Product Catalog

The LXD75 series is the perfect “step-up telescope for anyone who wants to see farther and begin

to explore astrophotography with a Meade DSI imager (see pg.120). This series gives you a solid GoTo

mount with time-tested pointing and tracking accuracy and enough aperture to capture the faint

light of tantalizing deep space objects. It also makes premium optics (including the elite Schmidt-

Newtonian optical design that only Meade makes) affordable to everyone. The LXD75 German

Equatorial Mount is the most sturdy, worm-driven, computer-compatible mount you will find for

the money. Add a fast f/4 focal ratio 8" or 10" Schmidt-Newtonian and you have a set-up tailor-made

for Meade’s DSI imagers (f/4 is the optimum focal ratio for any DSI, DSLR, or CCD imager).

The entire LXD75 series is built around the sturdy LXD75 German Equatorial Mount that can also

be used with other old or new optical tube assemblies in your collection.

Stur dy Mount/Heav y-Duty Cast i ngs. Engineered for high-performance activities. Astrophotographer

George Moromisato says, “The sturdy mount lets me slew blind to objects too faint to see, then track and capture them with CCD

astrophotography.”

Quick-Release Cr a dle Ring Assem bly. Allows optical tube assemblies (OTAs) to be easily removed

from the mount for transportation. Also makes changing to other OTAs quick and easy.

Accur ate an d Precise Sh a f t and Bearing System. The RA and Dec axes move effortlessly on

four high-precision stainless steel ball bearings.

High-Precision Worm Gears. Located on both axes for ultra-smooth slewing and tracking.

High-Precision Pointing (HPP ). HPP function adds further accuracy by placing objects in the exact

center of the field of view so you can confirm deep sky objects at the faintest limits of the scope’s capabilities.

Periodic Error Correction (PEC). Corrects periodic error in the RA axis, thereby minimizing guiding

corrections during long-exposure CCD astrophotography.

9-Speed Driv e Con t rols. Choose speeds easily with the AutoStar

controller. Rapid slew rate of 7.5

/second

saves slewing time all night long. Slowest rate of 1x sidereal allows careful centering of objects.

Heavy-Du t y Tripod. Variable-height field tripod with spreader bar provides the stability and vibration

dampening required for visual observation and long-exposure CCD astrophotography.

Illum i n at ed Pola r Alignmen t View fi nder. For quick, precise polar alignment.

Au toStar

cont roller. Legendary user-friendly controller finds things in the night sky for you (see pg.12).

Au toStar Su i te

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Soft wa r e/Tra i ni ng DVD. Astronomer Edition planetarium software helps you

learn the night sky. It also lets you control your telescope from your Windows

compatible PC (with optional cord, see pg. 140).

Training DVD walks you step-by-step through the set-up and use of your telescope.

26mm Series 4000

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Eyepiece. Wide eld of view makes stargazing easy. Quality optics for high-contrast images.

UHTC.

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Our exotic multi-layer optical coatings optimize light transmission. Image brightness is increased by 15% over standard

coatings. It’s like adding up to an extra inch of aperture (depending on scope size). Objects appear dramatically brighter (see pg. 68).