Meade LS 6" Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope

Manufacturer	Meade
Model Number	LS6

Meade LS 6" SC LightSwitch telescope. This award-winning 6" f/10 (1524mm focal length) powerhouse telescope is feature packed and portable. Includes genuine Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain optics with Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC) for great image sharpness and contrast. Meade's patented automatic self alignment system aligns with just one touch of the power switch. Just flip the switch and walk away. It aligns itself. It is that simple.



LightSwitch? Technology

The LS knows where it is in time and space even if you don't. Just flip the switch and be ready to explore the cosmos. Innovative technology is applied to make using the LS simple, easy and fun.



ECLIPS Module

The ECLIPS color CCD camera (640x480 resolution) lets you capture images of your favorite celestial wonders and display them in real time on an external (user supplied) monitor or store them on a (user supplied) SD card so you can do CCD imaging your very first night out.



AutoStar III

The included AutoStar III GOTO keypad computer has an over 100,000 object library and guided tour functions.

Detailed Specifications



Model / Part Number:



LS-6 / Schmidt-Cassegrain: 0610-03-12



Optical Design:



Schmidt-Cassegrain



Clear Aperture:



6" (152mm)



Focal Length, Focal Ratio:



1524mm, f/10



Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC?):



Included



Optical Tube Dimensions (diameter x length):



7" x 14.2"



Viewfinder:



Red dot



Telescope Mounting:



Aluminum, single arm alt-azimuth



GoTo Pointing Precision (approx.):



5-arc mins.



Pointing Precision, High Precision Mode:



3-arc mins.



Slow-Motion Controls:



Electric, RA and Dec.



AutoStar III Hand Controller:



Toshiba? microcontroller; 2 line x 16 alphanumeric character display; 20-button keypad, red LED backlit



Batteries (user-supplied):



8 x C-cells



Battery Life (approx.):



3 to 5 hours



Onboard Celestial Object Database:



Over 100,000 objects



Slew Speeds:



RA and Dec: 1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal and 1.5/sec., 3/sec., 6.5/sec.



Tracking Rates:



Sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected



Tube Body:



Aluminum



Mount Castings:



Aluminum



Primary, Secondary Mirrors:



Pyrex? glass



Correcting Plate/Lens:



Schott clear water white glass



Telescope Weight:



28 lbs



Tripod Weight:



9 lbs



Field Tripod Height:



25.5" to 43.5" variable



OTA Master Carton (Size / Weight):



21" x 14.5" x 30" / 43 lbs.



Tripod Master Carton (Size / Weight):



29.1" x 10.6" x 10.6" / 12 lbs.