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Meade 10 Inch LX90-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescope with UHTC

Item MEAD277

List Price: $4,149.00
Our Price: $2,699.00

  • Ideal for astronomy and astrophotography
  • Hand-figured lenses provide optimum light allowance
  • Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope design
  • AutoAlign technology provides clear and simple orientation
  • AutoStar periodic corrections fine-tune performance
  • Ideal for novices and intermediate astronomers alike
  • Rigid cast aluminum fork mount provides rock-solid base
  • Oversized primary mirror provides wider field of vision


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The Meade 10-Inch LX90-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescope with UHTC does more than track satellites; it communicates with them. Once turned on, the built-in Sony GPS sensor immediately determines the scope's precise date, time, and location. AutoAlign technology then uses this info to align the scope for a tour of the most spectacular sights in the universe. This amazing feature, combined with the legendary LX90 Schmidt-Cassegrain's superb design and industry-leading, American-made optics, makes it an ideal choice for serious stargazers.

AUTOALIGN

For added ease of use, this telescope model comes pre-aligned through AutoAlign technology. AutoAlign works by choosing two fail-proof alignment stars and placing them directly in the viewfinder. These can then be centered for fine-tuning and specific viewing.

DIFFRACTION-LIMITED MEADE SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN OPTICS - Individually figured water-white corrector lenses and Pyrex primary and secondary mirrors offer superior light transmission, temperature stability, smoothness, and correction.

OVERSIZED PRIMARY MIRROR - The LX90-ACF's primary mirror is slightly larger than its listed aperture. This extra size yields a wider, fully illuminated field of view, and allows you to see the light other telescopes leave behind.

SLEW SPEED - The LX90GPS slews (moves) from star to star at 7 degrees per second. That is more than twice as fast as the competition. This means that over the course of an evening, a Meade LX90GPS will show you two to three times more objects.

RIGID CAST ALUMINUM FORK MOUNT - The Meade LX90GPS's Optical Tube Assembly is mounted on two sturdy fork arms. This allows for a rock-solid platform for astrophotography.

LX200 - SERIES TRIPOD - The LX90GPS comes standard with the same sturdy field tripod as the LX200R series telescope.

SMART DRIVE - Meade's AutoStar provides Periodic Error Correction (in polar mode). Over the course of one or more training periods, your LX90GPS will minimize guiding corrections during long-exposure astrophotography.

AUTOSTAR CONTROLLER - Meade's AutoStar can be updated after purchase. Log on to www.meade.com to download software upgrades, guided tours, and timely objects like comets, satellites, and new discoveries at no charge.

SMARTFINDER(RED DOT) & 8 X 50 VIEWFINDER - This state-of-the-art feature allows for quick and easy location of deep-sky objects.

Download Meade LX90 GPS Instruction Manual

Recommended Usage: Astrophotography , Viewing Galaxies/Star Clusters , Viewing Nebulae , Viewing the Moon , Viewing the Planets
Power Source: Battery
Battery: 8 X C cell
Brand: Meade
Usage: For the Enthusiast
Weight Complete: 70 lbs.
Finderscope: 8x50/Red Dot
Lens Coating: UHTC
GPS: Yes
GoTo: Yes
Good for Astrophotography: Yes
Telescopes Series: LX90-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescope
Optical Design: LX90-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescope
Aperture: 10 Inches
Focal Length: 2500mm
Focal Ratio: f/10
Mount Design: Alt-Azimuth Fork
Battery Included: No
Eyepiece 1: SP26mm
Highest Useful Magnification: 500X
Limiting Magnitude: 14.5
Resolution: 0.46 Arc Seconds
Resolving Power: 0.46 Arc Seconds
Star Diagonal: 1.25 Inch
User Level: For the Enthusiast
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