Description
Optical Design: Advanced Comafree
Clear Aperture: 203mm (8")
Focal Length Focal Ratio: 2000mm f/10(8")
Maximum Practical Visual Power: 600X (8")
Telescope Mounting: heavy-duty fork type; double-tine
Primary Mirror Lock: included (progressive tension) All models
Zero Image-Shift Micro Focuser: included (4-speed) All models
Eyepiece: Series 5000 26mm 5-Element Plossl
Viewfinder: 8 x 50mm
GPS, True-level and North sensors: included (16-channel GPS receiver) All models
Pointing Precision, High Precision Mode: 1-arc min. All models
Meade Autostar II Hand Controller: included (147,541 object database) All models
Batteries (user-supplied): 8 x C-cells
Battery Life (approx.): 20 hrs
Slew Speeds: RA and Dec - 0.01x to1.0x sidereal, variable in0.01x increments; 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal; 1?/sec. to 8?/sec., variable in 0.1 increments All models
Tracking Rates: sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected from 2000 incremental rates All models
Primary, Secondary Mirrors: Pyrex glass
Correcting Plate/Lens: water white glass
Total Net Telescope Weight: 73 lbs.
Field Tripod Height all models: 30" to 44" variable
Meade UHTC Coatings: Inluded
Package Contents:
Meade 8 LX200 ACF UHTC Advanced Coma Free Astro Telescope:
Meade LX200 ACF 8" OTA with Meade UHTC
Heavy Duty Double-Tine Fork Mount
AutoStar II GO TO Computer Controler w/ LNT and Smart Mount Technology
16-channel GPS Automatic Alignment System
Metal Field Tripod
AutoStar Suite Software
Meade Series 5000 26mm Plossl eyepiece (1.25")
1.25" Star Diagonal
8 x 50mm Finder Scope
7-port control panel (w/ two RS-232 serial interface ports)
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