Meade 90 Az-Adr 90mm A-Series Alt-Azimuth Refractor Telescope

by Meade

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 41.5 x 9.5 x 7.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000P5XLEW
• Item model number: 90AZ-ADR / 04085
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,546 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
  • #44 in Camera & Photo > Binoculars, Telescopes & Optics > Telescopes > Refractors
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 5, 2007

Product Description

Meade 90az-adr / 04085 90mm a-series equatorial reflector telescope 90mm 2.5" equatorial reflector design; 910mm focal length f/8;rack & pinion focuser; equatorial mount with slow-motion controls;setting circles; latitude control with scale; two 1.25" eyepieces ma9mm, ma25mm;red-dot viewfinder; aluminum tripod with accessory tray;astronomical software & instructional dvd.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great starter scope., April 8, 2009

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D. Hentze (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meade 90 Az-Adr 90mm A-Series Alt-Azimuth Refractor Telescope (Electronics)

Based on its price, I wasn't expecting too much from this scope. I was pleasantly surprised how well it works. Assembly was a breeze, and took about 15 minutes. The telescope itself is mostly metal, and well built for a scope in this price range. The alt-azimuth mount is mediocre but acceptable in this price range. The tri-pod is very basic, lightweight aluminum, with an accessory tray. It does the job barring any high winds. On a good night, it's steady enough to use the 9mm 100x eyepiece without any shake, but it can be shaky when focusing at high magnification. The red-dot viewfinder works well once it's colliminated. The performance of the scope is excellent for a 90mm scope. My first test was viewing the moon with the 25mm, 36x eyepiece. The view was spectacular. I was surprised by the performance of the stock eyepiece. My next test was viewing Saturn with the 25mm eyepiece. Again, the image was very clear. Saturn and its rings easily came into focus. I then switched to the 9mm eyepiece. Saturn and its rings looked awesome. It was bright and clear. I was able to track it fairly easily and well. All in all, I'm very happy with this scope. With the money I saved, I plan on buying some different eyepieces, and a 2x Barlow lens. I highly recommend this scope for a beginner-intermediate astronomer, that doesn't want to spend a fortune on a scope.

Update 07/09:
Since purchasing the telescope, I've bought a Celestron 8mmm-24mm Zoom eyepiece, Celestron 2x Barlow Lens, moon filter, and a Zhumell Z Series 6mm eyepiece. I highly recommend the moon filter, Zoom, and 6mm eyepiece. 6mm provides 150x magnification, and is about as high as you can realistically go with this scope.
I also had a problem with plastic diagonal mirror that came with the scope. Meade sent me a new metal one quickly, at no cost.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great first telescope for the price, March 11, 2008

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Sunny Daze (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meade 90 Az-Adr 90mm A-Series Alt-Azimuth Refractor Telescope (Electronics)

I took a chance on ordering this because it is actually a refractor telescope, (not what is pictured) which is what I was looking for. I was hoping they shipped by the part number 90AZ-ADR, which was the part number of the telescope I wanted. I did get the one I wanted and am very pleased. It is very heavy duty. A little bigger than I expected. Mostly all metal, very little plastic. It is well worth the price. We used it to look at the lunar eclipse and it worked well. We have also used it to watch the deer in the field near our house.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Amazing! My family loved it from day one!, June 3, 2009

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Wild Horse - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meade 90 Az-Adr 90mm A-Series Alt-Azimuth Refractor Telescope (Electronics)

My family love this telescope. The day we receive, we were able to explore moon. I saw just picture of it but now I can see how actually moon looks in detail. I hope my pleasant journey will continue for other planets...

Good:
- Price (around 150)
- Easy setup (in 30 minutes)
- Great view - practically zero learning curve
- Stable tripod

Bad:)
- Cheap plastic material for few peaces