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This is a professional quality optical instrument, combining extensive electronics with accurate GPS guidence. Made in USA, not a cheap toy. Meade is one of the most respected brands worldwide for Telescopes. All movements by inbuilt electric motors. GPS contolled automated initial alignment, then celestial objects are automatically located from an extensive data base. Objects can be tracked for photography, compensating for Earth movement. Robust and sturdy vibration free tripod. Perfect for attaching cameras, or using CCD eyepiece to view and record from a laptop or computer. Can remotely control telescope from a computer in another room.
Brand new, in original boxes, never used. Big reduction over retail price.
Meade 12 in LX200ACF Telescope with UHTC, Series 4000 Super
Plossl Eyepiece 1210-60-03 is a Hubble for your Backyard! Meade LX200 ACF Telescopes brings Advanced
Coma Freeoptics
within reach of aspiring astronomers everywhere. Now with Meade LX-200 ACF
12 inch Computerized Telescope you can own what the professionals own. Meade LX200 ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescopes
includes all the field-proven features of the Meade LX200 and Meade LX200GPS Telescopes, including GPS,
LNT, Primary Mirror Lock, Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser, Oversized Primary
Mirror, SmartDrive, Smart Mount, Meade AutoAlign, Meade AutoStar II and
more. Plus, all Meade Telescopes of Meade LX200 ACF
series come with observatory-class optics crafted in the USA, Irvine,
California. The new Meade LX200ACF Advanced Coma Free Telescopes
are the biggest news in astronomy since, well, Meade LX200.
Available
Models of Meade 12 in LX200ACF Advanced Coma Free Telescope:
1210-60-02: Meade 12 in LX200ACF Advanced Coma Free Telescope with
UHTC, Series 5000 5-Elements Super Plossl Eyepiece
1210-60-03: Meade 12 in LX200ACF Advanced Coma Free Telescope with
UHTC, Series 4000 Super Plossl Eyepiece
Features of Meade
LX200ACF Telescopes:
Advanced Coma-Free Optics: Meade Advanced
Comafree design is a huge jump over the traditional Schmidt-Cassegrain as
far as sharpness of image, flatness of field, and color. Meade Advanced
Coma Free Telescopes delivers the same sharp, flat, comafree field
from edge to edge as a typical Ritchey-Chretien. The use of the corrector
plate in the Meade ACF system creates a closed and protected
optical tube, reduces astigmatism and eliminates the diffraction spikes
inherent in the traditional RC design. ACF optical system by Meade perform at the same high level as
comparable RC systems costing thousands more.
Meade UHTC Ultra-High Transmission Coatings: increases total light transmission and image brightness by nearly
20% over Meade standard coatings. Objects such as stars, galaxies and
nebulae will appear significantly brighter. For more information on Meade UHTC, please, click here.
Zero Image Shift Microfocuser allows you to
obtain precise image focus with no image movement.
Primary Mirror Lock locks the
mirror in place during long exposure astro photography.
Oversize Primary Mirror diameters are
greater than their listed aperture (e.g., the diameter of the Meade 8" LX200ACF is actually
8.25"). This additional 1/4" yields a wide, fully illuminated
field-of-view.
Meade Smart Mount constantly refines pointing
accuracy each time an object is centered and updated. Compatible with both
equatorial and altazimuth mounts.
Meade 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. PPEC is
available on both axes and functions in both polar and altazimuth modes.
Sony GPS Receiver Sensor automatically
inputs precise time, date, and geographical location to help quickly and
precisely align a LX200ACF Meade Telescope.
Meade AutoAlign: Telescopes with Meade
Auto Align come pre-aligned. They are smart scopes that know the night
sky right out of the box. Meade AutoAlign picks two fail-proof
alignment stars for you and places them right in your view-finder. Just
center them to fine tune your alignment and the wonders of the universe
are at your fingertips.
Meade AutoStar II Hand Controller features
"Hot Keys" for quick access to a 145,000 celestial object
database. Meade Auto Star II can be updated with the latest
software upgrades, guided tours and timely objects like comets free at
meade.com.
Specifications for
Meade 12" LX200ACF GPS Computerized Telescope:
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) All models
Zero Image-Shift Micro Focuser:
included
(4-speed) All models
Eyepiece:
Series
5000 26mm 5-Element Plossl (model 1210-60-02), Series 4000 26mm Super Plossl
Eyepiece (model 1210-60-03)
Viewfinder:
8 x
50mm
GPS, True-level and North sensors:
included
(16-channel GPS receiver) All models
Pointing Precision, High Precision Mode:
1-arc
min. All models
Meade Autostar II Hand Controller:
included
(147,541 object database) All models
Batteries (user-supplied):
8 x
C-cells
Battery Life (approx.):
20 hrs
Slew Speeds:
RA and
Dec - 0.01x to1.0x sidereal, variable in0.01x increments; 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x,
128x sidereal; 1°/sec. to 8°/sec., variable in 0.1° increments All models
Tracking Rates:
sidereal,
lunar, or custom-selected from 2000 incremental rates All models
Meade 12 in LX200ACF Telescope with UHTC, Series 4000 Super Plossl
Eyepiece 1210-60-03:
Meade LX200 ACF 12" OTA with Meade UHTC
Heavy Duty Double-Tine Fork Mount
AutoStar II GO-TO Computer Controller w/ LNT and Smart Mount
Technology
16-channel GPS Automatic Alignment System
Metal Field Tripod (30"-44")
AutoStar Suite Software
Meade Series 5000 26mm Plossl Eyepiece (model 1210-60-02), or Series
4000 26mm Super Plossl Eyepiece (model 1210-60-03)
1.25" Star Diagonal
8 x 50mm Finder Scope
7-port control panel (w/ two RS-232 serial interface ports)
Meade 12 in LX200ACF Telescope with UHTC, Series
4000 Super Plossl Eyepiece 1210-60-03On 13-Nov-09 at 10:27:55 AEDST, seller added the following information:electric microfocuser
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Item location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Posting to: Australia
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Free pick up in Carlton, or can be shipped at buyers cost. Note that there are 2 large boxes, weighing 79 kg.
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