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10\" LX850™ German Equatorial Mount Telescope System With StarLock™ For Sale


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10\" LX850™ German Equatorial Mount Telescope System With StarLock™:
$6000.00

10\" LX850™ German Equatorial Mount Telescope System With StarLock™
This is a great telescope I have owned for the last 10 years. I have not used in the past 5 and it currently sits in our basement. If you have any specific questions, please send me an email and I\'ll do the best I can to answer or provide more pictures.
I have the original boxes that it was shipped in, but cost for shipping have been +$700 dollars, so i\'ve set this for local pickupHere is a feature spec on this Telescope.
  • Clear Aperture10\" (254mm)

  • Optical DesignAdvanced Coma Free (ACF)


  • Focal Length2032mm


  • Focal Ratiof/8


  • Telescope MountingHeavy-duty German Equatorial


  • OTA MountingLosmandy®-style mounting plate


  • Optical CoatingsUltra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)


  • Resolving Power(Dawes Limit)0.456 arc seconds


  • Secondary Obstruction(%)20.95


  • AutoStar ControllerAutostar II


  • Object Database145,000 objects


  • Viewfinder8x50mm with cross-hair reticle


  • EyepieceHD-60 25mm, long eye relief, premium eyepiece


  • DiagonalSeries 5000 2 inch with enhanced 99% reflectivity


  • Focus SystemInternal Crayford style zero image-shift primary mirror focus with dual speed 7:1 control


  • Slow Motion ControlsElectronic


  • Control Panel12v DC in, 12v DC out, Power, Focuser, Reticle, Handbox port, 1 computer connection port (RS232), 1 StarLock port, 1 Aux guide port


  • Total Instrument Capacity90.0 lbs. (40.80 kg)


  • CounterweightsIncluded.1 x 26 lbs.


  • Electronic Zero Image-Shift MicrofocuserIncluded


  • Accessory equipment mounting systemOptional Series 5000 Auxiliary Equipment Mounting System


  • Power12v DC 5 amp, using supplied Meade Universal Power Supply


Materials

  • Primary MirrorLow-expansion borosilicate glass

  • Secondary MirrorIndividually figured with primary mirror for maximum correction. Low-expansion borosilicate glass


  • Correcting Plate/LensAspheric high-spectral transmission Borofloat glass from Schott AG Germany


  • Optical TubeAluminum


  • OTA Weight33 lbs.


  • Mount BodyMachined from solid 6061-T6 Aircraft grade Aluminium and stainless steel

  • FinishAnodized Aluminium and stainless steel


  • Main gear- R.A. & Dec. 5.8 inch under cut 225 tooth aluminum


  • Worm gear- R.A. & Dec. .68 inch diameter precision machined polished bronze


  • Bearing size3.15 inch (outer diameter)


  • Counterweight shaft1.75 inch diameter, 12 inch long threaded stainless steel


  • Counterweights26 lbs. and optional 10 lbs. threaded stainless steel.

  • Drive MotorsDC Servo motors with encoders, both axes


  • Mechanical allignmentFine adjustment altitude controls


  • Trackingdistance past meridian 20 degrees


  • OTA mounting systemLosmandy®-style dovetail


  • Instrument Payload Capacity90.0 lbs (40.80 kg)


  • Latitude range10° - 70°


  • TripodGiant folding adjustable height tripod with 3 inch diameter aluminum legs. Height from 29 inches to 45 inches.


  • Mount bodyweight 60 lbs.


  • Counterweight shaftand cap weight 17.8 lbs.


  • Counterweights26 lbs. and optional 10 lbs.


  • Tripod weight36 lbs.


  • Control Panel12v DC in, 12v DC out, Power, Focuser, Reticle, Handbox port, 1 computer connection port (RS232), 1 StarLock port, 1 Aux guide port


  • Computer ControlAutoStar II GoTo system


  • DatabaseOver 144,000 Objects,Catalogs included: Index catalog (5,386); NGC catalog (7,840); Partial Caldwell catalog (109); Messier catalog (110); Earth orbiting satellites (26); Planets (9); Uppsala galaxy catalog (12,940); Morphological catalog of galaxies (12,939); General catalog of variable stars (29,364); SAO and Hipparcos star catalogs (42,277); Draper star catalog (21,160); Yale bright star catalog (8,977); Large Bright Quasars Survey (1,055); Namd objects (4,313); Herschel catalog (400); Abell catalog of galaxy clusters (2,712); Arp catalog of irregular galaxies (635); Lunar features (1,754); Asteroids and comets (120); Constellations (88); Solar/Lunar eclipses, meteor showers (492).

  • GPSYes


  • Home SensorsBoth RA and Dec axes


  • Internal ClockYes


  • Internal CablingYes


  • Slew Speeds3 degrees/second


  • Tracking Rates .01x to 1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 1/4°, 1/2°, 1°, 3°


  • Tracking ModesEQ North and EQ South


  • Alignment Procedures2-Star Align, 1 Star Polar Align, Starlock assited drift align


  • Power12v DC 5 amp, using supplied Meade Universal Power Supply


  • StarLock
  • Wide Field Camera25mm x 26mm f/1.04 optic with 1/2 inch format CMOS sensor gives field of 14.72 x 11.78 degrees.


  • Narrow Field Camera80mm x 400mm f/5 optic with 1/2 inch format Cmos sensor gives field

    of 57.2 x 45.8 arcminutes (2.68 arcseconds/pixel)
  • High Precision Pointing+/- 1 arcminute


  • High Precision Guiding+/- 1 arcsecond (with good seeing. 1-4 second correction update rate depending on star magnitude. Faintest guide star 11th mag.


  • High Precision AlignmentSemi-automatic drift align procedure for ulta-precise polar alignment

  • StarLock Weight2.9 lbs. (1.3 kg)



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