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: Meade was a pioneer in "GoTo" technology, allowing users to select a celestial object on a keypad and have the telescope automatically slew to it.

Despite their popularity, the company faced significant hurdles in later years: old-meade-telescopes

: In the mid-2000s, Meade was sued for marketing their "Advanced Coma-Free" (ACF) optics as " Ritchey-Chrétien : Meade was a pioneer in "GoTo" technology,

Today, these "old Meades" are sought after on the used market by hobbyists on forums like Cloudy Nights who value their robust mechanical builds and classic optical performance. Meade Is Out Of Business, So What's The Best Alternative? : Users frequently report that vintage Meade SCTs,

: Users frequently report that vintage Meade SCTs, such as the 37-year-old Meade 2120 Go to product viewer dialog for this item.

, remain "great performers" with optics that hold up beautifully even decades later.

," a high-end design they did not strictly use. This led to a settlement and forced product rebranding.