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The Meade DS 2070AT comes supplied complete with:
* Multi-coated, achromatic objective lens (Meade DS-2070AT: D = 70mm, F = 700mm f/10)
* Each optical set mounted in aluminum tube assembly;
* Rack-and-pinion focuser with 1.25" and 2" eyepiece-holders;
* Altazimuth mount with locks on both axes;
* #494 Autostar Electronic Control System, with battery pack accepting eight AA-size (user-supplied) batteries, control
panel, and 9-speed drives on both axes;
* StarNavigator™ PC-compatible astronomical software with database of over 10,000 celestial objects;
* Full-length adjustable aluminum field tripod with accessory shelf;
* 5 x 24mm viewfinder (DS-2070AT)
* Diagonal mirror (DS-2070AT only);
* Two eyepieces (1.25") - MA25mm, MA9mm; operating instructions.
Meade Beginner Telescope
The most important advancement in beginning and intermediate telescopes in 100 years is the Meade DS 2070 telescope.
The Meade beginner telescope is a part of the Meade Digital Series telescopes bring microprocessor technology and the very latest
in electromechanical design to the serious beginning or intermediate observer. Completely re-engineered and redesigned, Meade DS
telescope 2000 Series provides extremely smooth motions in both altitude and azimuth, and, most importantly, include a fully
integrated Autostar control system as standard equipment. Oversize bearings on both telescope axes of all models negate the
imprecisions found universally, virtually without exception, on competing models.
Observing with Meade DS Telescopes: A large and exciting array of objects is visible through any Meade DS-2000 telescope: the
rings of Saturn, including, in 114mm and larger models, the Cassini division in the rings; Saturn's largest satellite, Titan; the
four largest satellites of Jupiter, as well as cloud belts across the planet's disc; Moon craters, mountain ranges, and fault
lines by the hundred; and hundreds of deep-space phenomena: galaxies, nebulae, star clusters.
Optical Systems: The Meade DS-2070AT 70mm (2.8") refractor includes a 2-element achromatic (color-corrected) objective
lens, precision polished from crown and flint optical glass components, and yields sharp, round, pinpoint stellar images.
Multi-coatings on the lens increase light transmission and image contrast through the optical system. Integrated to the focuser
sleeves of these models is an achromatic relay lens, allowing longer telescope focal lengths to be housed in short, compact tubes.
All Meade DS-2000 telescopes resolve to the theoretical limits of their respective apertures.
#494 Autostar Computer Controller: With the standard-equipment Meade Autostar Computer Controller plugged into the control
panel of your DS telescope, locating any astronomical object in the sky is as easy as pushing a button.Autostar for DS telescopes
is easy to use, even for the beginner who has never before operated a telescope
Autostar's celestial object database includes more than 1500 astronomical objects, any of which may be entered on to the Autostar
display; alternately, the Right Ascension and Declination of any object in the sky may be input to the Autostar display. In either
case when the observer presses GO TO, the telescope automatically moves to the object at 4.5°/sec. on both telescope axes, and
places the object in the telescopic field of view. Autostar's database for DS-2000 telescopes includes the following celestial
objects.
Deep-space objects from the Index Catalog (IC) and New General Catalog (NGC): 66 named objects (e.g., the Orion Nebula) 74
galaxies 31 diffuse nebulae 19 planetary nebulae 135 star clusters Other deep-space objects: 109 objects from the Caldwell Catalog
of the best objects for small telescopes 110 Messier (M) objects; the complete Messier catalog 943 stars from the Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) catalog, including 395 double stars, 189 variable stars, and other stars of special note In the
Solar System: 50 Earth-orbiting satellites 26 asteroids, including all of the brightest asteroids 15 periodic comets 8 major
planets, from Mercury to Pluto ______ 1586 objects, total
Additional Capabilities: Beyond the location of database objects, Autostar allows for a wide range of important - indeed
revolutionary - telescope capabilities:
Automatic GO TO capability to any astronomical object of known coordinates (RA and Dec.). Enter an object's coordinates to the
Autostar display, press GO TO, and Autostar moves the telescope to locate the object and place it in the telescopic field.
Digital Readouts of telescope position, continuously in RA and Dec.
Precise sidereal-rate tracking. Once Autostar locates an object, it directs the telescope to track the object automatically on
both telescope axes, simultaneously, keeping the object centered in the field.
9-Speed Dual-Axis Operation. Use Autostar's pushbuttons to move the telescope on either or both axes, simultaneously, at any of
nine drive speeds, from very slow 2x sidereal to fast 4.5°/second.
GO TO capability to any of 200 user-defined objects.
Use Meade StarNavigator sky software, included with every DS telescope, on your PC to GO TO any object on the PC display at a
click of the mouse. (Requires optional #506 Connector Cable Set).
Plus: over 20 other menu options, including guided tours of the best objects observable on any specified date; major event menus;
utility functions (e.g., timer, alarm, eyepiece power calculations); and much more.
For the beginning or intermediate observer Autostar is a revelation that permits the observation of hundreds of objects the very
first night out. And, with its wide-ranging capabilities, Autostar is a valuable tool in the hands of the most experienced
observer as well.
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