Meade RCX400 instruction manual Telescope Specifications

TELESCOPE SPECIFICATIONS

Total instrument capacity	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	500 lbs.
Aperture		16" & 20".
Optical design		.	Advanced Ritchey-Chrétien
Optical coatings		.	UHTC™
Mount		.	Robotic Equatorial
Gear pitch diameter		13.625".
Periodic error		.	2 arc sec.
Latitude		0-90°.
No. of drive gear teeth	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	652 (RA & DEC)
MAX	Mount Only		16" RCX	20" RCX
Optical Design			Advanced Ritchey-Chrétien	Advanced Ritchey-Chrétien
Clear Aperture			16"	20"
UHTC™ Coatings Standard			Ultra-High Transmission Transmission Coatings (UHTC™
Resolving Power (Dawes Limit)			.285 arc seconds	.228 arc seconds
Focal Length, Focal Ratio			3251mm, f/8	4064mm, f/8
Telescope Mounting			MAX Robotic Equatorial Mount
Periodic Error Correction
Both axes	Ten (10) arc seconds (raw); Two (2) arc seconds with PECTOOL
Control Panel	2 multi-function, multi-port panels
Focus 4-speed front focusing
mechanism			included	included
GPS, North sensors included	16-channel GPS receiver		16-channel GPS receiver (on Mount)
Pointing Precision	High Precision Mode 1-arc		min.
Autostar® II Hand Controller	Included (147,541 object database)
Alignment	Equatorial
North electronic sensors	Included
Temperature Control			Thermal stabilization fan
Power	12VDC, 5amp power supply required
Slew Speeds:	RA and Dec: 0.01x to1.0x sidereal, variable in0.01x increments; 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x
	sidereal; 1°/sec. to 2°/sec., variable in 0.1° increments All models
Tracking Rates	Sidereal, lunar, solar or custom-selected from 2000 incremental rates All models
Primary, Secondary Mirrors			Pyrex® glass, fine-annealed
Correcting Plate/Lens			Borofloat
Adjustable Counterweights	Requires 2 - 35lb.		Requires 3 - 35lb.	Requires 2 - 35lb.
	Counterweights (included)		Counterweights (included)	Counterweights (included)
Fixed Counterweights	Requires 2 - 43lb.		Requires 2 - 43lb.	Requires 2 - 43lb.
	Counterweights (included)		Counterweights (included)	Counterweights (included)
Accessories			8 x 50mm viewfinder, 2.0" diagonal mirror with 1.25" adapter,
			UltraWide 24mm eyepiece. (16" and 20" models)
Total Net Weight	329 pounds		140 pounds (OTA only)	190 pounds (OTA only)
	(no counterweights)

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the	51
Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.