|
Meade LX800 Astro Imaging PlatformThe Meade LX800 sets a new standard in astrophotograhic and visual performance that will be hard to follow. The fast f/8 Advanced Coma Free optical system on the 10", 12" and 14" OTAs produces a wider, flatter field with no coma for pinpoint stars out to the edge of larger imaging sensors and extreme wide angle eyepieces. Meades patented Advanced Coma Free (ACF) optical design offers the coma-free pinpoint star images and flatter image fields that is so greatly sought after by discerning amateur astronomers, astrophotographers and professional observatories everywhere. This patented system also reduces the astigmatism and eliminates diffraction spikes found in classical RC’s. Meade StarLockThe revolutionary new technology that makes target acquisition on your imaging sensor and accurate guiding during exposures completely automatic. With Meade's exclusive LightSwitch technology at its core, StarLock uses an 80mm f/5 optic and two camera sensor system to provide computer assisted polar alignment using the drift method.  Once aligned the StarLock is guiding the mount in real time, and even automatically programs periodic error correction, achieving a guiding accuracy of up to 1 arcsecond in good seeing and with the capability of guiding on stars as faint as 11th magnitude. AutoStar II hand control with over 144,000 object database to take you to almost any object imaginable at the push of the GoTo button. AutoStar II allows the user to setup and operate the LX800 in just the way you want LX800 MountThe mount is constructed of machined stainless steel and aircraft grade aluminum is a rock solid platform for the most demanding applications, with a 90 pound payload capacity and pointing accuracy as good as one arcminute. Features include precision roller bearings on each axis, a 1.75 stainless steel RA shaft, 5.8" main gears, fine manual adjustment controls on both axis, illuminated reticle output port and RS-232 serial interface port (USB Adapter available separately). Mount main body weight is 55 pounds. The fully height adjustable (29 to 45") tripod features massive 3" diameter stainless steel legs for rock steady performance and weighs 36 pounds. The LX800 features DC-servo motors on each axis with a maximum slew speed of 3 degrees per second, allowing slewing 180 degrees to the opposite side of the sky in one minute flat. Fine slewing and photographic guiding speeds can be adjusted from .01x to 1x sidereal, with faster slewing at 2x, 8x, 16x, or 1/4, 1/2, 1 or 3 degrees per second. Return From Meade LX800 To Meade Telescopes Main Page Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Sitemap | Contact | Link To Us
copyright © 2012 Telescopes-For-Amateur-Astronomers.com 
|