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• The Meade LX65 6-inch Maksutov-Cassegrain yields high-contrast, pinpoint star images ideal for lunar, planetary and deep sky imaging! This MAK's multi-coated optics coupled with its portable Alt-Azimuth Mount will have astroimagers of all levels on their way to chasing celestial objects at a great price!

  This telescope's Maksutov-Cassegrain optical design is ideal for high-contrast deep sky imaging as well as detailed lunar and planetary observing. In addition to top-of-the-line optics, the Meade LX65 portable Alt-Azimuth Mount not only comes equipped with the AudioStar Hand Controller, giving you GoTo and Tracking capabilities for over 30,000 celestial objects, but also has the capability to use two OTAs at once using its two vixen-style saddles!

   

  KEY FEATURES

  • Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)- improves the brightness of star clusters, produces finer detail in nebulae, displays greater surface features on planets.
  • AudioStar Controller- controls the telescope to find and track any of over 30,000 celestial objects and gives you an audio guide of astronomical objects including planets, stars, constellations, clusters, nebula, galaxies and much more!
  • 2 Vixen-Style Saddles- capable of holding two OTAs at once 

   

• specifications

  Aperture	150 mm (6")
  Barrel Size	1.25"
  Camera/Eyepiece Connection	1.25"
  Computerized	Computerized
  Dawes Limit	0.77 arcseconds
  Focal Length	1800 mm
  Focal Ratio	f/12
  Free Shipping	Yes
  Head Design	Altitude Azimuth
  Highest Magnification	300x
  Instrument Capacity	55 lbs
  Light Gathering Power	459x
  Limiting Magnitude	14.6
  Mount Head Weight	18.7lbs
  Optical Design	Maksutov Cassegrain
  Power Consumption	12V 5A max
  Telescope Connection	Vixen Style
  Tripod Weight	8.5 lbs
  Tube Diameter	191mm
  Tube Length	460mm
  Tube Weight	12.7 lbs

• included items

  • Two Vixen-Style Dovetail Receivers Gives Ability To Hold Two Optical Tubes At Once.
  • 150 mm (6-inch) Maksutov-Cassegrain
  • Focal Length: 1800 mm
  • Focal Ratio: f/12.
  • GoTo Mount/ Hand Controller with AudioStar: 30,000+ Object-Database.
  • Single Arm Alt-Azimuth Mount with Built-In Handle.
  • 1.25-inch Eyepiece: 26 mm Super Plössl. 
  • 1.25-inch 90-Degree Mirror Barrel.