Meade 10" f/10 LX90 ACF GPS UHTC Telescope

Love the idea of the simplicity and sophistication of the ETX Premier Edition, but want to see images that only a large telescope can deliver? Look no further than to the new 25.4cm(10") LX90-ACF with Meade's exclusive, patented Level North Technology that can take you to the depths of space easier than ever before at a down-to-earth price! The Telescope of a Lifetime! Featuring solid state electronics, diffraction-limited ACF optics and ultra-precise GO-TO technology, the Meade LX90ACF is the ultimate telescope for the amateur astronomer. The LX90ACF is easy to use, and ideal for both visual and photographic applications.
 
Features
- Use cases: Telescopes for beginners, Lunar and planetary observation, Astro Photography, Deep Sky Observation
- PATENTED LEVEL-NORTH TECHNOLOGY You do not need to know the night sky. Simply turn your telescope on and it will automatically point to the first alignment star. It's that simple. You will see more in one night than Galileo saw in a lifetime.
- DIFFRACTION-LIMITED MEADE ACF OPTICS Only Meade individually figures their water-white corrector lenses and Pyrex® primary and secondary mirrors for superior light transmission, temperature stability, smoothness and correction.
- OVERSIZED PRIMARY MIRROR Only Meade manufactures their primar mirrors in diameters larger than their listed aperture (e.g. the diameter of the 20.3cm(8") LX9' s primary mirror is actually 21cm(8.25")). This additional 6.4mm(0.25") yields a wider, fully illuminated field-of-view, and allows you to see the light other telescopes leave behind.
- RIGID CAST ALUMINUM FORK MOUNT The Meade LX90's Optical Tube Assembly is mounted on two sturdy fork arms giving you a rock solid platform for astrophotography.
- LX200"- SERIES TRIPOD The LX90 comes standard with the same sturdy field tripod as the LX200GPS series telescope.
- SMART DRIVE Only Meade's AutoStar provides Periodic Error Correction (in polar mode). Over the course of one or more training periods your LX90 will minimize guiding corrections during long exposure astrophotography.
- AUTOSTAR CONTROLLER Only 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 discoveriesFree! Keep your AutoStar up-to-date, and your LX90 will grow with you for years to come.
- SMARTFINDER (RED DOT) & 8 X 50 VIEWFINDER Quickly and easily locate and center deep sky objects.
- AUTOSTAR SUITE" ASTRONOMER' S EDITION SOFTWAREis an easy to use planetarium software that allows you to see what' s in the sky tonight. Plan observing sessions, print star charts, and even control your telescope all from your PC.
 
Specifications
- Optical Design: Advanced Coma Free
- Objectiv lens diam.: 254 mm (10'')
- Diameter Primary Mirror: 263.5mm
- Focal Length, Focal Ratio: 2500mm, f/10
- Near Focus (approx.): 15.2m
- Resolving Power in arc seconds: 0.45"
- Optical Coatings: UHTC
- Limiting Visual Stellar Magnitude (approx.): 14.5mag
- Limiting Photographic Stellar Magnitude (approx.): 17mag
- Image Scale (degrees/cm): 0.23°/cm
- Recommended Maximum Visual Power: 650x
- Angular Film Coverage (24x36mm format): 0.54° x 0.78°
- Optical Tube Dimensions (Ø x length): 295mm x 570mm
- Secondary Mirror Ø / Obstruction %: 94mm / 37 %
- Telescope Mounting: aluminum
- Setting Circles Ø: DEC 127mm, RA 203mm
- Motor Drive System in RA/AZ: 1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x, sidereal and 1,5°/sec, 3°/sec, 6,5°/sec
- Hemispheres of Operation: Motorola 68HC11, 1 MB flash memory (field reprogrammable), 32K RAM
- Motor Drive System in DEC/EL: 1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x, sidereal, and 1,5°/sec, 3°/sec, 6,5°/sec
- Primary Mirror Lock: no
- Automatic Alignment (GPS): standard
- GoTo Pointing Precision (approx.): 5 arc minutes
- Pointing Precision, High-Precision Mode: 3 arc minutes
- Slow-Motion Controls: electric, RA and DEC
- Autostar Controller: #497, PIC 16C57 processor, 2 line x 16 alphanumeric character display, 20-button keypad, red LED backlit
- Autostar Object Database: 30.223 objects
- Batteries (user-supplied): 8x C-cells
- Tracking Rates: sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected from 2000 incremental rates
- Tube Body: aluminum
- Primary Mirror: Pyrex glass
- Secondary Mirror: Pyrex glass
- Front Lens / Correcting Plate: clear float glass
- Telescope Shipping Carton Dimensions: 97 x 69 x 55 cm
- Telescope Dimensions, swung down:      80 x 46 x 30 cm
- Telescope Net Weight: 32kg
- Heaviest Sub-Section for Field Assembly: 22kg
- Telescope Shipping Weight: 42kg
- Field Tripod Height: 76cm - 112cm, variable
 
Included Accessories
- Advanced Coma Free Optics 25,4cm(10") f/10 (D=254mm, F=2500mm, Auflösung = 9,65mm(0,38"), Sterne sichtbar bis 15mag) with UHTC coating
- rugged fork mount with 125mm Schneckengetriebe in beiden Achsen
- Height-adjustable tripod
- AutoStar Handbox
- integrated battery compartment.
- motorische Feinbewegungen in beiden Achsen
- nine speeds in both axis
- GoTo-Function
- 8x50mm Viewfinder
- 31,7mm(1,25") diagonal prism
- Super Plössl eyepiece 26mm (31,7mm(1,25")) Series 4000
- AutoStar Suite Software
- instructions