Product Details

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• Included Items
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• The Meade LX65 6-inch Maksutov-Cassegrain OTAis an ideal high-resolution visual observing instrument. Observe Saturn's rings, the surface of the Moon, and even the cloud bands on Jupiter in great detail! It is also fully qualified for the more advanced areas of astronomy, including planetary astrophotography. 

  Features of the LX65 6 Maksutov-Cassegrain

  • Equipped with an internal single-speed focuser.
  • Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC) for the improvement of brighter, more detailed, and greater surface features.
  • A front convex meniscus lens that corrects spherical and chromatic aberrations and comas (off-axis aberrations) across the entire field of view, with a smaller secondary mirror.

  TECHNICAL SPECS OF THE LX65 6 MAKSUTOV-CASSEGRAIN

  • Focuser: Single-speed.
  • Diagonal: 90-degree star.
  • Weight: 12.7 pounds.
  • Continued below. 

• specifications

  Aperture	150 mm (6")
  Camera/Eyepiece Connection	Male SCT Thread (2"—24 TPI)
  Dawes Limit	0.77 arcseconds
  Focal Length	1800 mm
  Focal Ratio	f/12
  Free Shipping	Yes
  Highest Magnification	300x
  Light Gathering Power	459x
  Limiting Magnitude	14.6
  Optical Design	Maksutov Cassegrain

• included items

  • Observe brighter star clusters, detailed nebulae, greater surface features of planets!
  • Engineered to optimize visual, photographic, and CCD imaging.
  • Aperture: 150 mm (6 inches).
  • Focal Ratio: f/12.