Meade LX 850 10 "Telescope

The Meade LX 850 10 "(254mm) telescope incorporates the Schmidt-Cassegrain optical system with ACF, flat , comma-free, and ultra-high-transmission coatings ( UHTC ) optics. Comma-free optics allow the full range of vision without aberrations and without losing detail of any celestial body, it also reduces astigmatism and eliminates diffraction peaks.The high quality coatings allow you to obtain the maximum brightness and contrast of the image.

It incorporates the StarLock permanent automatic guidance system, a revolutionary guidance technology for long exposures. This guidance system finds the star through a double chamber and guides it with an accuracy of 1 arc second (up to 11th magnitude stars) and also incorporates the LightSwitch automatic alignment system. With MEADE's exclusive LIGHTSWITCH technology at its core, the StarLock uses 80mm af / 5 optics and a dual system of sensors that will provide a computer-aided aid in Pole Star Alignment using the drift method . StarLock allows you to acquire images on your guidance sensor and thus proceed with automatic guidance during long exposures. StarLock itself will program for the correction of the permanent periodic error. This guidance system and the CrayFord dual-speed (7: 1) internal focusing system are essential for the astrophotographic use of the telescope.
The German equatorial mount is made of aluminum and stainless steel , following a procedure similar to that of the aircraft fuselage. Sturdy , capable of supporting tubes up to 41kg, features ball bearings on each axis, a 44.45mm stainless steel AR shaft, 147, 32mm diameter crowns, fine adjustment manual controls on both axes and illuminated reticle of port of departure.
The AutoStar II controller with a library of 144,000 objects, the GPS receiver, the SmartDrive system for permanent correction of periodic errors, the Level North Technology alignment system and the Autostar Suite software complete the electronic and digital equipment of the Meade LX 850 10 ".

Characteristics:

• Diameter: 10 "(254mm)
  
• Optical Design: Advanced Coma-Free (ACF)
  
• Optical Treatment: UHTC ™
  
• Focal length: 2032mm
  
• Focal ratio: f / 8
  
• Resolving Power (Dawes Limit): 0.456 arcseconds
  
• Focusing Mechanism: Internal Crayford type, zero shifting, double speed with 7: 1 reduction
  
• Finder: 8x50mm with cross reticle
  
• Dovetail: Losmandy type with ultra-robust radial blocks
  
• Eyepiece: 25mm HD-60
  
• Diagonal: dielectric zenith 2 "5000 Series
  
• Frame Type: high load capacity German equatorial
  
• Control knob: AutoStar® II
  
• Database: 145,000 objects
  
• Aiming Accuracy (High-Precision Mode): 1 arcminute (+/-)
  
• Periodic Error Correction: Both Axes
  
• Permanent Periodic Error Correction (PPEC): Yes
  
• StarLock ™: Yes
  
• Typical guidance performance with StarLock: <1 arcsecond
  
• Slow Motion Controls: Electronic
  
• Power panel: includes the following connection ports: 12V input, 12V output, power, focuser, illuminated reticle, control knob, one RS-232 port, StarLock, 1 Aux port.
  
• Speeds: RA and Dec: 0.01x to 1.0x sidereal, variable in increments of 0.01x increments; 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal; 1 ° / sec. at 2 ° / sec., variable in 0.1 ° increments.
  
• Tracking Speeds: Sidereal, Lunar, or whatever you want with 2000 increment options
  
• Total load capacity: 40.5 Kg.
  
• Tripod: Giant LX850 Tripod
  
• Power: (Optional) 12v DC, 5 Amps stabilized
  
• GPS receiver: Yes
  
• Hour Chip: Yes
  
• Electronic Focuser: Included
  
• Smart Mount ™: Yes
  
• Smart Drive ™: Yes
  
• Anti-Vibration Mounts: Included.Integrated on the tripod