Meade AR-5                                                           Autostar Keypad                                                     Autostar Control Panel

I recently purchased a Meade 5" refractor on an LXD 55 mount.  This scope comes with an Autostar computer that tracks celestial objects and can calculate the exact position (after alignment) of an object given the date, location, and time.  The telescope then slews to the position of the requested object.  The pointing is fairly accurate as long as the scope is properly aligned.  I've found that it is one of the best backyard scopes that I've had the chance to use.  One downfall is that it is difficult move it from storage to the observing site.  To read more about this amazing telescope, click here.