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Audiostar Computer Controller
Product # ME07640

$150.00

Originally developed for the ground breaking series of Meade LS™ LightSwitch® telescopes, Astronomer Inside is built into the new AudioStar™ controller (with speaker) included with Meade’s LX90™, LT™ and LXD75™ lines of telescopes. Now the intelligence integrated into these Meade telescopes delivers all the astronomical knowledge and experience of a professional astronomer.

The incredible Astronomer Inside does all this:

  • Knows the sky so you don’t have to Controls the telescope to find and track any of over 30,000 celestial objects automatically
  • Takes you on a guided tour Shows you the best objects in your sky from your location and time and then plays audio descriptions of those objects so you learn the details of what you are seeing
  • Has over 4 hours of audio descriptions that bring astronomy to life Includes planets, stars, constellations, clusters, nebulae, galaxies and more

It’s like having a personal astronomer standing next to you.

The next generation Meade AutoStar, now with audio files and an internal speaker. Compatible with all Meade ETX-90 and 125 models, LXD-75 and LX90 series telescopes, and other "497" Autostar equipped models. This amazing computerized celestial object locating system plugs into the telescope's handbox port allowing a quick telescope alignment.

Once aligned with the sky the AudioStar is ready to take you to any object in the over 30,000 object database. In addition to GOTO and tracking capability the AudioStar permits a wide array of fascinating and educational functions such as multiple Guided Tours, digital positional readouts, a database of up to 200 user-defined objects, 9-Speed dual-axis movement, the ability to link with a PC using optionally available software and cord, and much more.

With the AudioStar Controller plugged into your Meade telescope the astronomical universe is in the palm of your hand. Never before has such powerful telescope technology been so easy to operate, even by the most casual observer. Coiled cord and instructions included.

Solar System:
Planets: 8
Moon: 1
Asteroids: 26
Comets: 15

Constellations: 88

Stars:
Named Stars: 79
Double Stars: 395
Variable Stars: 189
SAO Stars: 16,800

Deep Sky:
Named Objects: 66
Galaxies: 6,110
Diffuse Nebulae: 144
Planetary Nebulae: 94
Open Clusters: 685
Globular Clusters: 114
Quasars: 11
Caldwell Objects: 109
Messier Objects: 110
Index Catalog (IC) Objects: 5,386
New General Catalog (NGC) Objects: 7,840

Earth Satellites: 50

Total Objects: 38,320