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Meade 8" (203mm) f/10.0 LX200-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescope - UHTC Coatings - | 
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Brand: Meade
Category: Photography
List Price: $4,049.00
Buy New: $2,699.00
You Save: $1350.00 (33%)
New (2) from $2,699.00
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 98.6
MPN: 08106002
Model: 08106002
UPC: 709942500233
EAN: 0709942500233
ASIN: B000EA1FXM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The most widely used research telescope on earth now comes with the most advanced optical system in space. Meade's all new LX200-ACF brings Advanced Coma-Free optics within reach of aspiring astronomers everywhere. The LX200-ACF includes all the field-proven features of the LX200 including GPS, Primary Mirror Lock, Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser, Oversized Primary Mirror, SmartDrive, Smart Mount, AutoStar II & more. The LX200-ACF comes with observatory-class optics crafted in Irvine, California, & a Series 5000 26mm 5-Element Plossl eyepiece. f/10 Advanced Coma-Free Optics; Building upon the classic AC design Meade has created a design with the same coma free pinpoint star images and flatter field that discerning astrophotographers and most professional observatories have come to expect from classic Coma-Free optics. Meades Advanced Coma-Free system also reduces the astigmatism and eliminates diffractions spikes found in classical ACs. The LX200-ACF is the perfect platform for the demanding researcher and imaging enthusiast with telescopes available in apertures of 8 inches, 10 inches, 12 inches, and 16 inches. Primary Mirror Lock locks the mirror in place during long-exposure astrophotography. Oversize 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. Smart Mount constantly refines pointing accu racy eac
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