Meade 12 Inch LX600-ACF Telescope with StarLock & X-Wedge

Description

All new Meade LX600 Telescopes

Now you can have the most advanced imaging platform available.  The Meade LX600 series telescopes feature StarLock for automatic alignment, ultra-precision pointing and assisted drift alignment.  The Meade LX600 telescopes are available with or without the all new X-Wedge for equatorial mounting the telescope.  Now the LX600 telescopes feature an all new optical system, featuring an oversized Low-Expansion Borsilicate primary mirror, Schott Borofloat glass corrector plate, diffraction limited optics and an f/8 focal ratio.  And with the optional Meade LX600/800 focal reducer, you can bring that down to f/5 for even faster imaging.

Meade LX600 features:

• Advanced Coma Free Optics
• StarLock dual imager and full time autoguider
• GPS Receiver
• Internal Crayford-style focusing system with 7:1 focus control
• OTA tube balance weight system
• AutoStar II handbox with 145,000 object library
• Smart Drive with Permanent Periodic Error Corrrection (PPEC)
• Patented Level North Technolgy (LNT)
• Alignment System
• 8x50 Viewfinder
• AutoStar Suite software
• Free AutoStar upgrades from Meade.com

Meade StarLock

• High-precision autoguiding down to one arcsecond
• No need for separate guider or computer
• Captures field stars down to 11th magnitude

Meade ACF Advanced Coma Free f/8 Optics

• New, faster f/8 Advanced Coma Free optics
• Two-Speed Crayford-Style Focuser with 7:1 micro adjustment
• Optional f/5 field flattener/focal reducer available

Meade X-Wedge

• CNC Machined Aircraft-Grade Aluminum
• 30% More Stable
• Smooth, Accurate Adjustment