Meade LX90GPS 12” LX90 Specifications, AutoStar Specifications, AutoStar Dimensions

12” LX90 Specifications

Optical design	Schmidt-Cassegrain
Clear aperture	12"
Focal length	3048mm
Focal ratio (photographic speed)	f/10
Viewfinder	8 x 50 finder
SmartFinder	Red dot projected onto finder’s lens
Coatings	Meade EMC Super Multi-Coatings
Mounting	Cast-aluminum, double-tine forks
Gears	4.9"-dia worm gears, both axes
Alignment	Altazimuth or equatorial w/optional wedge
....................................................................................	5 arc-minutes in GO TO mode
....................................................................................	1x sidereal to 6.5°/sec in 9 increments
Tripod	Variable-height field tripod
Accessories	1.25" diagonal prism
....................................................................................	Super Plössl 26mm eyepiece
	16-channel GPS receiver
	True-level electronic sensor

AutoStar Specifications

Processor	68HC11, 8MHz
Flash Memory	1MB, reloadable
Keypad	20 key alphanumeric
Display	2 line, 16 character LCD
Backlight	Red LED
Utility Light	Yes
RS-232	Yes
Coil Cord	24"
Database	30,223 objects

AutoStar Dimensions

Length	6.56" (16.6cm)
Width (LCD end)	3.19" (80cm)
Width (Connector end)	2.25" (57cm)
Depth	0.81" (21cm)
AutoStar net weight	1.12 lbs (0.51kg)

LX90 TIPS

Star Charts

Even with the AutoStar 30,000 object library, star charts and planispheres are still useful for a variety of reasons. In particular, they are a great aid in plan- ning a night of celestial viewing.

A wide variety of star charts are available in books, in magazines, on the inter- net and on CD Roms. Meade offers Epoch 2000sk™ and other star locator software. Contact your Meade dealer or Meade's Customer Service depart- ment for more information.

Astronomy and Sky and Telescope magazines print star charts each month for up-to-the-minute maps of the heavens.

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