Download a new era in astronomical imaging and telescope control

A NEW ERA IN ASTRONOMICAL IMAGING AND TELESCOPE CONTROL
The Autostar Suite with Meade LPI (Lunar
Planetary Imager/Autoguider) and Planetarium
software turns your Meade telescope,Autostar ,
and PC into even more powerful and easy-touse astronomical instruments!
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This exciting new package includes the following features and more* for only
$149:
LPI (Lunar Planetary Imager)
combines the power of an electronic
astronomical imager/autoguider with
the simplicity of a web cam.
Autostar Suite Software
includes powerful tools to help you
get the most from your Meade
telescope.
• Achieve great results the first time out on
the Moon, planets, brighter deep-sky
objects and terrestrial targets.
• Sophisticated planetarium program with
over 19 million objects.
• Easy to use with real-time display of object
on PC screen. Just center, focus and shoot.
• Magic Eye software-assisted focusing.
• Automatic and manual exposure control
from .001 to 15 seconds (up to 450x
longer than web cams).
• Automatically takes multiple exposures.
• Automatically selects best images.
• Automatically aligns multiple images and
combines them into one superior image.
• Works as an autoguider for long-exposure
astro images.
Planetarium program showing Orion region.
• Select objects from the planetarium display
and have your telescope automatically slew
to those objects.
• Control all Autostar functions from your
PC.
• Talking Telescope software translates
Autostar text to synthesized speech
through PC speaker.
• Automatic point-and-click Autostar tour
generation.
• Create observing lists and download to
Autostar.
• Remote telescope control over the internet.
Image of Mars made with an LPI connected to a 12"
LX200GPS, a composite of 36 images automatically
selected and registered by the Autostar Suite software. Control of the telescope was via Autostar
Suite remotely over a network connection.
• Autostar Updater Tool keeps your Autostar
current by downloading the latest Autostar
system firmware updates; comet, asteroid
and satellite data from the internet. An
exclusive Meade feature.
• Includes cables to connect your Autostarequipped telescope to your PC.
Meade Autostar Suite and LPI (Lunar
Planetary Imager/Autoguider): For all Meade
telescopes equipped with Autostar II and #497
Autostar Computer Controllers**, complete with
Autostar-PC interface cables – $149
Meade LPI imager mounted on LX200GPS telescope.
**For use with other Meade telescopes see the Meade web site.
*Visit the Meade web site at
www.meade.com for complete description
of features and detailed specifications.
ADVANCED
Moon image taken with altazimuth mounted 8"
LX90 by first-time user of the LPI imager and
software.
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