Meade

LX-200GPS 7" Maksutov

The Maksutov-Cassegrain optical design has long been favored by lunar, planetary, and deep-space observers for the richly detailed, high-resolution images that it presents. And, in the Meade 7" LX200GPS-SMT the design has perhaps achieved the embodiment of its fullest potential. No other telescope offers this combination of state-of-the-art features

Plus the full complement of LX200GPS-SMT features , including:

Automatic GO TO Capability to a precision of one arc-minute.

Smart Mount Software which improves the pointing accuracy of your LX200GPS telescope's "Go To" system. Despite careful efforts to calibrate and then align telescopes, they may fail to precisely center objects. Smart Mount allows your telescope to learn about, and then correct for any systematic pointing errors, regardless of the cause.

Autostar Suite Software which includes selecting objects from the planetarium display and automatically slewwing to those objects, remote telescope control via internet, the Lunar Planetary Imager (LPI), the creation of custom tours, talking telescope software, and the ability to control all autostar functions using your PC.

A dual-axis Smart Drive™ that routinely achieves a tracking periodic error of 5 arc-seconds or better, an observatory standard;

Dual-Axis Control Systems with almost 200 drive speeds that cover every possible contingency of telescope positioning - from 0.5x photo-guiding, to 64x image centering, to 8°/sec. slewing across the sky;

A 4-speed Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser;

An Onboard Database of over 145,000 objects that you can center in the telescopic field just by entering and pressing GO TO on the hand controller.

Specifications: 7" Model LX200GPS-SMT—Includes 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain optical tube assembly (D = 178mm, F = 2670mm f/15) with MgF2 coatings on the correcting lens and standard aluminum coatings on the primary and secondary mirrors (Ultra-High Transmission Coatings, available optionally); primary mirror lock; 4-speed Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser; heavy-duty fork mount, with 4"-diameter sealed polar ball bearing, quartz-microprocessor-controlled 5.75" LX worm gears on both axes, and multi-function control panel; manual and electric slow-motion controls on both axes; setting circles in RA and Dec; Autostar II control system with Autostar Suite Software, 3.5-Megabyte flash memory, digital readout display, permanently-programmable Smart Drive and 185-speed drive controls on both axes, High-Precision Pointing, and 145,000-object onboard celestial software library; ; GPS alignment system with 16-channel GPS receiver, magnetic declination compensation, and true-level and North electronic sensors; Smart Mount Software which improves the pointing accuracy of your LX200GPS telescope's "Go To" system; 12v DC telescope power supplied from internal battery compartments accepting 8 (user-supplied) C-cells (optional 25 ft. cords are available for powering from auto cigarette lighter plug or from 115v AC); 8 x 50mm viewfinder; eyepiece-holder and diagonal prism (1.25"); Series 4000 Super Plössl 26mm eyepiece; variable-height standard field tripod; operating instructions.