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  • Meade LightBridge 16-inch Dobsonian
  • 406mm ● f/4.5 ● parabolic ● truss ● 10:1
  • In stock ● Despatch: 2 business days
  • £ 1472.79 (Great Britain VAT-free)
  • £ 2695.00 (original price)

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Quality optics, premium components, and ultra-portability - all for about the same price as an ordinary tube dobsonian.


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High quality triplet lens objective made of premium Japanese ED glass bundled with accessories, Field Flattener and the Meade LX65 Mount.


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High quality triplet lens objective made of premium Japanese ED glass bundled with accessories, Field Flattener and the Meade LX65 Mount.

  • Meade LX65 8-inch ACF
  • dual OTA capacity ● UHTC ● 203mm ● f/10 ● AudioStar
  • In stock ● Despatch: 2 business days
  • £ 1162.50 (Great Britain VAT-free)
  • £ 2495.00 (original price)

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Larger aperture Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optics on a versatile mount. Can be fitted with a secondary optical tube and includes AudioStar handbox with extensive object database.

  • Meade LX65 Mount and Tripod
  • dual OTA capacity ● AudioStar ● portable
  • In stock ● Despatch: 2 business days
  • £ 499.17 (Great Britain VAT-free)
  • £ 995.00 (original price)

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Single-arm mount with Meade’s AudioStar® Hand controller. This new mount is compact, yet sturdy, providing a great combination of portability and performance.

  • Meade ACF f/10 12-inch OTA
  • 305mm ● f/10 ● UHTC ● mirror lock ● Losmandy-style
  • In stock ● Despatch: 2 business days
  • £ 2623.33 (Great Britain VAT-free)
  • £ 4099.00 (original price)

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Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optical tube comes with Meade's Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UTHC), oversized low-expansion borosilicate primary mirror with mirror-lock, Schott Borofloat glass corrector plate, diffraction limited optics, Losmandy-style dovetail, and dust cover.

  • Meade ACF f/8 16-inch OTA
  • 406mm ● f/8 ● UHTC ● mirror lock ● Losmandy-style
  • In stock ● Despatch: 2 business days
  • £ 7833.54 (Great Britain VAT-free)
  • £ 10999.00 (original price)

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Fast Advanced Coma-Free (ACF™) optical system for crisp, pinpoint imaging. Includes Losmany-style dovetail.

  • Meade DSI-IV Monochrome Camera
  • deep sky ● cooled ● planetary ● Lunar
  • In stock ● Despatch: 2 business days
  • £ 495.83 (Great Britain VAT-free)
  • £ 1490.00 (original price)

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The DSI-IV Monochrome is the ideal camera for all of your astrophotography pursuits.

  • Meade LPI-G Monochrome Camera
  • imager ● guider ● video ● planetary ● Lunar ● Solar
  • In stock ● Despatch: 2 business days
  • £ 74.17 (Great Britain VAT-free)
  • £ 215.00 (original price)

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All-in-one camera to capture images and videos of the planets, the Moon and the Sun (with appropriate solar filters). It can also be used as an auto-guider.

We test-drive Meade’s latest computer-controlled catadioptric reflector. Meade’s freshly minted LX65 8-inch telescope certainly has extras. It boasts Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optics, a computerized GoTo mount with motorized tracking, capacity for two telescopes and Meade’s AudioStar control system software, which offers brief “Astronomer Inside” recorded voice descriptions of chosen celestial objects.

The LX65 series from Meade Instruments provides amateur astronomers with (1) a simple-to-use and portable deep sky visual observation rig and (2) a budget-friendly way to pursue planetary/lunar astrophotography.

In this video tutorial, you will find out how to setup and align your Meade LX65 telescope.

Whether you consider purchasing your second telescope or you are new to astronomy but you are looking for a more advanced and larger telescope from day one, there are plenty of options.

Learn how to align your Meade altazimuth telescope, including the StarNavigartor NG, ETX Observer, LX65, LX90, LX200 and more.

Learn how to setup your Meade LightBridge Plus telescope quickly and easily.

Learn how to attach your camera to the telescope for planetary photography. Depending on your particular telescope and camera, there is sometimes more than one way to accomplish this.

Learn how to attach your camera to the telescope for prime focus photography. Depending on your particular telescope and camera, there is sometimes more than one way to accomplish this.

10 October 2024

Often we have been asked to explain the difference between the various Meade handbox controllers to people who wish to replace...

23 September 2024

October’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

07 September 2024

The Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optical system has brought the highest level of optical performance well within the reach of most amateurs.

22 August 2024

September’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

04 August 2024

Eyepieces are the most popular telescope accessories. They are used to adjust the magnification of the telescope...

22 July 2024

August’s deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.

07 July 2024

Images can be captured with a telescope in a number of ways, namely at Prime Focus...

25 June 2024

The deep sky guide for July highlights various deep sky objects of interest and lists other items useful to the amateur astronomer.

06 June 2024

Can a telescope be used as a powerful lens for your DSLR camera? The answer is yes, as demonstrated in Fotodiox’s video.

22 May 2024

June's deep sky guide provides notes for exploring various interesting deep sky objects and lists other items of interest useful to the amateur astronomer.