Discontinued
Meade Polaris 130: discontinued — what to buy instead
The Polaris 130 was a common first equatorial reflector. Meade stopped trading in July 2024; these are the current equivalents.
Status: no longer manufactured. We checked retailer stock feeds directly —
across the shops we track there are 102 Orion/Meade/Coronado listings and none in
stock. Any listing you find is likely a stale page or a reseller.
Closest alternatives in stock
Same optical type and within 60 mm of the Meade Polaris 130's 130 mm aperture, ranked by $/mm — lower is more telescope per dollar.
| Telescope | Aperture | Price | $/mm | Mount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ TelescopeAmazon | 127 mm | $169 | $1.34 | Equatorial | Amazon ↗ |
| Celestron PowerSeeker 114EQAmazon | 114 mm | $169 | $1.49 | Equatorial | Amazon ↗ |
| Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ Smartphone TelescopeAmazon | 114 mm | $229 | $2.02 | Alt-Az | Amazon ↗ |
| Explore Scientific Firstlight N130mm White Tube Newtonian with EXOS Nano EQ3OPT | 130 mm | $349 | $2.69 | Equatorial | Amazon ↗ |
| Celestron AstroMaster 114EQAmazon | 114 mm | $319 | $2.81 | Equatorial | Amazon ↗ |
| Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ-MD Telescope with Motor DriveAmazon | 130 mm | $389 | $3.0 | Equatorial | Amazon ↗ |
Buying a used one instead
Dobsonians age well — the mirror is the expensive part and it doesn't wear out. A used Meade Polaris 130 in good condition is still a sound buy; the astronomy classifieds and auction sites are where they change hands. Check the mirror coating and that the focuser holds position. We don't track used listings, so the prices above are for new equivalents only.