Meade 12" (305mm) f/10 LX200-ACF Telescope Without Tripod
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Meade 12" (305mm) f/10 LX200-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescope with UHTC Coatings - Without Tripod

SKU: MDLX200AC12N

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Meade LX200-ACF Optical Tube Specifications

  • Optical Design

    Advanced Coma Free

  • Clear Aperture

    305mm (12")

  • Focal Length Focal Ratio

    3048mm f/10 (12")

  • Maximum Practical Visual Power

    750X (12")

  • Telescope Mounting

    Heavy-duty fork type; double-tine

  • Primary Mirror Lock

    Included (progressive tension)

  • Eyepiece

    Series 4000 26mm Super Plossl

  • Viewfinder

    8 x 50mm

  • GPS, True-level and North sensors

    Included (16-channel GPS receiver)

  • Pointing Precision, High Precision Mode

    1-arc min.

  • Autostar II Hand Controller

    Included (147,541 object database)

  • Batteries (user-supplied)

    8 x C-cells

  • Battery Life (approx.)

    20 hrs

  • Slew Speed

    RA and Dec: 0.01x to 1.0x sidereal, variable in 0.01x increments; 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal; 1½/sec. to 8½/sec., variable in 0.1½ increments

  • Tracking Rates

    Sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected from 2000 incremental rates

  • Primary, Secondary Mirrors

    Pyrex glass

  • Correcting Plate/Lens

    Water white glass

  • UHTC

    Included

  • Field Tripod Height

    40" to 50" variable

  • Telescope Weight

    125 lbs

  • Warranty

    Meade 1 year limited warranty

About Meade LX200-ACF Optical Tube

The Meade 12" (305mm) f/10 LX200-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescope includes all the field-proven features of the LX200 including GPS, Primary Mirror Lock, Oversized Primary Mirror, SmartDrive; Smart Mount, AutoStar II. It features a radical new Advanced Coma Free design optical system.

The ACF design produces a coma-free, flat field of view that is the perfect platform for the demanding researcher and imaging enthusiast. Meade Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC) Increased total light transmission and image brightness by nearly 20% over Meade's standard coatings. Objects such as stars, galaxies and nebulae will appear significantly brighter.

Meade LX200-ACF Optical Tube Features

  • f/10 Advanced Coma-Free Optics: Meade has created a new design with the same coma-free pinpoint star images and flatter field also reduces the astigmatism.
  • Meade Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC) increases total light transmission and image brightness by nearly 20% over Meade's standard coatings. Objects such as stars, galaxies and nebulae will appear significantly brighter
  • Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser allows you to obtain precise image focus with no image movement
  • Oversize Primary Mirror diameters are greater than their listed aperture. This additional 1/4" yields a wide, fully illuminated field-of-view
  • Primary Mirror Lock locks the mirror in place preventing movement during long-exposure astrophotography
  • Smart Drive provides permanent periodic error correction (PPEC) on both axes by learning and averaging error over the course of one or more training periods, thereby minimizing guiding corrections during long-exposure photographs
  • SonyGPS Receiver Sensor automatically inputs precise time, date and geographical location to help quickly and precisely align the telescope
  • AutoAlign - Telescopes with Meade's new AutoAlign are smart scopes that know the night sky right out of the box. AutoAlign picks two alignment stars for you and places them right in your view-finder
  • AutoStar II controller features "Hot Keys" for quick access to a 145,000 celestial object database

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Key Features

  • F/10 Advanced Coma-Free Optics
  • Meade Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)
  • Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser allows you to obtain precise image focus
  • Oversize Primary Mirror diameters are greater than their listed aperture
  • This additional 1/4" yields a wide fully illuminated field-of-view
  • Primary Mirror Lock locks the mirror in place preventing movement during long-exposure astrophotography

What's in the box:

  • 1.25' Diagonal Prism
  • 4000 Super Plossl 26mm Eyepiece
  • 8x50 viewfinder with Cross-Hair reticle. Meade AutoStar II Hand Controller w/145000 object database
  • Suite Astronomer Edition Software for PC. Meade Warranty.