Meade Instruments Infinity 80mm AZ Refractor Telescope

The Meade Infinity 80mm Altazimuth Refractor Telescope is perfect as a quick take-out for an observing session. Whether the observer chooses to use it for terrestrial or astronomical purposes, the refractor optical design will bring bright and detailed images. Observers also have easy access of tracking with the altazimuth mount as well as three different included eyepieces and AutoStar Suite Astronomy programs to familiarize with the night sky and print out star maps.

What Can You See?
Explore the Moon and planets – discover the lunar craters and mountains, admire Saturn’s magnificent rings and observe the four largest moons of Jupiter – as Galileo Galilei once did.
Also observe brighter nebulae, such as the Orion Nebula 1350 light-years away! Countless double stars, such as the beautiful double star Albireo in Cygnus, can also be made out.
The alt-azimuth mount is intuitive to operate and immediately ready for use. The tripod is also quite light, making the entire system portable.

FEATURES
Aperture: 80mm Refracting Telescope with f/5 Focal Length
Features a precision Alt-azimuth Mount with slow-motion controls, making it easy to track celestial objects as they move across the night sky.
Comes with 3 Eyepieces that provide low, medium and high powered magnification for viewing a wide range of objects (Moon, planets, or land). 2x Barlow Lens also included to double magnification – essentially like having 6 different eyepieces!
Red-Dot Viewfinder INCLUDED (No Warranty)
Infinity 80mm delivers bright and detailed images, and is perfect for viewing both land and celestial objects.

Pros:
Right-side up image means you can use it for daytime observing (birds, hunting, ocean, etc)
Easy assembly.
Refractor means you don’t have mirrors to align (collimate); it’s ready to go out of the box
Comes with Slow Motion Control Knobs

Cons:
Tracking celestial objects is less easy than an EQ mount because the controls function left, right, up, down whereas EQ mounts turn with the rotation of the Earth

WHAT’S INCLUDED
Meade 80 mm Infinity Telescope
Rack-and-Pinion Focuser
Altazimuth Mount with Slow Motion Controls
MA 6.3 or 4, MA9, and MA26 eyepieces
2X Barlow
90° Erect Image Diagonal
Red Dot Viewfinder (No Warranty)
Adjustable Height Steel Tripod
Accessory Tray

WARNING

This device focuses a lot of light.
Looking directly at the SUN through this device can result in partial or complete loss of vision.
For observing the SUN, we recommend you buy a ‘Solar Safety Film’ for this Telescope.