Meade 14″ (356mm) f/10.0 LX200R Advanced Ritchey-Chretien Telescope, with UHTC Coatings, Computerized Altazimuth Fork Mount, Autostar II Computerized Hand Controller & Tripod

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. 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 & more. The LX200R comes with observatory-class optics crafted in Irvine, California, & a Series 5000 26mm 5-Element Plossl eyepiece. f/10 Advanced Ritchey-Chretien Optics; Building upon the classic RC design Meade has created a design with the same coma free pinpoint star images and flatter field that discerning astrophotographers and most professional observatories have come to expect from classic Ritchey-Chretien optics. Meades Advanced Ritchey-Chretien system also reduces the astigmatism and eliminates diffractions spikes found in classical RCs. The LX200R is the perfect platform for the demanding researcher and imaging enthusiast with telescopes available in apertures of 8 inches, 10 inches, 12 inches, 14 inches, and 16 inches. 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 refine

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