Meade LX85 70 mm Quadruplet APO Bundle - ME-217010
- Rich Wide Field of View.
- Easy Camera Adaptation for Astrophotography.
- 4-Element Petzval Design Made with FPL 53 ED Glass.
- Large 42 mm Image Circle.
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Meade LX85 70 mm Quadruplet APO Bundle - ME-217010
The Meade LX85 70 mm Quadruplet APO provides spectacular contrast and color in your astro-images! Your telescope features an exceptional, portable GoTo German equatorial mount. You can use the mount alone or amplify your viewing experience with a variety of optical tubes. Be amazed at what this budget-friendly telescope delivers, especially if you are a beginner to astro-imaging or astrophotography.
TOP 5 FEATURES OF THE MEADE LX85 70 MM APO
- 2.5-inch Dual Rack-and-Pinion Focuser - Find and hold your focus to reduce image shift with refined control.
- Petzval Optical Design - Designed strictly for astro-imaging, produce incredible results with this small but powerful telescope. The optical coatings reduce your telescope’s internal light loss and glare, allowing you to produce sharper and higher contrast images.
- AudioStar Controller - Take a passenger seat as your telescope finds and tracks over 30,000 celestial objects and gives you an audio guide of astronomical objects including planets, stars, constellations, clusters, nebula, galaxies and much more!
- 33-pound Weight Capacity- Customize your telescope and expand your features by attaching up to 33 pounds of astronomy equipment with assured smooth tracking performance.
- Built-in Integer Gearing Motor Drive- Will handle any slight load imbalances with ease. It will allow tracking through long exposures using the Smart Drive feature to record permanent periodic error correction (PPEC).
Included Technology
Smart Drive
Smart Drive, or permanent periodic error correction, permits a professional level of drive-trate precision. The significant value of the Smart Drive is immediately appreciated during long-exposure astrophotography, where the resultant lower periodic error of the system enables improved tracking while minimizing guide corrections"
SPECIFICATIONS
| Back Focus | 55mm |
|---|---|
| Camera/Eyepiece Connection | Male 2" Filter/Wide T—Ring (M48x0.75) |
| Computerized | Computerized |
| Corrected Image Circle | 42mm |
| Dawes Limit | 1.66 arcseconds |
| Drive Type | Low Cog 12v DC Servo Motors |
| Focal Ratio | f/5 |
| Free Shipping | Yes |
| Head Design | Equatorial |
| Highest Magnification | 140x |
| Instrument Capacity | 33 lbs |
| Light Gathering Power | 100x |
| Limiting Magnitude | 13 |
| Manufacturer | Meade |
| Mount Head Weight | 108lbs |
| Optical Design | Petzval |
| PEC | No |
| Ports | Autoguider |
| Ports | AUX |
| Ports | DEC |
| Ports | HBX |
| Power Consumption | 12v 5a |
| Telescope Connection | Vixen Style |
| Total Weight | 34.1 lbs |
| Tripod Weight | 12.4 lbs |
| Tube Length | 311mm |
| Tube Weight | 4.5 lbs |
INCLUDED ITEMS
- Meade 70 mm Astrograph Quadruplet Refractor.
- Mount Rings.
- Power: 12V DC, 5Amp power supply (Included)
- Vixen Style Dovetail Bar.
- M48-M42 Adapter Ring.
- Aluminum Hard Carry Case.
- Reviews
- Questions
United StatesThe Meade 70mm Quadruplet APO along with the LX85 mount has given me several successful nights of imaging. I'm still new to astrophotography, but I've captured sharp, bright images with little to no star trailing at 90-120s exposures without autoguiding. Originally, I was using an M42 ring for my Canon 70D ******* onto the included M42 to M48 adapter, but I switched to only using an M48 adapter because I was having trouble getting into focus. It seems that focus is achieved close to the minimum focus distance and the extra distance created by the M42 to M48 adapter made focus difficult. I also strongly recommend getting a polar scope for the mount since astroimaging relies on precise polar alignment. I'm tempted to knock off a star for Meade not including a polar scope, but I'll give them a pass since they sell one for this mount and it wouldn't be necessary for everyone. This telescope is wide field, so if you're photographing most galaxies, they will be tiny. I bought this during galaxy season, so I am still waiting for the summer nebulae to be in the night sky so I can use it for what it excels at which is wide field deep sky objects. Also, this telescope doesn't come with any eyepieces or a diagonal because it's intended as an astrograph, but I haven't felt the need for an eyepiece since my camera essentially acts as one and my primary use of it is astroimaging. It's expensive, but the optics are high quality and the built in field flattener keeps my rig simple. The mount is straight-forward, stable, and hasn't given me any problems so far (as long as it's aligned properly). I think it's worth the money and anyone who buys this rig will be able to capture high quality images from the start.
United StatesThe Meade 70mm Quadruplet APO along with the LX85 mount has given me several successful nights of imaging. I'm still new to astrophotography, but I've captured sharp, bright images with little to no star trailing at 90-120s exposures without autoguiding. Originally, I was using an M42 ring for my Canon 70D ******* onto the included M42 to M48 adapter, but I switched to only using an M48 adapter because I was having trouble getting into focus. It seems that focus is achieved close to the minimum focus distance and the extra distance created by the M42 to M48 adapter made focus difficult. I also strongly recommend getting a polar scope for the mount since astroimaging relies on precise polar alignment. I'm tempted to knock off a star for Meade not including a polar scope, but I'll give them a pass since they sell one for this mount and it wouldn't be necessary for everyone. This telescope is wide field, so if you're photographing most galaxies, they will be tiny. I bought this during galaxy season, so I am still waiting for the summer nebulae to be in the night sky so I can use it for what it excels at which is wide field deep sky objects. Also, this telescope doesn't come with any eyepieces or a diagonal because it's intended as an astrograph, but I haven't felt the need for an eyepiece since my camera essentially acts as one and my primary use of it is astroimaging. It's expensive, but the optics are high quality and the built in field flattener keeps my rig simple. The mount is straight-forward, stable, and hasn't given me any problems so far (as long as it's aligned properly). I think it's worth the money and anyone who buys this rig will be able to capture high quality images from the start.