Using the Meade ETX: 100 Objects You Can Really See with the Mighty ETX

by Mike Weasner, P.C. Sherrod (Contributor), R. Seymour (Contributor)

In 1996 Meade, the world's largest astronomical telescope manufacturer, introduced the ETX, a low-cost and genuinely portable instrument capable of results close to the theoretical limits of optical performance. Since then several different models have been introduced, most of them controlled by on-board computers that automatically point the telescope at objects selected from a database of 12,000. Unfortunately not all these objects are visible when looking through the ETX! (They are included because they can be imaged with special equipment.) Mike Weasner is a world expert on the ETX range, and describes the "best" 100 objects to start with, and offers hints and tips about using and looking after the telescope to get the best possible results.

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 22, 2002

Reviews

[Federico Lucifredi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is incredible. If you own or are considering an ETX telescope, you need this book — it will save you weeks of research and googling for details. Everything you need to know, from the basics to the extremely hardware-specific. Two thumbs up!