Meade 6" f/10 LX85 ACF Optical Tube Assembly
- 6" (152mm) f/10 Advanced Coma Free Optics - 1524mm focal length
- Ultra-High Transmission Coatings UHTC
- Vixen narrow style mounting dovetail rail
- Includes 1.25" 26mm, 9.7mm Plössl eyepieces, star diagonal, and 8x50 optical finderscope
- Designed and Manufactured in North America
The LX85 Series 6" ACF optical tube assembly has an Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optical design offering the coma-free pinpoint star images and flat field while reducing astigmatism and eliminating diffraction spikes. Features include a 6" (152mm) aperture, 1524mm focal length, and f/10 focal ratio. Equipped with an internal single speed focuser and Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC). These features provide beautiful images of brighter star clusters, more fine detail in nebulae, and greater surface features on planets. Includes 1.25" Plössl eyepieces (9.7mm & 26mm), a star diagonal, and a viewfinder (8x50 optical with crosshair) along with a vixen-style dovetail. With included accessories, the OTA weighs11.5lbs (5.2kg) and has dimensions of 21.7cm x 42cm.
The optical path and components of the ACF telescope design
- Best for viewing
- Lunar & planetary
- Best for imaging
- Solar, lunar, planetary & Messier objects
- Astro-imaging capability
- Lunar, planetary & long exposure
- User level
- Intermediate
- Optical design
- Advanced Coma-Free (ACF)
- Optical diameter
- 152mm
- Focal length
- 1524mm
- Focal ratio
- f/10.0
- Eyepieces
- Super Plossl 26.0mm (1.25")
- Magnification with included eyepieces
- 59x
- Resolving power
- 0.77arc*sec
- Lowest useful magnification
- 21x
- Highest useful magnification
- 300x
- Highest theoretical magnification
- 300x
- Limiting stellar magnitude
- 13.5
- Optical quality
- Diffraction limited
- Finder scope
- Reflex sight
- Focuser
- Internal
- Diagonal degrees
- 1.25" 90° Mirror Star
- Mount type
- Optical Tube without Mount
- Tube material
- Aluminum
- Weight, optical tube
- 11.5 lbs.
- Additional included accessories
- Vixen style dovetail bar, Red-dot finder
- Other features
- Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)
- Warranty
- Two year