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LX850™.
RE-ENGINEERED.
REFINED.
REMARKABLE.
The portable astro-imaging system
that can be set up, aligned and imaging
in less than thirty minutes.
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OPTICAL TUBES AVAILABLE WITH THE LX850
130 mm
14 inch
LX850 f/8 Advanced Coma-FreeSeries 6000 ED Triplet APO Refractor
12 inch
10 inch
Building on the foundation of the technologically revolutionary LX800,
Meade engineers have taken the next step in astrophotographic
evolution. We’ve kept the same innovative concepts like Starlock™ fulltime automatic guiding and high-precision pointing, f/8 ACF OTAs with
internal Crayford-style two-speed focuser and a portable precision
German equatorial mount, but re-engineered it to deliver more
performance with less user effort.
Here is a brief list of a few of the changes and new features made to
create the new LX850:
NEW polished bronze worms in both RA and DEC drives that deliver
smooth motion with low periodic error
NEW larger roller bearings in both RA and DEC axes to better handle
large loads
NEW roller bearings in the RA and DEC clutch assemblies to allow freer
motion with the clutches loosened for easier balancing
NEW one-piece 1-inch thick saddle plate with improved dove tail clamps,
thicker OTA dovetail rail and radius blocks to reduce flexure between the
OTA and mount
NEW alterative Starlock mounting position on ACF OTAs for virtually no
flexure between StarLock and the primary optics
NEW StarLock software improvements to guide star selection, tracking/
guiding accuracy, Ultra High Precision Pointing, and Drift Alignment
NEW StarLock automatic guide rate calibration which analyzes the sky
conditions and sets the best possible guide rates for both RA and DEC
What's more is that all of this technology and engineering delivers a
portable astro-imaging system that can be set up, aligned and imaging
in less than 30 minutes.
Prices starting at just $5,999
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LX850
LX850 SERIES FEATURES
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advanced technologies in optics, electronics and mechanics to bring you a superior system
for imaging and visual observations. Here are some of the exciting features of the LX850 line.
and 14 inch OTAs. These optics produce wider, flatter fields with no coma for pinpoint stars
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Meade Instruments’ new LX850 series of imaging/visual telescopes uses exciting
b Fast f/8 Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optical systems on the 10, 12
out to the edge of larger imaging sensors or extreme wide angle eyepieces.
3 inch Crayford-style 10:1 focuser. Beautifully machined and finished with case.
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130mm 3-element, air-spaced apochromatic f/7 refractor with
Optional 3 inch field flattener available.
c StarLock full-time automatic integrated guider provides
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computer-assisted drift alignment for refining polar alignment, finds
and centers targets and then automatically locks onto a field star as
faint as 11th magnitude for guiding. No separate computer,
no guide star selection, no guide scope focus. Just set up your
d Internal Crayford-style primary mirror focusing
f Precision machined 5.8 inch main gears with 225 teeth in
both R.A. and DEC. with .68" polished bronze worms for very
system with a dual speed 7:1 focus control.
e German Equatorial Mount made from
machined aluminum and stainless steel with large
bearing surfaces and roller bearings in both axes for
an extremely solid and stable platform.
accurate movements and tracking.
Precise focus is a snap.
camera and image.
OR:
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g 1.75 inch diameter threaded stainless steel counterweight shaft
with 26 pound threaded stainless steel counterweights for easy and safe
adjustments to telescope balance.
h Sophisticated built-in computer for the most accurate
control of the StarLock and other telescope systems.
i AutoStar II computer controller 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 LX850 in just the way you
want.
j Precise altitude and azimuth controls
for mount polar alignment.
1) Ultra-stable adjustable height tripod.
Three inch diameter legs fold up for easy transport.
1! Internal cabling to prevent snags and tangles.
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Series 5000 2 inch enhanced
99% reflective diagonal, 25mm HD-60 premium
eyepiece and anti-vibration pads.
1# Zero image-shift microfocuser for
exacting electronic control of focus.
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LX850
Product number
UPC
Optical design
Clear aperture
Focal le ngth focal ratio
Optical coatings
Resolving power
(Dawes limit)
Secondary
obstruction (%)
Viewfinder
Eyepiece
Diagonal
Field flattener
(optional)
Focus system
OTA mo unting
Elect ronic zero imageshift microfocuser
Auxiliary
equipment
mounting system
Materials
Primary mirror
Secondary mirror
Correcting plate/lens
Optical tube
Weights and dimensions
Total net O TA weight
U.S. re tail with mount,
tripod, StarLock
and O TA
10 inch Advan ced
Coma-Free
1008-85-01 1208-85-01 1408-85-01 0130-85-01
7 09942 60061 2 7 09942 60062 9 7 09942 60063 6 7 09942 60064 3
10 inches 12 inches 14 inc hes 13 0mm
2032mm, f/8 2438mm, f/8 2845mm, f/8 910mm, f /7
.46 arcseconds .38 arcseconds .325 arcseconds .89 arcseconds
20.95 16.8 6 13.28 NA
Internal Crayford-style, zero image-shift primary mirror focus
Series 5 000 Auxiliar y Equipment Mounting System (optional) NA
Individually figured hyperbolic with primary mirror for maximum correction.
