This version of the heavy-duty LXD75 German Equatorial Mount & Tripod from Meade is produced exclusively for Coronado - it features a motorized drive system that is activated and controlled by the AutoStar #497 hand box that is programmed exclusively for solar viewing.
The support system is built upon Meade's LXD75 tripod mount. It is extremely sturdy and quite capable of dampening vibrations. The equatorial mount is accurate and precise. The RA and Dec axes move effortlessly on four high precision stainless-steel ball bearings. Precision worm gears on both axes ensure smooth tracking and slewing.
The AutoStar controller included in this package is programmed for solar viewing only.
Note:
Batteries Not Included
AutoStar #497 Hand Controller
This hand controller is programmed specifically for solar viewing only
Sturdy Mount with Heavy-Duty Castings
Designed by Meade's engineers and manufactured for high-performance observing and astrophotography
Shaft & Bearing System
The sturdy German Equatorial Mount is accurate and precise. The RA and Dec axes move effortlessly on four high precision stainless steel ball bearings.
High-Precision Worm Gears
Located on both axes for smooth tracking and slewing.
High-Precision Pointing - HPP
For even more precise pointing use the HPP function. HPP puts objects in the center of the field-of view which allows you to confirm deep sky objects at the faintest limits of the telescope's capability.
Periodic Error Correction
Corrects periodic errors on the RA axis over the course of one or more training periods, thereby minimizing guiding corrections during long-exposure photography.
9-Speed Drive Controls
From a rapid slew rate of 4.5°/sec. to 1x sidereal - it's all controlled from the AutoStar controller. 3-Star Alignment Ensures precise alignment. It eliminates the need for a complicated optical/mechanical alignment process.
Heavy-Duty Tripod
Variable-height field tripod with spreader bar brace provides the stability and vibration damping required for visual observation and astrophotography.
Illuminated Polar Alignment Viewfinder
For quick, precise polar alignment.
Operational Features
- Telescope mounting: LXD75, German-type
- Setting circle diameters, RA and Dec.: 2.25"
- Illuminated polar viewfinder: included
- RA control system: 9-speed, microprocessor-controlled, 12v DC, 72 mm worm gear
- Declination control system: 9-speed, microprocessor-controlled, 12v DC, 72 mm worm gear
- Hemispheres of Operation: north and south
- GO TO pointing precision: 15 arc minutes
- Slow-motion controls: electric, both axes
- RA ball bearings - outer; 1x58 mm, 1x47 mm
- RA ball bearings - inner: 1x45 mm, 1x35 mm
- DEC ball bearings - outer: 1x72mm, 1x47mm
- DEC ball bearings - inner: 1x55 mm, 1x30 mm
- AutoStar #487: PIC 16C57 controller, 16 character display, 20-button keypad, red LED backlit
- Main telescope controller: Motorola 68HC11, 1Mb flash memory, 32K RAM
- Power: 12 VDC via Eight D-cells, power-cord #607, AC adapter #547
- Battery Life: 40 hours
- Onboard celestial object database: 30,223 objects
- Slew speeds, both axes: 1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal; 1.5°/sec, 3°/sec, 4.5°/sec
- Tracking rates: sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected from 2000 incremental rates