Experience the awe of the night sky with this large-aperture, refracting telescope. Designed for serious beginner to intermediate astronomersMeade optics deliver detailed, crisp, high contrast views1.25" Super Plossl eyepieces provide wider fields of view – you see more of the sky at greater magnificationsStunning 52-degree apparent field of view80mm objective lens collects more light for crisper, brighter imagesIncludes #494 AutoStar Computer Controller, which automatically guides telescope to over 1400 objects"Tonight's Best Tour" is an automatic guided tour of the best objects to view on any particular nightLCD display teaches interesting facts – distance, temperature, mass, history and more9-speed electronic slow-motion controlsTracks moving celestial objects with great precisionRed Dot Viewfinder with Level North Technology quickly aligns the scope – simply enter your zip code or locationBest suited to sky viewing rather than land observations, this scope shows you crisp detail in Saturn's rings, the cloud belts of Jupiter, and the basic structures of deep space galaxies and nebulae. It's an amazing level of detail, never before available in a telescope at this price range.