Aspheric high-spectral transmission Borofloat glass
33 lb 56 lb 63 lb 25 lb
$7,999 $8,999 $9,999 $9,999
12 inch Advanced
Coma-Free
Advanced Coma-Free Apochromatic
UHTC Fully Multi-Coated
8x50 refractor with cross hairs
HD-6 0 25mm long eye relief pr emium eyepiece
Series 5 000 2 inch with enhanced 99% reflectivity
NA 3 inch diameter, 2
with dual s peed 7:1 control
®
Losmandy
-style mounting plate Vixen®-style
Included NA
Low-expansion borosilicate glass NA
Low-expansion borosilicate glass
from Schott AG Germany
Aluminum
14 inch Advan ced
Coma-Free
Meade Instruments
27 Hubble • Irvine, CA 92618
tel 800.626.3233 • www.meade.com
©2013 Meade Instruments Corp. All rights reserved. Patents pending.
Specifications and prices subject to change without notice. 20-12009
130mm APO
Refractor
element, fully multicoated field flattener
Crayford-style 3
inch zero image shift
focuser w ith dual
speed 10:1 control
mounting plate
NA
NA
German Equatorial Mount
Product number
UPC
Mount body
Finish
Main gear - R.A. & Dec.
Worm gear - R.A. & Dec.
Bearing size
Counterweight shaft
Counterweights
Drive motors
Mechanical alignment
Tracking distance pas t meridian
OTA mount ing system
Instrument payload capacity
Latitude range
Tripod
Mount body weight
Counterweight shaft weight
Counterweights
Tripod weight
Control panel
Computer control
Database
Computer hand control
GPS
Home sensors
Internal clock
Internal cabling
Slew speed
Tracking rates
Tracking modes
Alignment procedures
StarLock
Wide-field camera
Narrow-field camera
High-precision pointing
High-precision guiding
High-precision alignment
Weight
Power supply
U.S. retail
37-0850-00
7 09942 60060 5
Machined f rom 6061-T6 Aircr aft grade Aluminium and stainless steel
Anodized Aluminium and stainless steel
5.8 inch under cut 225 tooth aluminum
.68 inch diameter precision machined polished bronze
3.15 inch (outer diameter)
1.75 inch diameter, 12 inch long t hreaded stainless steel
26 lb. (optional 10 lb.) threaded stainless steel.
Quantity: 10 inch - two (2) 2 6 lb.; 12 inch - t wo (2) 26 lb.;
14 inch - three (3) 26 lb.; 130mm APO - on e (1) 26 lb.;
Mount onl y - one (1) 26 lb.
DC servo motors with encoders, both a xes
Fine adjus tment altitude and azimuth controls
Up to 20 degrees
Losmandy®-style dovet ail
90.0 lbs (4 0.80 kg)
10° to 70°
Giant folding adjustable height tripod wi th 3 inch diameter aluminum
legs. Height from 29 inches to 45 inches.
60 lb.
17. 8 lb
26 lb (10 lb optional wieghts available)
36 lb
12v DC in, 12v DC out, Power, Focuser, Reticle, Handbox port, 1
computer connection port (RS232), 1 StarLock port,
1 Aux guide port
AutoS tar II GoTo system
Over 144,0 00 Objects, Catalogs included: Index catalog (5,386); NG C
catalo g (7,840); Par tial Caldwell cat alog (109); Messier catalog (110);
Eart h orbiting satellites (26); Pla nets (9); Upps ala galaxy ca talog (12,940 );
Morphological catalog of galaxies (12,93 9); General catalog of variable
stars ( 29,364); S AO and Hipparcos star catalogs (42,277); Draper star
catalo g (21,160); Yale bright star cat alog (8,977); Large Bright Q uasars
Survey (1,055); Named objects (4,313); Herschel catalog (40 0); Abell
catalo g of galaxy clusters (2,712); Arp catalog of irregular galaxies (635);
Lunar features (1,754); As teroids and comet s (120); Constellations (88);
Solar/Lunar eclipses, meteor showers (492).
Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display;
20 backlit LED butto ns.
Yes
Both R A and Dec axes
Yes
Yes
3 degrees/second
.01x to 1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 1/4°, 1/2°, 1°, 3 °.
EQ North and EQ South
2-Sta r Align, 1 Star Polar Align, StarLock assisted drift align
25mm x 26mm f /1.04 optic with 1/ 2 inch format CMOS sensor gives
field of 14.72 x 11.78 degrees.
80mm x 40 0mm f/5 optic with 1/2 inch format CM OS sensor gives field
of 57.2 x 45.8 ar cminutes (2.68 arcseconds/pixel)
+/- 1 arcminute
+/- 1 arcsecond (with good seeing. 1-4 second correction update rate
depending on star magnitude. Faintest guide star 11th mag.
Semi-automatic drift align procedure f or ultra-precise polar alignmen t
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
12v DC 5A usin g supplied Meade Universal Power Supply
$5,999 (mount, tripod and StarLock only)
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