Meade's new EXT-125PE Astro Premier Edition telescope is revolutionizing amateur astronomy!Until now the amateur stargazer's two biggest challenges have been telescope alignment and finding objects. No longer. Meade's new ETX-125 Premier Edition virtually aligns itself and finds celestial objects with ease. In fact it makes astronomy as easy as pushing a button - right out of the box. Want to see a hard-to-find deep-space galaxy? Simply push a button. Want to look at Jupiter? Again use one finger. The same goes for the moon the other planets stars nebulae and more. Just pick an object you want to observe press a button and the ETX-125PE's AutoStar controller will automatically point your telescope to put the desired star galaxy or planet right in your eyepiece.EasyAlign with SmartFinderThe new Meade ETX Premier Edition telescopes feature the new Level North Technology (LNT) to automatically align your telescope with the night sky. Take the telescope outside and place it on the included tripod and tell the telescope your location by entering your latitude and longitude or simply enter your zip code. The scope will use its internal level sensor and magnetic north sensor to level the telescope and point it north. The built-in internal clock will tell the telescope the correct time. Next the telescope will will choose its first alignment star automatically and move to it - you just center this star with the red dot on the Smart Finder window. The telescope will choose another star and automatically move to it again allowing you to center this star with the Smart Finder window again. Now you're ready to view thousands of objects at the push of a button. Or choose the "guided tour" and let the telescope automatically show you the best objects in the sky at that moment.Meade AutoStar ControllerThe Meade AutoStar controller helps you quickly find and GoTo over 30000 objects in the night sky. View planets stars galaxies nebulae and comets - all at the push of a button. You don't already know the night sky? Let the pre-programmed Tonight's Best tour in your AutoStar automatically point your telescope to the best objects in the sky. Astronomy as never been so easy and rewarding.Includes Deluxe Field TripodMeade ETX Premier Edition Telescopes include a high-quality tripod constructed of strong lightweight steel. The full-length Meade Deluxe Field Tripod provides a ridged mounting platform for virtually any ETX observing or photographic application. It features:Chrome-plated Steel Legs Adjustable Height 26"-44"Equatorial or Alt-Azimuth position Spreader Bar Tripod Case Includes AutoStar Suite Astronomer Edition SoftwareAutoStar Suite astronomer edition software will help you learn the night sky. It displays more than 10000 celestial objects including planets stars galaxies and nebulas. You can print out star charts and even plan your observing sessions. It operates on any Windows based PC. Includes PC Interface cable to allow control of your ETX PE telescope directly from your computer.Land & Sky UseThe ETX Premier Edition telescopes are great for terrestrial as well as celestial viewing. To use your ETX Premier Edition telescope for land-based viewing you will need the optional Erect Image Prism. This accessory will re-orient the telescope's normal mirror image to produce natural views of terrestrial objects.Ultra-High Transmission CoatingsThis telescope's optics are enhanced by Meade UHTC Coatings a series of exotic optical coatings precisely tuned to optimize the visual photographic and CCD-imaging performace of the ETX telescope. With UHTC Coatings Image brightness is increased substantially making all of your observing and photography brighter with increased contrast.Now you can add GPS and control this telescope with the new Meade mySKY hand held personal guide for space exploration.