Meade 16" f/8 ACF GoTo Telescope LX600 Starlock - 406/3251 SCT

Meade 16" f/8 ACF LX600 Starlock - 406/3251 GoTo SC Telescope

The New LX600" f/8 ACF with StarLock". Advanced Technology, Easy to Use, Easy to Move.

Meade´s remarkable LX600 f/8 ACF with StarLock technology takes a giant leap forward by making astro-imaging much easier and making setup a breeze.

The LX600 is a simple to operate package that makes taking great astrophotos as easy as focusing your camera and opening the shutter. The collection of features and technology integrated into the LX600 makes it a complete system that will work right out of the box.

No need to hassle with numerous accessories from different sources that you need to combine and understand n your own. Let the StarLock technology guide you to the imaging results you ever dreamt of.

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Fast f/8 Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optical systems
Meade has completely redesigned the OTAs with a new mirror mounting and focusing system to achieve zero image-shift and a two-speed microfocuser. The scope features faster f/8 ACF" optics giving you the same pinpoint stars all the way across the field like the renown f/10 ACF, but with a wider view and shorter exposure time. The optional f/5 focal reducer will give you deep images at a fraction of the exposure time. The OTAs are available in 10, 12, 14 and 16 inch apertures.

Tube ventilation.
A fan with filter ensures faster temperature equalization of the tube, thus less turbulence and quicker observing at higher magnifications.

Internal Crayford-style 7:1 Focuser
The completely redesigned mirror mounting system achieves zero-image shift, eliminating the need for a mirror lock and integrates a two-speed microfocuser for quick and easy adjustments. The primary mirror is precisely kept in place even when slewing from horizon to horizon.

AutoStar II hand control
AutoStar II hand control with over 144,000 object database to take you to almost any object imaginable at the push of the GoTo button. AutoStar II allows the user to setup and operate the LX600 in just the way you want.

StarLock
The LX600 integrates a unique star tracking and object finding system into the telescope mount. This integration allows the telescope to center your target perfectly in the field of view. Once centered, the star tracking system communicates directly with the motor drives to automatically ensure your scope stays locked onto its target with arcsecond precision. The automated optical tracking system delivers long-exposure guiding with pinpoint stars on astro-images. This level of precision rivals far more expensive systems that are more complicated to use and all without the need of an external computer.

Solid Fork Mount with Heavy Duty 11" gears
Especially large, high-quality worm-gear drives in both axes provide smooth movements with low periodic error that are critical for long exposure astrophotography. They provide the freedom to go horizon to horizon without any meridian flip, unlike German Equatorial Mounts.

Extremely solid base
With 102 mm steel tripod legs and a solid aluminum tripod head, the Super Giant large tripod is the right base for the 16" LX600 telescope.