Meade Telescopes

Meade are the world's largest manufacturer of telescopes and initially started production in Irvine in California. They now produce a large range of telescopes and accessories for the amateur astronomer as well as binoculars, microscopes and weather stations.

Meade's telescope range starts with the entry level ETX series and goes right up to the MAX ACF observatory class telescopes. There are plenty of options in between to suit your budget and experience. Being the largest manufacturer of telescopes there are always used Meade telescopes available for those on a smaller budget.

Below we have categorised each of Meade's production telescope ranges into the their appropriate experience category and give a cost guide for each range, there may well be a number of telescopes within a range so the cost may vary dramatically across the range. We also indicate what kind of night sky objects may be observed with each range.

Meade Entry Level Telescopes

Meade ETX-AT Series
Price: $299
Ideal for: Moon, Planets

Meade Intermediate Telescopes

Meade LightBridge Series
Price: $649 to $1,849
Ideal for: Planets, Stars, Nebulae
Meade LT Series
Price: $899 to $1,499
Ideal for: Planets, Stars, Nebulae
Meade LS Series
Price: $1,399 to $1,999
Ideal for: Planets, Stars, Nebulae
Meade LX 80
Price: $1,199 to $2,799
Ideal for: Moon, Planets, Stars, Nebulae, Star Clusters

Meade Advanced Telescopes

Meade LX90 ACF
Price: $2,399 to $3,199
Ideal for: Moon, Planets, Stars, Nebulae, Star Clusters
Meade LX200
Price: $3,499 to $6,999
Ideal for: Moon, Planets, Stars, Nebulae, Star Clusters
Meade LX 800
Price: $7,999 to $9,999
Ideal for: Moon, Planets, Stars, Nebulae, Star Clusters
Meade MAX 20
Price: $34,999
Ideal for: Moon, Planets, Stars, Nebulae, Star Clusters