Product Catalog
Performance:
Time-tested platform for wide-eld observing and astrophotography.
Optical Design:
Newtonian-Reector, Schmidt-Newtonian, Achromatic Refractor,
Advanced Coma-Free (see pg. 49).
Strengths:
Stable German equatorial mount. Fast (f/4) focal ratio on 8" and 10"
Schmidt-Newtonians. Optics praised as “best-in-class.” Considered the ideal
platform for Meade’s DSI imagers (see pg. 120).
Buzz:
An LXD75 helped rst-time astrophotographer Wolfgang Kloehr discover
a supernova from his backyard in 2005 (see story on pg. 36).
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