Meade LS-6 ACF Telescope with UHTC
£1499.00
Meade LS-6 Inch (f10) Advanced Coma-Free Telescope with UHTC (Ultra high Transmission Coatings). The most sophisticated, easiest to use telescope anywhere. Meade's revolutionary LS LightSwitch series of telescopes use advanced technologies like GPS, LNT and ECLIPS CCD imaging to do what no other consumer telescopes have done before: take all the hassle out of using a telescope. Simply flip the switch and the LS automatically aligns itself. The Astronomer Inside software then takes you on a guided multimedia tour of the best objects in your sky. The aluminium mount is lightweight and portable, yet has a rigid structure with precision worm-gear drives for the ultimate in tracking and pointing accuracy. All this combined with Meade's Advanced Coma-Free or Schmidt-Cassegrain optical systems provide the stargazer with the most sophisticated, yet easiest to use telescope ever. More
Meade LS-6 ACF Telescope with UHTC Further Details
Meade LS-6 ACF Features:
LightSwitch Technology:
The LS knows where it is in time and space even if you don't. Just flip the switch and be ready to explore the cosmos. Innovative technology is applied to make using the LS simple, easy and fun.
ECLIPS Module:
The ECLIPS colour CCD camera (640x480 resolution) lets you capture images of your favourite celestial wonders and display them in real time on an external (user supplied) monitor or store them on a (user supplied) SD card so you can do CCD imaging your very first night out.
AutoStar III:
The included AutoStar III GOTO keypad computer has an over 100,000 object library and guided tour functions.
Optional 3.5" Video Monitor:
The Meade 3.5 inch LCD display monitor will enhance the use of any Meade telescope with Astronomer Inside technology by allowing the user to view the informative video presentations built into the telescope. With the display monitor connected to the telescope, you can learn the secrets and details of the objects you observe while you are viewing them. The Astronomer Inside will tell you about the planets, stars, constellations, clusters, nebulae, galaxies and more in a fun and interesting way. With the Meade 3.5 inch display, you will explorer the universe in a way you never have before.
Specifications:
- Product Number: 0610-03-10
- Clear Aperture: 152mm (6”)
- Optical Design: Advanced Coma-Free
- Focal length: 1524mm
- Focal Ratio: f/10
- Telescope Mounting: Rigid Cast-Aluminum Single-Arm
- Optical Coatings: Ultra-High transmission Coatings
- Resolving power (Dawes Limit): 0.760 arc seconds
- AutoStar Controller: AutoStar III
- Object database: 100,000 Objects
- Viewfinder: Red-Dot
- Eyepiece: 26mm Series 4000 Super Plossl
- Diagonal: 1.25” Diagonal Prism
- Pointing Precision: 3-arc min.
- Go-To Pointing Precision: 5-arc min.
- Slew Speeds: RA and Dec:1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal and 1.5°/sec., 3°/sec., 6.5°/sec.
- Tripod: LS Tripod
- Batteries: 8x C Cells
- Power: 12V DC, 5 amp power supply (optional)
- Additional Features:
- GPS Receiver: yes
- True Level & North Sensors (LNT): Yes
- Time Chip: Yes
- Electronic Focuser: Optional
- Oversized Primary Mirror: Yes
- AutoStar Planetarium Software: Included
- Astronomer Inside: Yes
- Eclipse Finder: Yes
- Materials:
- Primary/Secondary mirror: Low Expansion Borosilicate Glass
- Correcting Plate/Lens: Schott Water-White Glass
- Optical tube: Aluminum
- Weights and dimensions:
- OTA Dimensions: 175x360mm
- Telescope Weight: 11.7Kg
- Tripod Weight: 4.1 Kg
- Tripod Dimensions: 637x 1087mm variable
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Meade LS-6 ACF Telescope with UHTC Specifications
| Type | Advanced Coma-Free |
| Primary mirror | 152mm |
| Focal length (tele) | 1524 |
| Max aperture (tele) | f/10 |
| Eyepiece | 26mm Series 4000 Super Plossl Eyepiece |
| Magnification | 58x (with included eyepiece) |
Meade LS-6 ACF Telescope with UHTC Images
Meade LS-6 ACF Telescope with UHTC Accesories
Included Accessories: 26mm Series 4000 Plossl Eyepiece, Red Dot Viewfinder, Diagonal Prism, LS tripod, AutoStar III and AutoStar Planetarium Software
Product Code:
PDP2144
Manufacturer #:
0610-03-10
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