Meade 12-Inch LX90-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescope with UHTC
Go high-tech and explore the universe with the Meade 12-Inch LX90-ACF Advanced Coma-Free Telescope with UHTC. This scope does more than track satellites; it communicates with them. Once turned on, the built-in Sony GPS sensor immediately determines the scope's precise date, time, and location. AutoAlign technology then uses this info to align the scope for a tour of the most spectacular sights in the universe. This amazing feature, combined with the legendary LX90 Schmidt-Cassegrain's superb design and industry-leading, American-made optics, makes it an ideal choice for serious stargazers.
AUTOALIGN
For added ease of use, this telescope model comes pre-aligned through AutoAlign technology. AutoAlign works by choosing two fail-proof alignment stars and placing them directly in the viewfinder. These can then be centered for fine-tuning and specific viewing.
DIFFRACTION-LIMITED MEADE SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN OPTICS - Individually figured water-white corrector lenses and Pyrex primary and secondary mirrors offer superior light transmission, temperature stability, smoothness, and correction.
OVERSIZED PRIMARY MIRROR - The LX90-ACF's primary mirror is slightly larger than its listed aperture. This extra size yields a wider, fully illuminated field of view, and allows you to see the light other telescopes leave behind.
SLEW SPEED - The LX90GPS slews (moves) from star to star at 7 degrees per second. That is more than twice as fast as the competition. This means that over the course of an evening, a Meade LX90GPS will show you two to three times more objects.
RIGID CAST ALUMINUM FORK MOUNT - The Meade LX90GPS's Optical Tube Assembly is mounted on two sturdy fork arms. This allows for a rock-solid platform for astrophotography.
LX200 - SERIES TRIPOD - The LX90GPS comes standard with the same sturdy field tripod as the LX200R series telescope.
SMART DRIVE - Meade's AutoStar provides Periodic Error Correction (in polar mode). Over the course of one or more training periods, your LX90GPS will minimize guiding corrections during long-exposure astrophotography.
AUTOSTAR CONTROLLER - Meade's AutoStar can be updated after purchase. Log on to www.meade.com to download software upgrades, guided tours, and timely objects like comets, satellites, and new discoveries at no charge.
8 X 50 VIEWFINDER - For quick and easy location of deep-sky objects.
