Meade LXD75 AR5-AT Achromatic Refractor Telescope with AutoStar

Great scope for beginners!

Meade's LXD75 AR5-AT Refractor telescope with Autostar is a precision instrument that'll give great service over a long time. It's the perfect instrument for the beginning astronomer, and it'll serve an intermediate-level observer well, too.

At the heart of this instrument are premium-grade Meade optics, including a 5-inch, BAK-7 objective lens that's multi-coated to maximize light transmission. A German equatorial mount with heavy-duty shaft and castings, as well as precision worm gears on both axes, ensures precision tracking and slewing - essential for astrophotography.

High Performance Features

• High-Precision Pointing (HPP) For ultra-precise pointing, the HPP function puts objects in the center of the field of view, allowing quick, easy location of deep-sky objects at the farthest limits of the telescope's capability.
  
• Periodic error correction corrects periodic errors on the RA axis over the course of one or more training periods, minimizing guiding corrections during long-exposure photography.
  
• Nine-speed drive controls - From a rapid slew rate of 4.5 degrees/sec. to 1X sidereal, tracking and slewing are controlled from the AutoStar controller.
• Three-star alignment ensures precise alignment and eliminates the need for a complicated optical/mechanical alignment process.
• Variable-height field tripod with spreader bar brace provides stability and vibration-damping required for visual observation and astrophotography.
• Illuminated polar alignment viewfinder offers quick, precise polar alignment.
• Powered with eight D-size batteries or with optional car cigarette lighter and AC wall adapters.