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Meade LX80 AZ/EQ 8" SCT

   
Price
$2,099.00
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Description

Brand new from Meade - deliveries are expected to begin early 2012.

 

THE NEW LX80 MULTI-MOUNT EASILY TRANSITIONS BETWEEN GERMAN EQUATORIAL, ALT-AZ AND DUAL OTA CONFIGURATIONS TO HANDLE ALL YOUR ASTRONOMICAL NEEDS.

 

Now you no longer have to make the difficult decision between the ease of setup and operation of an altazimuth mount or the versatility and long duration imaging capability of a German Equatorial Mount.  Meade's new LX80 is the only mount that gives you both plus one more - three computerized GoTo mounts for the price of one.  



Vixen-style dovetail OTA mounting.
The die-cast aluminum, industry-standard dovetail provides compatibility with most OTAs.

 

Heavy-duty mount
Rock-solid, stable platform with precision worm gear drives on both axes for both visual and astrophotographic requirements.

 

Sectional counterweight shaft
Allows for selecting the ideal shaft length for counterbalancing or dual-tube configurations.

 

Multi-mount adjustment
Quickly change between alt-az mode and German Equatorial mode.

 

Control panel
Includes power connector, handbox port and two auxiliary ports for connecting optional equipment.

 

Audiostar™ computer-control handbox
Meade's revolutionary AudioStar computer controller finds and points your telescope to over 30,000 objects in the night sky. With its Astronomer Inside™ digital audio technology, everyone around the telescope can listen and learn about the 500-plus celestial objects contained in its database, including planets, nebulae, star clusters, the Moon and much more.

 

Fine-tune tripod adjusters
Quickly and easily level your tripod for optimum pointing accuracy.

 

Stainless-steel tripod legs
Two inch diameter legs provide a stable foundation.

 Product Number   0810-08-01
 Clear Aperature   8 inches

 Optical Design

  Schmidt-Cassegrain
 Focal Length   2034mm
 Focal Ratio   f/10
 Telescope  Mounting   LX80 Multi-Mount
 Optical Coatings   Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)
 Resolving Power (Dawes Limit)   0.570 arcseconds
 Secondary Obstruction (%)   13.65
 AutoStar Controller   AudioStar
 Object Database   30,000 objects
 Viewfinder   8x50mm with cross-hair reticle
 Eyepiece   26mm Series 4000 Super Plossl
 Diagonal   1.25" diagonal prism
 Total Instrument Capacity   Multi-OTA = 32 kg
  Alt-Az or German Equatorial = 18 kg
 Optional AC Power   12v DC, 5 amp power supply

 

 

 Materials  
 Primary and Secondary Mirror   Low-expansion borosilicate glass
 Correcting Plate/Lens

  Aspheric high-spectral transmission Borofloat glass from Shott AG Germany

 Optical Tube

  Aluminium

 

 

 Weights and  Dimensions  
 OTA Weight   6.4kg
 OTA Only Dimensions   229mm diameter x 432mm