Meade ETX-LS Brochure

THIS CHANGES
EVERYTHING
The NEW ETX ® -LS
WITH LIGHTSWITCH TECHNOLOGY.
BRINGING THE FUN
BACK TO ASTRONOMY.

Meade takes out all the hassles and puts in all the fun with the all-new ETX–LS featuring LightSwitch technology. Now it’s fast and easy to perform all
start-up functions with just a flip of the switch. The revolutionary LightSwitch technology automatically delivers telescope location, time, date, orientation
and alignment with the sky — all with a single touch. And thanks to Meade’s exclusive Advanced Coma-Free optics, you see it all in stunning Ritchey-
Chrétien-like clarity. And with the Astronomer Inside comprehensive multi-media content, you experience the universe in a way you never have before.
In short, the ETX-LS incorporates everything you’ve come to expect from Meade, the undisputed leader in innovation and quality.
Just look at all these radically new, cutting–edge features:
LightSwitch TECHNOLOGY FOR EASY, Automatic Self-Alignment
Meade’s patented automatic self-alignment system — just one touch and it does all of the work for you. No stars to center.
No bearings to take. No time or location to enter. Just flip the switch, and the Integrated Sensor Module in combination with
the ECLIPS(Electronically Controlled Locate Identify Position System) CCD imager delivers all the information necessary
to automatically align your ETX-LS for fast, accurate, hassle-free viewing. All at the flip of a switch.
MEADE’S ASTRONOMER INSIDE
Take a multi-media guided tour of the universe,
or select your favorite object and the ETX-LS’
Astronomer Inside gives you fun and informative audio
descriptions of over 500 objects while you view them in the eyepiece — or
experience the whole dazzling multi-media presentation on an attached
video monitor — complete with audio, video, still images and text.
BUILT-IN IMAGING EXCitement
The built-in ECLIPS CCD lets you capture images
of your favorite celestial wonders and display them
in real-time* or save them to an SD card, with no
external computer needed. You can even connect and control another
DSI CCD camera and view images on an external monitor or save the
images to the SD card or an external computer. Either way, you can start
astro-imaging on your first night out!
ACF (Advanced Coma-Free )
Optics — SHARP, CLEAR, BRLLIANT
Meade’s proprietary, Advanced Coma-Free optics will
wow you at first sight. Distortion-free clarity. Sharpas-a-tack
resolution. ACF’s state-of-the-art optics are so good, you’ll see
more objects than you’ve ever thought possible. Just compare ACF to
Ritchey-Chrétien systems selling for $10,000 or more, and ACF’s quality
will absolutely astound you.
AutoStar III ® — TOTAL CONTROL
The easy-to-use hand-held controller lets you select
from a huge object database, with over 100,000
celestial objects. Just select an object and push
the “GoTo” button and the telescope will automatically put your object
in the eyepiece. The AutoStar III also gives you complete control of the
Astronomer Inside multimedia features only available from Meade.
So drop by your nearest Meade dealer, or give us a visit at www.meade.com to learn more about the exciting new ETX-LS — the hassle-free telescope that
makes viewing the heavens fun again. Only from Meade.
*Requires external video monitor, not included.
©2009 Meade Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved. Specification subject to change without notice. 30-08144

LIGHTSWITCH
INTEGRATED SENSOR MODULE
INPUT / OUTPUT PORTS
ECLIPS CCD IMAGER
AUTOSTAR III HANDBOX

SPECIFICATIONS
Model and Product Number ETX-LS 6" ACF #0610-13-10
Optical System
Optical Design
Advanced Coma-Free (ACF)
Primary Mirror Diameter
6" (152mm)
Primary Mirror Material
Pyrex® Glass
Focal Length, Focal Ratio 1524mm, f/10
Optical Coatings
Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)
Resolving Power (arc seconds) 0.76
Limiting Visual Steller Magnitude 14
Mount
Mount Type
Aluminum Single-Arm Fork Altazimuth
Drives
4.875 inch precision worm-gear
Power
8 "C" cell batteries or AC adapter
Battery Life
3 to 5 hours
Tripod
New Adjustable-height Steel Leg Tripod
Electronics
Controller Hand Box
Autostar III
Processor
400 Megahertz Blackfin
Memory
256 Megabytes of NAND Flash
Storage
Micro SD Card (user supplied)
Input/Output USB 2.0
Speaker
Built in Mount
Connections
USB, AutoStar Hand Box, 12v Power In, Electric Focuser, Audio Out, Video Out
Multimedia
Content
Descriptions of the Planets, Moon, Stars, Clusters, Nebulae, Galaxies and More
Audio
Over 4 Hours Featuring the Voice of Sandy Wood From "Star Date"
Video
30 Minutes of Movies and Annimations Plus Hundreds of Still Images
Meade’s revolutionary ETX-LS LightSwitch telescope uses advanced technologies like GPS, LNT and
ECLIPS CCD imaging to do what no other consumer telescope has done before: take all the hassle out of
using a telescope. Simply flip the switch and the ETX-LS automatically aligns itself. Astronomer Inside then
takes you on a guided multimedia tour of the best objects in your sky. The new aluminum mount is lightweight
and portable, yet has a rigid structure with precision worm-gear drives for the ultimate in tracking
and pointing accuracy. All this combined with Meade’s Advanced Coma-Free optical system provides the
stargazer with the most sophisticated, yet easiest to use telescope ever.
• LightSwitch Technology
FEATURES
The ETX-LS knows where it is in time and space even if you don’t. Just flip
the switch and be ready to explore the cosmos. Innovative technology is
applied to make using the ETX-LS simple, easy and fun.
• Astonomer Inside
Learn the secrets and details of the objects you observe while you are
viewing them from the Astronomer Inside with both audio through the
built-in speaker and video (if connected to a video monitor or TV). The
Astronomer Inside will tell you about the planets, stars, constellations,
clusters, nebulae, galaxies and more in a fun and interesting way.
• Advanced Coma-Free Optics
Meade’s exciting optical innovation delivers stunning performance only
seen previously with systems costing tens of thousands of dollars more.
With the standard Ultra-High Transmission Coatings, the ETX-LS gives you
the sharpest, brightest optical system for its size available at any price.
Meade Instruments • 6001 Oak Canyon • Irvine, CA 92618 • tel 800.626.3233 • www.meade.com
© 2008 Meade Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. 40-08043.