Meade 8" f/10 LX65 ACF Optical Tube Assembly
- 8" f/10 Advanced-Coma Free Optics - 2032mm focal length
- Designed and Manufactured in North America
- Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)
- Vixen style dovetail bar
- Includes 26mm super plössl (1.25") eyepiece and red-dot viewfinder
The LX65 Series 8" ACF has an Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optical design offering the coma-free pinpoint star images and flatter image fields while reducing astigmatism and eliminates diffraction spikes. Features include a 8" (203mm) aperture, 2032mm focal length, and f/10 focal ratio. Equipped with an internal single speed focuser and Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC) for the improvement of brighter star clusters, more fine detail in nebulae, and greater surface features on planets. Includes a 26mm 1.25" Super Plossl eyepiece and a red-dot viewfinder along with a vixen-style dovetail bar. With included accessories, the OTA weighs 5.5kg (12lbs. 3oz.) and has dimensions of 51cm x 31cm x 25cm.
The heart of any telescope is its optics. Meade delivers the highest quality professional grade optics available. These optical tubes feature large apertures and Meade's Advanced Coma-Free (ACF) optics coupled with Meade's Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC), giving you the ultimate in premium optics. The LX65 is an ideal high-resolution visual observing instrument but is also fully qualified for the more advanced areas of astronomy, including planetary astrophotography. Observe Saturn's rings, the surface of the Moon, and even the cloud bands on Jupiter in great detail. Designed and Manufactured in North America.
- Best for viewing
- Brighter deep sky
- Best for imaging
- Solar, lunar, planetary & Messier objects
- Astro-imaging capability
- Lunar, planetary & long exposure
- User level
- Advanced
- Optical design
- Advanced Coma-Free (ACF)
- Optical diameter
- 203mm
- Focal length
- 2032mm
- Focal ratio
- f/10.0
- Eyepieces
- Super Plossl 26.0mm (1.25")
- Magnification with included eyepieces
- 78x
- Resolving power
- 115.80arc*sec
- Highest useful magnification
- 300x
- Highest theoretical magnification
- 406x
- Limiting stellar magnitude
- 14.2
- 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
- Other features
- Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)
- Warranty
- Two year