Meade Instruments LightBridge Truss Tube - Manual (Page 18)

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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point
this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
Computer Software CD-ROM of Autostar Suite Astronomer's Edition soft-
ware
Assembled OTA weight 38 lbs.
Assembled Mount weight 27 lbs.
Total Assembled telescope wt. 65 lbs.
12" Standard Model
OTA Open truss design. Upper cage metal tube
containing spider and secondary mirror holder,
focuser with attachment points for truss tubes.
Lower metal tube containing mirror cell, altitude
bearings, battery powered fan, with truss tube
attachment castings and captive bolts and knobs.
All 12 inch models have a triangular ground plate.
Truss tubes Silver anodized aluminum with attachment hardware
and captive bolts. Machined aluminum altitude
bearings.
Secondary Mirror Support 4-vane, steel
Mirror 12"
Focal length 1524mm (60")
Focal ratio f/5
Resolving Power 0.45 arc seconds
Limiting visual magnitude 14.5
Focuser 2" Crayford style machined aluminum with 1.25”
adapter.
Mount Swivel base with Teflon bearings for azimuth.
Base bearings Three roller bearing plates
Eyepiece tray For one 2” and three 1.25” eyepieces mounted on
one side of the base.
Counterweight None
Eyepiece Meade 26mm QX Wide Angle Eyepiece.
Dust Cover To fit over primary mirror inside of lower tube.
Finder Deluxe red dot
Computer Software CD-ROM of Autostar Suite Astronomer's Edition soft-
ware
Assembled OTA weight 47 lbs.
Assembled Mount weight 33 lbs.
Total Assembled telescope wt. 80 lbs.