![]() ![]() I upgraded to an 8” dobsonian and while yes the aperture is bigger the main thing that made viewing more pleasure able was the ease of using the dob vs the frustrating and shaky lightweight equatorial mount. But for the money it would take to get it working well you would have been better off getting a small tabletop dob like a Sky-Watcher 130p. After replacing the mirrors ($30 on eBay) and tracking down a vintage adapter to allow it to take 1.25” eyepieces it turned into a respectable scope. Meade sells quality astronomy tools of all types, including telescopes, eyepieces, lenses, binoculars, spotting scopes, and more. I took it out of my parents basement and started my astronomy journey about a year and a half ago. at the best online prices at eBay Free delivery for many products MEADE LX 10 telescope. Includes a 26mm eyepiece (77x), viewfinder (8x50 optical with crosshair), and diagonal mirror. With UHTC and a resolving power of 0.570 arc seconds. ![]() Features an 8' aperture, 2000mm focal length, and f/10 focal ratio with Dual-Fork Mounting. I know all of this because I started with this same scope. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for MEADE LX 10 telescope. Meade 8' f/10 LX200 ACF Telescope without Tripod. Also the mount is very lightweight and wobbly and using an equatorial mount as your first telescope will be an exercise in frustration. 965 eyepieces will be very hard to find/expensive as they’re more of a collector item now. This lightweight, truss-tube Dobsonian requires no tools to set up or break down. The standard for eyepieces has been 1.25” for a while. Meade has also upgraded the Lightbridge Plus with a 2' dual-speed Rack & Pinion focuser, aluminum red dot finder, 26mm eyepiece, and AutoStar Suite Astronomer Edition. Even if the mirrors are printing this scope has a cheap plastic focuser that takes. It’s fairly old and probably not very well taken care of, the mirrors coatings may have degraded. If I can't find a local pickup buyer I may consider shipping at buyer's expense.I would say no. Meade 26mm Series 4000 Super Plossl (chipped)Īsking $700 local pickup cash preferred. Straight through 8x50mm finderscope and bracket Meade 2080/LX5 Schmidt Cassegrain f/10 D203.2mm F2000mm Baeder planetarium Hyperion 8mm eyepiece 68degree widefield 2454608 Baeder planetarium Hyperion 5mm eyepiece 68degree 2454605 Series 500 PLoSSL 6.5mm eyepiece Clave Paris F16mm eyepiece Meade 240v motorised mount. The drives and hand controller work great, and I've replaced the four troublesome tantalum capacitors with 50V radial electrolytic capacitors, so it can be used with its original 18V power supply without issue. Does not have a dust cap, a shower cap is being used in the meantime. There is no apparent wear on the coatings of the corrector plate or on the primary, only a superficial amount of dust here and there. Meade Telescope Meade EclipseView 114mm Reflector Telescope with Solar Filter Meade Infinity 102AZ Refractor Telescope Meade Infinity 50AZ Refractor. LX90 Telescopes Now Include AudioStar handbox with speaker and Astronomer Inside. ![]() Meade 8' f/10 LX85 ACF Telescope with Mount and Tripod. Its the biggest news in astronomy since, well, the LX200. Meade continued innovating and often outpacing Celestron throughout the 1980s, but the high demand for telescopes thanks to Halley meant that both companies’ quality control suffered. ![]() Eventually, these scopes led to the demise of Meade’s Newtonian line. At the moment Meade Infinity 70 is 70, which is quite amazing. The cosmetics and optics are in excellent condition, with some minor UV wear on the anodization on one side of the fork (pictured), as well as a few rusted accessory screws. Meade Instruments: A world leader in the manufacturing of Telescopes, Solar Telescopes, Microscopes. A 2040 4 SCT and a 2120 10 SCT Meade telescope soon followed. Up for sale is an 8" Meade LX200 EMC classic quartz drive telescope with extras. ![]()
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