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Meade
LX-200GPS
8" and 10"
Building on the legendary reputation of their predecessor LX200
telescopes and the result of a two-year design effort at the Meade
Irvine facility, Meade LX200GPS-SMT models 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.
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few features of the new 8" and 10" LX-200GPS are as follow:
New Heavy-Duty Fork Mounts: DC-servo-motor-controlled
(12v DC) worm gear drives with almost two hundred selectable drive
speeds, combined with the Meade Smart Drive on both telescope axes.
Precision GPS Alignment: Telescope alignment is
accomplished automatically using signals from the Global Positioning
System (GPS).
Smart Mount: Improves the pointing accuracy of
your LX200GPS telescope's "Go To" system.
Autostar II Control System: Completely redesigned
and updated for the LX200GPS-SMT series.
Built-in 145,000-Object Library
Primary Mirror Lock
Software Downloads and Satellite Tracking
High-Precision Pointing (HP) Capability
LX-200GPS 8" Specificaton |
LX-200GPS 10" Specificaton |
| 8"
Model LX200GPS-SMT — Includes 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain
optical tube assembly (D = 203mm, F = 2000mm f/10) 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. |
10"
Model LX200GPS-SMT — Includes 10" Schmidt-Cassegrain
optical tube assembly (D = 254mm, F = 2500mm f/10) 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 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. |
| LX-200GPS
SMT 8" |
Our
Price: $2195 |
| LX-200GPS
SMT UHTC 8" |
Our
Price: $2370 |
Packing & shipping charge:
$105 |
| LX-200GPS
SMT 10" |
Our
Price: $2745 |
| LX-200GPS
SMT UHTC 10" |
Our
Price: $2980 |
Packing & shipping charge:
$145 |
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