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Meade 8" LX 90-SC (f/10) Schmidt-Cassegrain w/UHTC
Item #: MEA-0810-90-05
Availability: Discontinued
MSRP$2,099.00 Our Price:$1,799.00
- Built in GPS to align your telescope precisely wherever you may find yourself
- Easy Align technology that knows the best sights in the sky each night
- Oversized primary mirror which yields a wider field of view
- Large 8X50 View finder to quickly locate and center deep sky objects
- Fastest star to star movement times (7 degrees per second)
- Cast Aluminum Fork Mount
- LX200 series Tripod
- Autostar Cotroller to guide your tour of the night sky
LX90-SC Meade's Schmidt-Cassegrain (SC) optics give you high performance for the best possible price. For the person looking to get the most from their astronomical dollar, look no further. Meade uses water-white glass with superior light transmission across the entire visible spectrum, unlike inferior standard plate glass used by other telescope manufacturers. Combined with our industry-leading Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC) -- with 15% better light transmission than standard coatings -- and oversized, thermally-stable Pyrex® primary mirrors for optimum light collection, you get a spectacular viewing experience not available on comparable competitors telesscopes.
 Oversized Primary Mirror
Diameters are greater than their listed aperture (e.g., the diameter of the 8" LX200-ACF is actually 8.25"). This additional 1/4" yields a wide, fully illuminated field-of-view.  AutoStar Controller
Meade's AutoStar® can be updated after purchase. Click here to download software upgrades, guided tours and timely objects like comets, satellites and new discoveries - Free! Keep your AutoStar up-to-date, and your LX90 will grow with you for years to come.  Sony®GPS Receiver Sensor + AutoAlign™
Telescopes with Meade's new AutoAlign are smart scopes that know the night sky right out of the box. AutoAlign picks two alignment stars for you and places them right in your view-finder. Just center to fine tune your alignment and the wonders of the universe are at your fingertips. Sony®GPS Receiver Sensor automatically inputs precise time, date, and geographical location to help quickly and precisely align the telescope.
| Optical Design: |
Schmidt Cassegrain |
| Clear Aperture: |
203mm (8") |
| Focal Length Focal Ratio: |
2034mm f/10(8") |
| Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC™) |
Included |
| Optical Tube Dimensions (dia. x length): |
9.1" x 16.75" |
| Viewfinder: |
8x50 |
| Telescope Mounting: |
fork-type; double tine |
| Setting Circle Diameters, RA and Dec.: |
RA: 8"; Dec: 5" |
| GO TO Pointing Precision (approx.): |
5-arc mins. |
| PC Interface Cable : |
Included |
| Pointing Precision, High Precision Mode: |
3-arc mins. |
| Slow-Motion Controls: |
electric, RA and Dec |
| AutoStar Hand Controller: |
PIC 16C57 microcontroller; 2 line x 16 alphanumeric character display; 20-button keypad, red LED backlit |
| Batteries (user-supplied): |
8 x C-cells |
| Battery Life (approx.): |
60 hrs. |
| Onboard Celestial Object Database: |
30,223 objects |
| Slew Speeds: |
RA and Dec: 1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal and 1.5°/sec., 3°/sec., 6.5°/sec. |
| racking Rates: |
sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected from 2000 incremental rates |
| Tube Body: |
aluminum |
| Mount Castings: |
aluminum |
| Primary, Secondary Mirrors: |
Pyrex® glass |
| Correcting Plate/Lens: |
clear water white glass |
| Telescope Weight: |
33 lbs. |
| Tripod Weight: |
19 lbs. |
| Field Tripod Height all models: |
30" to 44" variable |
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