Meade Telescope ACF-SC 406/3251 Starlock LX600 with Max tripod

The LX600 is a simple to operate, portable package that makes taking great astrophotos as easy as focusing your camera and opening the shutter. The collection of features and technology integrated into the LX600 is unavailable from any other manufacturer and cannot be duplicated by just attaching a set of add-ons to another scope.

StarLock

The LX600 integrates a unique star tracking and object finding system into the telescope mount. This integration allows the telescope to center your target perfectly in the field of view. Once centered, the star tracking system communicates directly with the motor drives to automatically assure your scope stays locked onto its target with arcsecond precision. The automated optical tracking system delivers long-exposure guiding with pinpoint stars on astroimages despite misalignments, atmospheric refraction, periodic or other mechanical errors. This level of precision is unobtainable with systems using high precision encoders, software pointing models, large gears or PEC training — and all without the need of an external computer.

New f/8 Advanced Coma-Free™ Optical System

Meade has completely redesigned the OTAs with a new mirror mounting and focusing system to achieve zero image-shift and a two-speed microfocuser. The scope features faster f/8 ACF™ optics giving you pinpoint stars all the way across the field of view. The OTAs are available in 10, 12, 14 and 16 inch apertures.

Internal Crayford-style 7:1 Focuser

The completely redesigned mirror mounting system achieves

zero-image shift, eliminating the need for a mirror lock and integrates a two-speed microfocuser for

quick and easy adjustments.

Solid Fork Mount With Heavy Duty 5.75" Gears.

Large, high-quality worm-gear drives in both axes provide smooth movements with low periodic error that are critical for long exposure astrophotography. Providing the freedom to go horizon to horizon without any meridian flip, unlike German Equatorial Mounts.

Alt/Az Mode

In alt/az mode, the LX600 also makes for the best visual and short exposure experience possible. The LX600 performs LightSwitch® fully-automated self alignment. StarLock will put every target dead center in the eyepiece and track with arcsecond accuracy so you can concentrate on the beautiful, wide fields of pinpoint stars created by the superb f/8 ACF optical system.

Autostar II Controller.

Puts over 145,000 objects at your fingertips with the fastest GoTo performance available (8° per second). Or you can control the system from an external computer.

Giant Field Tripod

With 3" diameter chromed steel legs and cast aluminum tripod head — adjustable from 34" to 54" — the Giant Field Tripod provides a research-grade foundation for the LX600.

All New X-Wedge™

Precision CNC-machined from ultra-ridged, aircraft-grade aluminum with smooth, accurate altitude and azimuth adjustments. Thirty percent more stable than competing equatorial wedges, the X-Wedge is the essential accessory for long exposure astroimaging.

Portability

While you can achieve remarkable visual and imaging results from a suburban backyard, the ease of transporting an LX600 to a remote site will make you anxious to see what you can achieve under truly dark sky conditions.

LX600 FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TOTHE 16 INCH MODEL

Weighing in at Observatory-class, the 16 inch LX600 boasts features not available with the standard LX600 line.

Filtered Cooling Fan To keep your telescope in thermal equilibrium the optical tube isequipped with a cooling fan as well as a filtered exhaust vent.

Professional-Grade Fork Mount With 11" Gears The massive 16" LX600 forksystem, cast in one continuous piece from one declination housing to the other,includes a total of four 80mm roller bearings in declination (two in each housing)and two roller bearings in right ascension (one each of 100mm and 150mmbearings in the RA housing). Usage of these precision roller bearings in thetelescope's design permits the addition of substantial auxiliary equipmentwithout the risk of strain on the mount. Large DC-servo motor-driven11" worm gears on both axes yield smooth, precision trackingand slewing required of a professional telescope.

MAX Wedge (optional) The MAX Wedge was designed usingadvanced CAD analysis to assure both ease of adjustment androck solid stability using modern light weight alloys. Attractivelyfinished, all standard field installation and adjustments on theMAX Wedge can be performed with the included tools or usinglarge, easily accessible ergonomic handles and knobs.

MAX Tripod The MAX Tripod can be transported or permanentlyinstalled. It provides a wide stance to assure that it can safelycarry the 16" LX600’s payload in all orientations, but stillcollapses down to a size that is easy to handle. It will even fit ina single vehicle with the rest of your gear.The hinged feetare fitted with built-in anti-vabration pads for the moststable viewing possible.

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