Meade 12 inch Instruction Manual - Page 62

APPENDIX G: - 62 - LX200 SPECIFICATIONS Telescope 7" LX200 f/15 Optical Design Clear Aperture Primary Mirror Diameter Focal Length Focal Ratio Resolution Super Multi-Coatings Limiting Visual Magnitude (approx) Limiting Photographic Magnitude (approx) Image Scale (°/inch) Maximum Practical Visual Power Near Focus Optical Tube Size Secondary Mirror Obstruction Telescope Mounting Setting Circle Diameters RA Motor Drive System Hemispheres of Operation Declination Control System Motor Drive Gear Diameter Manual Slow-Motion Controls Hand Controller Main Controller Telescope Size, Swung Down 35mm Angular Film Coverage 35mm Linear Film Coverage @: 50" 500" 3000" Tele-Extender Used Without Eyepiece @: 50' 500' 3000' Net Telescope Weights (approx) Telescope Optional Equatorial Wedge Optional Super Wedge Field Tripod Accessories Shipping Weights (approx) Telescope Equatorial Wedge (optional) Super Wedge (optional) Field Tripod Case (for 10" models) Accessories Maksutov-Cassegrain Catadioptric 178mm (7") 194mm (7.625") 2670mm (105") f/15 .64 arc sec. standard 13.5 16.0 .55°/inch 450X 50' 9.1" Dia. x 19" Long 2.5" (12.8%) Heavy-Duty Fork-Type Double Tine Dec.: 6"; R.A.: 8.75" 9-speed, microprocessor controlled 12v. DC servo motor; 5.75" worm gear with Smart Drive North and South - switchable 9-speed, DC servo controlled 5.75" worm gear with Dec drift software 5-3/4" Worm Gear Dec. and R.A. Motorola 68HC05 microcontroller; 2 line x 16 alphanumeric character display; 19 button keypad, red LED backlit 16 MHz 68000 microprocessor; 1 Meg program memory 16K RAM; 512 byte non-volatile memory (EEROM) 9.25" x 16" x 32.5" 0.74° x 0.52° 4.7" x 6.6" 4.6' x 6.5' 27.4' x 38.9' 4.4" x 6.5" 4.2' x 5.5' 24' x 34' 45# 7# N/A 20# 8# 65# 9# N/A 26# 5# 8" LX200 f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain Catadioptric 203mm (8") 209.6mm (8.25) 1280mm (50.4") f/6.3 .56 arc sec Standard 14.0 16.5 1.14°/inch 500X 25' 9.1" Dia. x 16" Long 3.45" (18.6%) Heavy-Duty Fork-Type Double Tine Dec.: 6"; R.A.: 8.75" 9-speed, microprocessor controlled 12v. DC servo motor; 5.75" worm gear with Smart Drive North and South switchable 9-speed, DC servo controlled 5.75" worm gear with Dec drift software 5-3/4" Worm Gear Dec. and R.A. Motorola 68HC05 microcontroller; 2 line x 16 alphanumeric character display; 19 button keypad, red LED backlit 16 MHz 68000 microprocessor; 1 Meg program memory 16K RAM; 512 byte non-volatile memory (EEROM) 9.25" x 16" x 25" 1.55° x 1.08° 9.7" x 13.6" 9.4' x 13.3' 56.3' x 79.7' 9.1" x 13.3" 7.7' x 14.1' 48' x 70' 37# 7# N/A 20# 8# 64# (w/ case) 9# N/A 26# N/A 5# 10" LX200 f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain Catadioptric 254mm (10") 263.5mm (10.375) 1600mm (63") f/6.3 .45 arc sec Standard 14.5 17.0 0.91°/inch 625X 50' 11.75" Dia. x 22" Long 4.0" (16.0%) Heavy-Duty Fork-Type Double Tine Dec.: 6"; R.A.: 8.75" 9-speed, microprocessor controlled 12v. DC servo motor; 5.75" worm gear with Smart Drive North and South - switchable 9-speed, DC servo controlled 5.75" worm gear with Dec drift software 5-3/4" Worm Gear Dec. and R.A. Motorola 68HC05 microcontroller; 2 line x 16 alphanumeric character display; 19 button keypad, red LED backlit 16 MHz 68000 microprocessor; 1 Meg program memory 16K RAM; 512 byte non-volatile memory (EEROM) 12" x 19" x 31" 1.24° x 0.86° 7.75" x 10.9" 7.5' x 10.7' 45.0' x 63.8' 7.3" x 10.6" 6.1' x 9.0' 39' x 56' 61# N/A 26# 20# 8# 69# N/A 38# 26# N/A 5#