Meade LXD75 SN-10AT Schmidt-Newtonian Telescope with AutoStar

Premium performer!Meade's LXD75 SN-10 AT telescope with Autostar and UHTC coatings is a precision instrument that'll give superb service over a lifetime. It's the perfect instrument for the intermediate or advanced observer.Expect all the conveniences. And expect ultra-sharp ultra-bright images of planets and deep-sky objects like nebulae star clusters and galaxies. At this telescope's heart are premium-grade Meade optics. Optical Performace Diffraction-limited optics - 10-inch Schmidt-Newtonian optics are mounted in precision-machined aluminum cells which are in turn enclosed in sturdy steel tubes and coated with high-grade baked-on textured enamel. The optical tube assembly is closed reducing air currents inside preventing image distortion and helping to keep optics clean. Corrector lens - corrects fully for spherical aberration and provides pinpoint star images. Water-white glass increases light transmission more than 10%. Pyrex Primary Mirror - Premium-grade Pyrex mirrors provide exceptional thermal stability and eliminate image shimmer. Fast f/ratios - extremely fast well corrected F/Ratios provide short photographic exposure times and wide fields of view. Ultra-High Transmission Coatings - UHTC The Meade UHTC group permits the highest levels of light transmission (a 20% increase in total telescope light transmission compared to the standard-equipment coatings) ever offered on amateur telescopes.AutoStar Controller The AutoStar controller helps you quickly find and GoTo more than 30000 objects in the night sky. View planets stars galaxies nebulae and comets - all at the push of a button. AutoStar is pre-programmed with several guided tours including the popular Tonight's Best. To take it just input date time and location. Then let AutoStar take you on a guided tour of the best objects that particular night. The AutoStar controller can be updated too. Log on to Meade.com to download software upgrades guided tours and timely objects like comets - free. Keep your AutoStar up-to-date and your telescope will grow with you for years to come. High Performace Features German equatorial mount with heavy-duty shaft and castings as well as precision worm gears on both axes to ensure precision tracking and slewing - essential for astrophotography. High-Precision Pointing (HPP) For ultra-precise pointing the HPP function puts objects in the center of the field of view allowing quick easy location of deep-sky objects at the farthest limits of the telescope's capability.Periodic error correction eliminates periodic errors on the RA axis over the course of one or more training periods minimizing guiding corrections during long-exposure photography. Nine-speed drive controls provide a rapid slew rate of 4.5°/sec. or 1X sidereal; tracking and slewing are controlled from the AutoStar controller. Three-star alignment ensures precise alignment and eliminates the need for a complicated optical/mechanical alignment process. Variable-height field tripod with spreader bar brace provides the excellent stability and vibration-damping required for both visual observation and astrophotography; Illuminated polar alignment viewfinder offers quick precise polar alignment Powered by eight D-size batteries or by optional car cigarette lighter and AC wall adapters. An astronomical laser pointer will help you share the sights with friends.