Meade Lightbridge Plus 12" f/5 Dobsonian Reflecting Telescope
- Ideal for backyard observatories.
- Provides outstanding light gathering for near- and deep-sky observing capabilities.
- Design allows for increased portability over standard solid-tube designs.
- Able to provide easy setup and teardown.
- No-tool assembly.
- Aperture: 304.8 mm (12 inches).
- Focal Ratio: f/5.
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Meade Lightbridge Plus 12" f/5 Dobsonian Reflecting Telescope
Meade Lightbridge Plus 12-inch f/5 Dobsonian Reflecting Telescope has a no-tool assembly and provides improved stability. It also includes premium features such as roller bearings, a hand-adjustable variable tension brake for smooth and stable movement, and a mounted eyepiece holder that can carry (1) 2-inch and (3) 1.25-inch eyepieces for your convenience.
Its open truss design allows for increased portability over standard solid-tube designs and is able to provide easy setup and teardown for a large aperture telescope.
The LightBridge Plus Series provides high-quality Meade optics, ultra-portability, and remarkable performance for one affordable price. Get the aperture you’ve always wanted and open the doors to a whole new universe with Meade’s LightBridge Plus!
Features of the Meade Lightbridge Plus Telescope
- 2-inch, 2-speed Rack and Pinion Focuser. The Rack & Pinion design includes a 10:1 fine focus knob for precise focusing and includes a Vernier scale with millimeter markings on the drawtube to assist with focusing accuracy.
- 3-element, fully multi-coated 2-inch Series 4000 26 mm Eyepiece - providing a 56-degree apparent field of view.
- An aluminum Red-Dot Viewfinder.
- Meade’s AutoStar Suite Astronomer Edition- displaying more than 15,000 celestial wonders, this software allows you to view the night sky, constellations, planet positions and more from any location.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Aperture | 304.8 mm (12") |
|---|---|
| Camera/Eyepiece Connection | 2" Nosepiece |
| Computerized | Manual |
| Dawes Limit | 0.38 arcseconds |
| Focal Length | 1524 mm |
| Focal Ratio | f/5 |
| Free Shipping | Yes |
| Head Design | Altitude Azimuth |
| Highest Magnification | 609.6x |
| Light Gathering Power | 1896x |
| Limiting Magnitude | 16.2 |
| Optical Design | Dobsonian |
INCLUDED ITEMS
- 12-inch LightBridge Plus Dobsonian Telescope.
- 2-inch Series 4000 26 mm Eyepiece.
- Red-Dot Viewfinder.