The
telescope standard of the world.
In virtually every country in the world
where serious telescopes are sold, more
Meade LX200’s are sold than all competing
models combined. For the beginner LX200
electronics permit the location and
observation of the major planets as well as
hundreds of deep-sky objects the very first
night you use the telescope. For the
experienced amateur the telescopes’
pushbutton electric slewing, digital
readouts, Smart Drive, and much more, open
up visual, photographic, and CCD imaging
capabilities heretofore undreamed of.
Consider this partial listing of standard
features—features not available on any
other telescopes priced under $40,000:
Heavy-Duty Mounts with 9-Speed Dual-Axis
Electronics: LX200 electronics are
integrated into extremely rigid heavy-duty
fork mounts. DC-servo-motor-controlled worm
gear drives on both telescope axes permit
observatory-level precision in tracking,
guiding, and slewing. The 9-speed dual-axis
drives cover every possible contingency of
telescope positioning: Press the SLEW button
on the keypad controller for rapid motion of
the telescope across the skies at 8° per
sec., or at any speed between 3°/sec. and 8°/sec.,
in 1°/sec. increments, on both axes
simultaneously. Once near the target, switch
instantly to the FIND speed for centering in
the viewfinder at 2° per sec. Observing the
object in the main telescope, use the CNTR
speed (32x sidereal) to place the object in
the center of the field. During
long-exposure photography press the GUIDE
button for precise corrections at 2x
sidereal speed.
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8" (shown) and 10"
LX200’s include 64,359-object
onboard databases and
High-Precision Pointing as
standard equipment. |
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Coordinate
GO TO Capability: Enter into the
display the celestial coordinates
(Right Ascension and Declination) of
any object, press GO TO, and the
telescope automatically slews to the
object and centers it in the field.
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“I’ve
owned my Meade 8" LX200 for
almost five years and the
sophistication of this fine
instrument still amazes me. Using
high-precision pointing, the
telescope toggles between an
alignment star and an unseen object
and places the object exactly in the
center of the field of view every
time. With good alignment and with
the Smart Drive activated, I have
found that 15- to 20-minute photo
exposures can be performed totally
unguided. The LX200’s tack-sharp
optical system is a trademark with
Meade. The telescope is totally
reliable and a pleasure to set up
and operate.”
— John Downs, San Clemente, CA. |
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Built-in
64,359-Object Library Included as Standard
Equipment: Enter into the keypad any
of the 64,359 celestial objects stored in
the LX200’s onboard database, press GO TO,
and the telescope automatically slews
(moves) to the object at 8° per sec.,
centering it in the main telescope field.
Additionally, the display reads out for each
selected object its magnitude, size,
object-type, visual quality rating, RA and
Dec. Or, let the telescope take you on an
automatic guided tour of the heavens, simply
by pressing the next key. If the selected
object is not visible at the time of
observation, the display reads Object
Below Horizon, and the GO TO command is
automatically cancelled.
The Meade 64,359-object library includes an
incredible array of phenomena—virtually a
lifetime of deep-space study, even for the
advanced observer:
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12,921
7,840
5,386
21,815
15,928
351
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galaxies
from the Uppsala General
Catalog;
the complete UGC catalog.
objects from the New General
Catalog;
the complete NGC catalog.
objects from the Index
Catalog;
the complete IC catalog.
variable stars to magnitude
16.6 from the General
Catalog
of Variable Stars.
stars from the Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory
(SAO) catalog of stars
brighter
than 7th magnitude.
alignment stars for the
LX200 telescope.
Messier objects; the
complete listing.
major planets from Mercury
to Pluto. |
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64,359
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Objects,
total |
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