Meade ETX125EC Telescope w/ Autostar Controller (497) and Tripod (884) Reviews

The ETX-125EC permits a broad range of astronomical study. In deep space, the ETX-125EC's larger aperture enables the observation of galaxies and nebulae in much wider extension and permits the resolution of celestial objects as faint as magnitude 12.5. T...

Poor Quality - Poor Service

When the scope worked it was great - for all of about 3 weeks. There was a lot of time & money spent on my ETX125ec scope & accessories with such promise. Like others I've read, the drive motor failed. For the 3rd time it's stripped its plastic drive gear...

a star of a scope, for its size

I have this, also a Celestron 8 and a Meade LX200GPS-10". I use this one when I see something I want to see quick, or for just a few minutes observing. Easy to carry around, gives good images. When it's serious time, the Meade 10" is the one as it has

First thought

I've only had the 125 ETX for a couple of weeks but here are some things I'd like to have known: Quality: Seems very well made. Manual perhaps a little brief but there are some great webpages on the web about settings up and using this