Meade LightBridge Dobsonian Telescopes

Meade LightBridge Dobsonian telescopes offer large aperture optics and ultra portability - all for about the same price as an ordinary solid tube Dobsonian. The Meade LightBridge series offers some of the most affordable large aperture telescopes available today. If you have a craving for more aperture on a minimal budget, the Meade LightBridge may be the telescope for you.

Meade 2011 Holiday Promotion

Purchase any Meade LightBridge Dobsonian telescope and receive a free Series 4000 eyepiece and filter kit featuring 6.4mm, 9.7mm, 12.4mm, 15mm, 32mm, and 40mm eyepieces, #126 2x Barlow lens, Series 4000 Color filter set #1 (#12 Yellow; #23 Light Red, #58 Green; #80A Blue), Series 4000 ND96 Moon Filter, and a carrying case. This kit sells separately for $199. Offer valid through December 31, 2011. The eyepiece kit is shipped direct to you from Meade. See the redemption coupon for further details.

Meade LightBridge 10-inch

Meade 10-inch LightBridge Deluxe f/5 Dobsonian telescope with 2-inch Crayford focuser and 26mm eyepiece.

$699.00

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Meade LightBridge 12-inch

Meade 12-inch LightBridge Deluxe f/5 Dobsonian telescope with 2-inch Crayford focuser and 26mm eyepiece. This is undoubtedly the best value in a 12-inch telescope on the market today.

$999.00

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Meade Lightbridge 16-inch

Meade's 16" LightBridge Dobsonian is currently the largest available mass produced telescope. Larger Dobsonians are available from highly specialized telescope makers, but you can expect to pay almost three times the price.

$1,999.00

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Introducing the Meade LightBridge

LightBridge: it's not just a big telescope. It's a big telescope that goes anywhere. Meade LightBridge Dobsonian telescopes give you high quality Meade optics, premium components, and ultra portability - all for about the same price as an ordinary tube dob. Ironically these are some of the largest Meade telescopes, and yet they are also some of the most affordable.

LightBridge truss Dobsonian telescopes from Meade take down and set up quickly. So you can take one of these massive windows on the universe out to your favorite dark sky locations with ease. It is no secret that the majority of large aperture telescopes seen at star parties are of the the truss tube Dobsonian design. So get a LightBridge truss-dob. And prepare to cross the universe.

The base assemblies of these telescopes include roller bearings on the azimuth axis, giving them a very smooth motion when compared to similarly priced Dobsonians. The LightBridge bases are significantly shorter than competing models, allowing them to stand upright in a broader variety of automobiles. Big telescopes like these really crave dark skies, so it is important to consider your ability to transport them.

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