Meade 12" LX200 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Profesional / Scientific Grade Telescope Start Price USD 6,699.00 Current Price USD 6,699.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, July 19, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location Henderson, Nevada See more about 'Meade 12" LX200 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope' Description  Meade 12" LX200 Telescope -  (Las Vegas NV)   This is a Meade 12" F10 LX200 Full Go TO Computerized Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope. Features very sharp F10 schmidt cassegrain optics, EMC multi coatings, Skywatcher 804-AZ3 Finderscope &  8x50 finderscope on dovetail bracket, meade 2" mirror star diagonal, 1.25" adapter, meade 26mm superplossl , LX200 go to computer pointing, Computer Included IBM Thinkpad..mount and drive, high precision pointing feature, LX 200 keypad hand control, meade super field tripod, metal front dust cap, in the original boxes for both tripod and telescope. In new condtiion. Used only a few times. Just too big for our Deck. Performance is outstanding. This is one of the really excellent optics 12" scope and the drive works flawlessly. Lunar and planetary show sharp contrasty views with clean edges and dark background. Deep sky from a dark sky site is Awesome with pinpoint stars and very dark background sky. A great telescope . Meade LX200 12 Inch Telescope and Many Many accessories… Over $14,000.00 dollars invested in this Scope !    Condition: Excellent physical condition, very little usage, has been in climate controlled storage Detailed Description: Includes Meade Heavy Duty Cast Iron Wedge (permitting Polar Alignment) Known Condition(s)/Disclosure: Telescope and accessories are used (not new) and some wear may be visible on regular mating surfaces (such as where the wedge mounts to the tripod, and where with scope base hardware clamps to the wedge) Configuration / Modifications: Original configuration with additional accessories etc Additional equipment Tripod, Heavy duty Cast iron Wedge, aiming scope ( very large Sky watcher 804-AZ3 Extreme Finder Scope. over 18’ long and 3.15” in Diameter ) ,original 8 x 50 aiming scope as well..includes all mounts and hardware. digital image (ccd ) capture device, laptop with image capture software, extra laptop battery new. several ( over 10 ) plossl and super plossl eye pieces etc.. Tube / Mirror Heater, and power supply, all cables from the IBM Thinkpad computer to the Telescope, all asscociated tools and hardware required for assembly and maintenance. The large light-collecting apertures of Meade 12" SMT telescopes enable levels of resolution and image brightness that satisfy the advanced requirements of the serious amateur, as well as those of many School or College Research programs. The 12" model, for example, gathers 44% more light than Meade 10" Schmidt-Cassegrains. This telescope is in perfect condition optically, mechanically, and cosmetically. It has been packed in its original  case and stored in a temperture controlled storage unit for the last two years. The optics are clean and razor sharp, the glass, mirrors and multi-coatings are in excellent condition, the OTA is in excellent condition and shows no signs of use, and the tripod is like new and it is fully adjustable. Includes the Meade LX200 Heavy Duty Field Tripod (fully adjustable legs), Instruction Manual and Factory Case. Meade LX200 12” Schmitt-Cassegrain telescope & mount. This non-GPS model is a great all-round telescope for the amateur astronomer. It is keypad, or computer controlled via serial cable and can interface with the Included computer (IBM think pad included with software installed ) running astronomy software. It comes with over 10 eyepieces: ultra wide angle 14mm multi-coated 1.25"/2" eyepiece, ultra wide angle 6.7mm multi-coated 1.25" eyepiece, and Super-Plossl 15mm multi-coated 1.25” eyepiece, all with cases. It features a 2" to 1.25" eyepiece holder which enables mounting of 1.25" eyepieces on the telescope and includes a Meade series 4000 f/6.3 2” multi-coated focal reducer/field flattener with case. It also has a 1.25" 90 degree prism which bends the optical path 90 degrees. Accessories included with this scope are a Heavy duty Cast Wedge.. 8x50mm spotting scope mounted on an optical tube;plus a Sky watcher 804-AZ3 Extreme finder scope 18” long 3.15” in Diameter ; Orion Flexi-Shield dew shield & sun shade; Orion 12V Dew Zapper; AC power adaptors with 25’ power cord; Meade Heavy Duty field tripod and Tons of accessories. Specifications  12" Optical Design Advanced Coma Free Clear Aperture   305mm (12")  Focal Length Focal Ratio   3048mm f/10 (12")  Maximum Practical Visual Power   750X (12") Telescope Mounting heavy-duty fork type; double-tine heavy-duty fork type. Primary Mirror Lock included (progressive tension)  Zero Image-Shift Micro Focuser included (4-speed) Eyepiece Series 5000 26mm 5-Element Plossl Series 5000 26mm 5-Element Plossl Series 5000 26mm 5-Element Plossl Series 5000 26mm 5-Element Plossl Series 5000 26mm 5-Element Plossl Viewfinder 8 x 50mm  Pointing Precision, High Precision Mode 1-arc min.  Autostar® II Hand Controller included (147,541 object database)  Batteries (user-supplied) 8 x C-cells  Battery Life (approx.) 20 hrs  Slew Speeds: RA and Dec: 0.01x to1.0x sidereal, variable in0.01x increments; 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal; 1°/sec. to 8°/sec., variable in 0.1° increments  Tracking Rates sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected from 2000 incremental rates. Primary, Secondary Mirrors   Pyrex® glass grade-A,  Correcting Plate/Lens water white glass Total Net Telescope Weight   166 lbs.  (with Field Tripod) Telescope Shipping Weight (approx.)   225 lbs.  w/ all included Accesories and Hardware..Field Tripod Height all models:    44" variable 40" to 50"   Dont miss your chance to Own this  Awesome Telescope at an Incredible savings.....  You Know You Want It!!!   Diameter - 80 mm (3.15 ") Focal Length - 400 mm F/ Ratio - f 5 Highest Practical Power 125 x Eye Pieces Supplied - PL10 mm PL20 mm   Focuser - 1 1/4" Finder Scope - 6 x 30 Slow-Motion Controls - Altitude and Azimuth Place a Bid!