This telescope from Meade is, as all telescopes like this, and of course, the great ones from the LX200 standard, That was mostly produce and Produces original in the US, are in high level quality, and in an absolute low price. And please do not look with a lamp into the scope! By every scope you WILL SEE DUST !! That's absolute normal, and only Greenhornes do not know this and begin to open the scope and clean. That's absolute stubid, not Necessary and will demage the optics. A fine high level quality for scope of low prize.