Meade 14-Inch LX200R Advanced Ritchey-Chretien - UHTC Coatings

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Meade 14-Inch LX200R Advanced Ritchey-Chretien - UHTC Coatings, part number MEAD272, is a discontinued product from the 2007–2011 catalog. It was last listed at $6499.00.

The most widely used research telescope on earth now comes with the most advanced optical system in space. Meade's all-new LX200R brings Advanced Ritchey-Chretien optics within reach of aspiring astronomers everywhere. Nearly every observatory reflector in the world is a Ritchey-Chretien including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Now you can own what the professionals own. The LX200R 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 and more. Plus the LX200R comes with observatory-class optics crafted in Irvine California and a Series 5000 26mm 5-Element Pl?ssl eyepiece. The new LX200R. It's the biggest news in astronomy since well the LX200. Advanced f/10 Ritchey-Chretien Optics: The Ritchey-Chretien or RC optical design is well known to discerning astrophotographers and is the telescope optical design in many of the leading professional observatories of the world. The LX200R is the perfect platform for the demanding researcher and imaging enthusiast. Meade Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC) increases total light transmission and image brightness by nearly 20% over Meade's standard coatings. Objects such as stars galaxies and nebulae will appear significantly brighter. Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser allows you to obtain precise image focus with no image movement. 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 LX200R is actually 8.25). This additional 1/4 yields a wide fully illuminated field-of-view. Smart Mount constantly refines pointing accuracy each time an object is centered and updated. Compatible with both equatorial and altazimuth mounts. Smart Drive provides permanent periodic error correction (PPEC) on both axes by learning and averaging error over the course of one or more training periods thereby minimizing guiding corrections during long-exposure photographs. PPEC is available on both axes and functions in both polar and altazimuth modes.

High-Precision Pointing - For ultra-precise pointing during astrophotography the HPP High Precision Pointing function puts objects in the center of the field of view allowing quick easy location of deep-sky objects at the farthest limits of the telescope's capability. Sony?

GPS Receiver Sensor automatically inputs precise time date and geographical location to help quickly and precisely align the telescope. AutoAlign Telescopes with Meade's new AutoAlign come pre-aligned.

They are smart scopes that know the night sky right out of the box. AutoAlign picks two fail-proof alignment stars for you and places them right in your view-finder. Just center them to fine tune your alignment and the wonders of the universe are at your fingertips. AutoStar? II controller features Hot Keys for quick access to a 145000 celestial object database. AutoStar II can be updated with the latest software upgrades guided tours and timely objects like comets free at meade.com. MADE IN THE USA - All LX200R telescopes are made in the USA at Meade's state-of-the-art design and manufacturing facility in Irvine California. 8 LX200R10 LX200R12 LX200R14 LX200R

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