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Meade 8" LX200 GPS SMT Telescope - 08105
 Meade 8" LX200 GPS SMT Telescope, Meade 08105 - Meade 8" LX200 GPS SMT Telescope build on the legendary reputation of their predecessor LX200 telescopes and the result of a two-year design effort at the Meade Irvine facility, Meade 8" LX200 GPS SMT Telescope take previous telescope technology to a level heretofore unimagined. Announced in September, 2001, few telescopes in the thirty-year history of Meade Instruments have aroused such intense interest, or been so quickly accepted, among both beginning and experienced amateur astronomers, but Meade 8" LX200 GPS SMT Telescope did.
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Specifications for Meade 8" LX200 GPS SMT Telescope:
 | | Optical Design: | | Schmidt-Cassegrain | | | Clear Aperture: | | 203mm | | | Primary Mirror Diameter: | | 209.6mm (8.25") | | | Focal Length, Focal Ratio: | | 2000mm f/10 | | | Near Focus (approx.): | | 25 ft. | | | Resolving Power (arc secs.): | | 0.56 | | | Optical Coatings: | | MgF2 on correcting plate (2-sides); standard aluminum on primary & secondary mirrors | | | Ultra-High Transmission Coatings: | | optional at time of purchase | | | Limiting Visual Magnitude (approx.)14.0: | | | | | Limiting Photographic Magnitude (approx.): | | 16.5 | | | Image Scale (degs./inch): | | 0.72 (8" f/10) | | | Maximum Practical Visual Power: | | 600X | | | 35mm Angular Film Coverage: | | 0.68° x 0.97° | | | Optical Tube Dimensions (dia. x length): | | 9.1" x 16.75" | | | Secondary Mirror Obstruction (dia.; %): | | 3.0"-14.1% | | | Telescope Mounting: | | heavy-duty fork type; double tine | | | Setting Circle Diameters: | | Dec: 5"; RA: 8.75" | | | RA Motor Drive Systems: | | 185-speed, microprocessor-controlled, 12v DC servo motor; 5.75" LX worm gear with Smart Drive software | | | Hemispheres of Operation: | | North and South, automatically selected by GPS input or by user override | | | Declination Control System: | | 185-speed, microprocessor-controlled, 12v DC servo motor; 5.75" LX worm gear with Smart Drive software | | | Primary Mirror Lock: | | included (progressive tension) | | | GPS Alignment: | | included (16-channel GPS receiver, electronic sensors for true-level and North, with magnetic declination compensation) | | | GO TO Pointing Precision (approx.): | | 2-arc mins. | | | Pointing Precision, High-Precision Mode: | | 1-arc min. | | | Slow-Motion Controls: | | manual and electric, RA and Dec. | | | Bearings: | | Dec: 3 x 1.83" dia. ball bearings; RA: 1 x 4" dia. and 1 x 2.25" dia. ball bearings | | | Autostar Hand Controller: | | Atmel 89C451 & PIC16C57 microcontrollers; 2 line x 16 alphanumeric character display; 20-button keypad, red LED backlit | | | Main Telescope Controller: | | distributed intelligence architecture using 8 networked microcontrollers (Motorola 68HC11, Atmel 89C451, 3 x PIC16C62, 2 x PIC16C54, Sony digital signal processor); 3.5-Megabyte flash memory (field reprogrammable), 32K RAM | | | Batteries (user-supplied): | | 8 x C-cells | | | Battery Life (approx.): | | 20 hrs. | | | Onboard Celestial Object Database: | | 147,541 objects | | | Slew Speeds: | | RA and Dec: 0.01x to 1.0x sidereal, variable in 0.01x increments; 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal; 1°/sec. to 8°/sec., variable in 0.1° increments | | | Tracking Rates: | | sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected from 2000 incremental rates | | | Tube Body: | | aluminum | | | Mount Casting: | | aluminum | | | Primary, Secondary Mirror: | | Pyrex® glass | | | Correcting Plate/Lens: | | clear float glass | | | Telescope Dimensions, swung down: | | 9.25" x 17" x 24.75" | | | Shipping Carton Dimensions: | | 31" x 22" x 14" | | | Total Net Telescope Weight: | | 73 lbs | | | Heaviest Sub-Section for Field Assembly 45 lbs.: | | | | | Total Shipping Weight (approx.): | | 94 lbs. | | | #1220 Field De-rotater: | | optional | | | Equatorial Wedge Latitude Range: | | 23° to 64° | | | Field Tripod Height: | | 30" to 44" variable | |
Features of Meade 8" LX200 GPS SMT Telescope:
- High-Precision Pointing (HP) Capability
- Autostar II Control System: Completely redesigned and updated for the 8" LX200 GPS SMT
- Built-in 145,000-Object Library Included as Standard Equipment
- New Heavy-Duty Fork Mounts
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