Meade 114-EQ-DH 4.5″ Equatorial Starfinder Reflecting Telescope

The Meade 114EQ-DH 4.5-inch Equatorial Starfinder Reflecting Telescope includes a superb, hand-figured parabolic primary mirror constructed from low-expansion, fine-annealed Pyrex glass. The mirror meets the theoretical limit of resolution for its aperture and is matched with an elliptical flat secondary mirror of appropriate minor axis. This high-quality construction guarantees a remarkable performance and is sure to deliver crisp, clear images of your favorite celestial bodies.

This telescope can be used manually to view distant street signs, mountains, trees and other structures. For the beginner, the manual observation is an excellent way to associate yourself with the telescope. However, the biggest benefit of the Starfinder telescope is the electronic motor drive system. This awesome feature allows you to track celestial bodies and move your telescope with a small handbox remote control. Once you answer a series of questions about your location, the handbox will help you find and track your favorite celestial bodies. The motor can operate at seven different speeds, so you’ll be able to track almost anything in the sky with a simple press of a button.

With fine construction, built to detailed specifications, and empowering features like the electronic Starfinder motor system, the 114EQ-DH is an outstanding telescope for the amateur astronomer.

What’s in the Box
114EQ-DH 4.5-inch reflecting telescope, tripod, 3x Barlow lens, eyepieces, Starfinder motor and handbox, and battery pack.
Customer Review: The Best Deal On A Beginner Scope
I own 2 other telescopes besides this one. I bought this one as a more portable alternative and am very pleased with it. As one of the other reviewers said, you need to get the free 1.25″ eyepiece adapter and once you do, you have a telescope that gives excellent images and will be all some observers will ever want in a telescope. Not a toy like some others or at worst, useless junk like a lot of telescopes sold in dept. stores on over the internet. Highly recommended.
Customer Review: Watch out for cheap telescopes
This is a Super Buy for an entry level telescope that isn’t a piece of junk like many of the lowerpriced telescopes.I’ve had several telescopes and last year I bought a cheepie for the kids. When you get a telescope it’s not just how good the lenses are and how powerful, but how good the tripod is. If you can’t aim the telescope because of a poor tripod, no matter how good the telescope is, it’s a piece of junk. This is what happened to the cheepie I bought for the kids. The telescope itself was good but the tripod was junk, so, actually, the entire telescope was junk. At the price of this telescope, you can’t beat the deal. C. Jeff Dyrek

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