Buy Meade 497 Autostar Computer Controller for ETX Telescopes

Overall Rating (based on real customer reviews): 4.3 out of 5 stars

Meade 497 Autostar Computer Controller for ETX Telescopes

Features and Specifications:

Manufacturer: Meade
Product Dimensions: 9.9×9.4×2.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Works with ETX-90EC, ETX-105EC, ETX-125EC Astro telescopes
30,344 celestial oobject database
Built-in eyepiece calculator and options for advanced telescope control
Celestial event option for eclipses, meteor showers, moon phases, and equinoxes
Finds and Tracks all celestial objects, including the moon, planets, asteroids, comets, and satellites
More features

Here are some REAL customer reviews:

“necessary accessory”

We purchased the ETX 125 and we found the Autostar to be necessary. It was very easy to plug into the telescope and turn on, but getting the telescope aligned was another story. The first night we went out with just the Autostar and the telescope,…Read more

“Must have for ETX-90EC”

This controller really became valuable to me after the first 3 or 4 viewing sessions with my new ETX-90EC. After the newness of just pointing the telescope at the brightest object in the sky wore off, the controller assisted me with finding all kinds of…Read more

“Find stars you never knew existed”

“give me a tour of what’s good tonight.” It is also great for figuring out what your looking at with its “identify this” feature. The only drawback is you have to be…Read more