Product Catalog
LX400-ACF
™
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.25
off axis
.175
off axis
.25
off axis
.175
off axis
f/8 LX400-ACF
f/8 Schmidt-
Cassegrain
On axis
AB
AA
Au toA lign
™
. Automatically aligns your scope to the night sky. Sky & Telescope says, “Working with the LX400-ACF
was a very pleasant out-of-the-box experience. In a perfect world all products would be like this...”
Smart Drive
™
. Provides Permanent Periodic Error Correction (PPEC) on both axes over the course of one or more
training periods, thereby minimizing guiding corrections during long-exposure astrophotography.
Smart Mount
™
. Constantly refines pointing accuracy each time an object is centered and updated. Works in equatorial
or altazimuth alignment. An indispensable feature for permanent installations.
AutoStar
®
II controller. AutoStar on steroids. Features “Hot Keys” for quick access to over 180,000 celestial objects.
Operate LX400-ACF features like Electronic Focusing and Collimation, Anti-Dew Heater, Smart Drive and Smart Mount.
Download software updates, guided tours, and timely objects like comets and new discoveries free at Meade.com (see pg. 86).
MAXMOUNT Tr ipod. See Section 06 (page 88).
Computer-Optimized Baf f li ng. Baffles on the primary and secondary mirror are computer-optimized to
provide high contrast images by preventing stray light rays from reaching the focal plane.
Carbon Fi ber a nd Kevla r Optical Tube. This uniquely strong, yet light-weight material has thermal
characteristics ideal for astrophotography. The tube resists expansion and contraction as temperature rises and falls. So LX400-
ACF optics stay in focus even during the longest exposures.
UHTC.
™
Our exotic 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).
In t ernal Optics and M echanics. Fork arms are longer and stronger. 10", 12", and 14" telescopes can
reach 90º declination on a wedge, allowing you to reach the horizon. Longer fork arms also allow more back clearance so you
can image all the way to the pole with most cameras. An OTA fan accelerates cool down so your optics will acclimate quicker
to the ambient temperature.
Mu lti-Port Cont rol Panels. The rst telescope to feature a powered, three port high speed USB 2.0 hub.
Separate control panels are positioned on both the drive base and rear cell of the OTA, so you can plug equipment like the
AutoStar
®
II and the Deep Sky Imager
™
directly into the OTA control panel to avoid cord wrap and tangle.
Series 5000
™
2" Ultra Wide A ngle Eyepiece. 24mm eyepiece gives you the ultimate in eyepiece
design. It delivers extremely high-resolution, contrast and sharpness all the way across an astounding 82˚ apparent field of
view. Several different types of exotic glass are combined to give you the highest possible level of optical performance.
Au toStar Su i te
™
Soft wa r e. Easy-to-use planetarium software allows you to see what’s in the sky tonight.
Plan observing sessions, print star charts, take astrophotographs or control your telescope from your PC (windows only).
Remot e Con t rol Access. The Enhanced LX400-ACF AutoStar Suite lets you come in from the cold and operate
your telescope. You can set-up, control, and image like the pros from the comfort of your home oce or even across country
via the web.
LX400-ACF
™
highlights
A. The remote control observatory. Control
your telescope from the comfort of your home,
office, or even out-of-town with Meade’s
completely integrated AutoStar
®
II and
LX400-ACF software systems. Access the
computer that controls your telescope via
network or Web access. Work like the pros,
imaging whenever the weather, your schedule,
and the universe align. With an LX400-
ACF, you have your own remotely controlled
observatory. Just set-up, connect, control,
and image. AutoStar II makes it easy.
B. Perfect star images edge-to-edge.
This professional level of off-axis
performance was previously unavailable
without spending more than three times
the cost of an LX400-ACF.