Meade LX90 - Specifications

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LX90 Specifications
Optical design ............................................................Schmidt-Cassegrain
Clear aperture ............................................................8"
Focal length ................................................................2000mm
Focal ratio (photographic speed) ..............................f/10
Resolving power..........................................................0.56 arc secs
Viewfinder....................................................................8 x 50 finder
SmartFinder ................................................................Red dot projected onto finder’s lens
LNT Module ................................................................High accuracy, temperature-compensated
....................................................................................oscillator, updatable using Meade’s
....................................................................................
optional ATUM accessory
Coatings ....................................................................Meade EMC Super Multi-Coatings
Mounting
....................................................................Cast-aluminum, double-tine forks
Gears ........................................................................4.9"-dia worm gears, both axes
Alignment ..................................................................Altazimuth or equatorial w/optional wedge
....................................................................................5 arc-minutes in GO TO mode
....................................................................................1x sidereal to 6.5°/sec in 9 increments
Tripod ..........................................................................Variable-height field tripod
Accessories ................................................................1.25" diagonal prism
....................................................................................Super Plössl 26mm eyepiece
Net telescope weight ..................................................31 lbs.
Net tripod weight ........................................................
20 lbs.
AutoStar Specifications
Processor ............................................................................68HC11, 8MHz
Flash Memory ............................................................1MB, reloadable
Keypad ........................................................................20 key alphanumeric
Display ........................................................................2 line, 16 character LCD
Backlight......................................................................Red LED
Utility Light ..................................................................Yes
RS-232 ........................................................................Yes
Coil Cord ....................................................................24"
Database ....................................................................30,223 objects
AutoStar Dimensions
Length ........................................................................6.56" (16.6cm)
Width (LCD end) ........................................................3.19" (80cm)
Width (Connector end)
................................................2.25" (57cm)
Depth
..........................................................................
0.81" (21cm)
A
utoStar net w
eight
....................................................
1.12 lbs (0.51kg
)