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Meade #506 AstroFinder Software and Cable Connector Kit for ETX 70/80AT and DS2000 Series Telescopes - 04513

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$24.39 $39.99 In stock

Category: Discontinued

No more confusion! Finding stars and other celestial objects is easier than ever before.


The Meade #506 AstroFinder Software/Connector Cable Kit allows you to control your telescope from a PC. Load the AstroFinder software into your computer, and your #494 AutoStar equipped, ETX or DS telescope can be remotely controlled from the PC's display. Then simply point and click your way to any object shown on the computer screen, and the telescope will automatically slew around and place the object in your field of view. Truly, star-finding has never been so easy or rewarding.


Kit Includes


  • #506 Software
  • 6-Foot Connector Cable
  • DB-9 Serial Adapter for connection to a PC or laptop

This kit will work with telescopes that use the #494 AutoStar Controller such as the Meade ETX70, ETX80 and DS Series telescopes.  Compatible with Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7

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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

John ★★★★★

My laptop recognized the telescope immediately after I installed the AstroFinder software, which saved me the usual driver headaches. The cable is long enough to reach my desk setup without stretching too tight, and the star database actually helped me find Saturn on my first clear night out.

Michael P. ★★★★★

The cable kit made hooking up my telescope to the computer painfully simple, and the software actually walked me through aligning on Jupiter my first night out. Still a bit bummed it's discontinued, but for anyone with the right scope this is a solid find.

Harper ★★★★★

Getting this old ETX 80 talking to my PC was the whole reason I bought it, and the cable connector fit the mount port on the first try. AstroFinder isn't fancy, but it slews to whatever I click on screen, which beats squinting at the hand controller in the dark.