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- SKU MEA-1210-60-01
Meade 12" f/10 ACF OTA Features
- Award-winning Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optics
- An f/10 optical system with high-contrast baffling that ensures crisp, pinpoint images out to the edge of the field
- Long focal length is ideal for viewing planets and deep-sky objects
- Internal focusing system with a single-speed focusing control
- Smooth, precise focusing at any magnification
- Meade's UHTC coatings for maximum brightness and contrast
- Oversized low-expansion primary mirror
- Diffraction-limited optical system
- Includes precision machined Losmandy-style dovetail rail with wide-stance radius blocks for solid mounting
- Includes a Primary Mirror Lock for Imaging tasks
- Front and rear dust covers
Building on Meade's award-winning Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optics, the 12" OTA employs a long focal length f/10 optical system with high-contrast baffling that insures crisp, pinpoint imaging to the very edge of the field. The f/10 optics provide good magnification and images for viewing or photographing deep-sky objects as well as planets. The Meade 12" f/10 ACF Optical Tube Assembly features an internal focusing system with a single-speed focusing control that provides smooth, precise adjustments. Includes a primary mirror lock.
The Meade 12" f/10 ACF Optical Tube Assembly includes precision machined Losmandy-style dovetail rail mated to the tube with wide-stance radius blocks for rock-steady mounting, and front and rear dust covers.
Specifications:
Series: | LX200 Telescopes |
Product Number: | 1210-60-01 |
Type: | Optical Tube Assembly (OTA) Only |
Experience Level: | Intermediate, Advanced |
Clear Aperture: | 12" |
Optical Design: | Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) |
Optical Coatings: | UHTC™ |
Focal Length: | 3048 mm |
Focal Ratio: | f/10 |
Resolving Power (Dawes' Limit): | 0.380 arcseconds |
Oversized Primary Mirror: | Yes, Low-E Borosilicate |
Focuser Mechanism: | Internal Single-Speed Focuser |
Primary Mirror Lock: | Yes |
OTA Cooling Fan: | No |
Dovetail: | Losmandy-style with ultra stable radius blocks |
Assembled Product Weight: | 35 lb |