Meade Instruments LX850 - Manual (Page 5)

INTRODUCTION
The LX850 Telescope
Advanced Technology for the Astro Imager
Congratulations on receiving your new LX850 telescope. You’ll find that this telescope system has all you need to
explore the Universe we live in. Designed from the ground up to be the ideal Astro-imaging platform, the LX850
incorporates several new revolutionary technologies that will change the way you observe and image. Available only
from Meade.
Drawing on over 40 years of experience and innovation, Meade Instruments introduces the latest in a long line of
advanced astronomical products: the LX850. Using revolutionary new technology, every aspect of this amazing
telescope system has been designed to deliver the new standard in astrophotographic and visual performance:
• Fast f/8 Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optical systems on the 10”, 12” and 14” OTAs. These optics
produce wider, flatter fields with no coma for pinpoint stars out to the edge of larger imaging sensors
or extreme wide angle eyepieces.
• 130mm 3-element, air-spaced apochromatic f/7 refractor with 3” Crayford-style 10:1 focuser.
Beautifully machined and finished with case. Optional 3” field flattener available.
• StarLock™ full-time automatic integrated guider assists with drift polar alignment, finds and centers
targets and then automatically locks onto a field star as faint as 11th magnitude for one arcsecond
guiding. No separate computer, no guide star selection, no user focus. Just set up your camera and
image (patent pending).
• German Equatorial Mount made from machined aluminum and stainless steel with large bearing
surfaces and roller bearings in both axes for an extremely solid and stable platform.
• Internal Crayford-style primary mirror focusing system with a dual speed 7:1 focus control, on ACF
OTA’s, eliminates image shift and mirror flop. Precise focus is a snap (patent pending)
If you are like us, you can’t wait to get outside under a dark sky to use your new LX850 telescope. We have
provided a Getting Started Guide that will get you up and running in the shortest amount of time possible. After
your first experience, please sit down with this manual and read about all the advanced features that are available
to you with this telescope system. We are confident that the
LX850 will keep you fascinated with the Universe and
entertained for many years to come.
Clear Skies,
The people at Meade
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Introduction