The New LX850™ with StarLock™.
Diseñado desde un
inicio para ser la plataforma ideal para generación de imágenes
astronómicas.
Solo de Meade.
Con los más de 39 años
de experiencia e innovación, Meade Instruments introduce lo último
en una serie de productos astronómicos avanzados: el LX800. Utilizando
la revolucionaria nueva tecnología, cada aspecto de este maravilloso
sistema ha sido diseñado para establecer el nuevo estándar de
desempeño en astrofotografía.
El guiador integrado de tiempo
completo StarLock lo asiste con una alineación polar ultra precisa,
encuentra y centra y luego automáticamente fija sobre una estrella del
campo tan tenue como magnitud 11 con una precisión de un segundo de arco.
No requiere computadora por separado, ni seleccionar una estrella, ni enfocar.
Solo prepare su cámara y tome la imagen.
Una Montura Ecuatorial Alemana
hecha de aluminio maquinado y acero inoxidable con grandes rodamientos en ambos
ejes para ofrecer una plataforma extremadamente estable y sólida.
Incluye cableado interno para
prevenir que los cables se enreden durante su uso.
Cuenta con engranes de 5.8"
maquinados con precisión con 225 dientes en ambos ejes AR y Dec.,
con sinfines de 0.68" para lograr movimientos y raastreo muy precisos.
Barra de contrapesos de acero
inoxidable roscada de 1.75" de diámetro con contrapesos de acero
de 8.2kg para un ajuste seguro y fácil durante el balanceo del telescopio.
Sofisticada computadora integrada
para el control más preciso del sistema StarLock y los demás sistemas
de control.
Control de mano AutoStar II
con más de 144,000 objetos en su base de datos para llevarlo a casi cualquier
objeto imaginable en el cielo con tan solo pulsar el botón GoTo. El AutoStar
II le permite configurar el sistema y operar el LX800 de cualquier manera que
desee.
Tripié ultra-stable de
altura ajustable. Con patas de 3" de diámetro que se abaten
para un fácil transporte.
PRECISION MACHINED, SOLID GERMAN
EQUATORIAL MOUNT Constructed of machined stainless steel and aircraft grade
6061-T6 aluminum, the LX800 mount presents a rock-solid platform with precision
roller bearings on both axes and a 1.75 inch stainless steel R.A. shaft. Its
.68 inch diameter brass worms and 5.8 inch diameter, 225-tooth aluminum gears
deliver smooth, precise movement with up to a 90 pound instrument load. Add
to this internal cabling and the AutoStar II fully-computerized GoTo system
with GPS, with a database of over 144,000 objects. All this sets atop a new
ultra-stable tripod.
STARLOCK - FULL-TIME AUTOMATIC
GUIDING StarLock - the heart of the LX800 - is the revolutionary new technology
that makes target acquisition on your imaging sensor and accurate guiding during
exposures completely automatic. With Meade's exclusive LightSwitch technology
at its core, StarLock uses a 80mm f/5 optic and a super wideangle lens in a
two camera system that automatically finds your target in high-precision, immediately
captures a field star as dim as 11th magnitude and then guides to an incredible
accuracy of one arcsecond. StarLock achieves this amazing accuracy because,
unlike add-on guiders, StarLock is integrated into the telescope control system
and communicates directly with the motor controllers in real time with a maximum
precision of 0.01 arcseconds. There's no need for a separate guider or computer
and the StarLock requires no calibration, no user focusing or guide star selection.
StarLock even automatically programs periodic error correction and then corrects
for any other errors down to virtually zero. StarLock also provides computer-assisted
polar alignment using the drift method for extreme precision. No expensive shaft
encoders or add-on guiding systems can provide this level of performance.
Specifications
| Mount
Body |
Machined
from solid 6061-T6 Aircraft grade Aluminium and stainless steel |
| Finish |
Anodized
Aluminium and stainless steel |
| Main
gear - R.A. & Dec. |
5.8
inch under cut 225 tooth aluminum |
| Worm
gear - R.A. & Dec. |
.68
inch diameter precision machined brass |
| Counterweight
shaft |
1.75
inch diameter, 12 inch long threaded stainless steel |
| Counterweights |
18
lb. threaded stainless steel.
Quantity: Mount only - 1, 10 inch - 2, 12 inch - 2, 14 inch - 4, 130mm APO
- 1 |
| Drive
Motors |
DC
Servo motors with encoders, both axes |
| Tracking
distance past meridian |
20
degrees
|
| OTA
mounting system |
Losmandy
®-style dovetail |
| Instrument
Payload Capacity |
90.0
lbs (40.80 kg) |
| Latitude
range |
TBD |
| Tripod |
Giant
folding adjustable height tripod with 3 inch diameter aluminum legs.
Height from 29 inches to 45 inches. |
| Mount
body weight |
55
lbs. |
| Counterweight
shaft and cap weight |
17.8
lbs. |
| Counterweights |
18
lbs. |
| Tripod
weight |
36
lbs. |
| Control
Panel |
12v
DC in, 12v DC out, Power, Focuser, Reticle, Handbox port, 1 computer connection
port (RS232), 1 StarLock port, 1 Aux guide port |
| Computer
Control |
AutoStar
II GoTo system |
| Database |
Over
144,000 Objects, Catalogs included: Index catalog (5,386); NGC catalog (7,840);
Partial Caldwell catalog (109); Messier catalog (110); Earth orbiting satellites
(26); Planets (9); Uppsala galaxy catalog (12,940); Morphological catalog
of galaxies (12,939); General catalog of variable stars (29,364); SAO and
Hipparcos star catalogs (42,277); Draper star catalog (21,160); Yale bright
star catalog (8,977); Large Bright Quasars Survey (1,055); Namd objects
(4,313); Herschel catalog (400); Abell catalog of galaxy clusters (2,712);
Arp catalog of irregular galaxies (635); Lunar features (1,754); Asteroids
and comets (120); Constellations (88); Solar/Lunar eclipses, meteor showers
(492). |
| Computer
Hand Control |
Double
line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 20 backlit LED buttons |
| GPS |
Yes |
| Home
Sensors |
Both
RA and Dec axes |
| Internal
Clock |
Yes |
| Internal
Cabling |
Yes |
| Slew
Speeds |
3
degrees/second |
| Tracking
Rates |
.01x
to 1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 1/4°, 1/2°, 1°, 3° |
| Tracking
Modes |
EQ
North and EQ South |
| Alignment
Procedures |
2-Star
Align, 1 Star Polar Align, Starlock assited drift align |
| Power
|
12v
DC 5 amp, using supplied Meade Universal Power Supply |
Starlock
| Wide
Field Camera |
25mm
x 26mm f/1.04 optic with 1/2 inch format CMOS sensor gives field of 14.72
x 11.78 degrees.
Narrow Field Camera 80mm x 400mm f/5 optic with 1/2 inch format Cmos sensor
gives field
of 57.2 x 45.8 arcminutes (2.68 arcseconds/pixel) |
| High
Precision Pointing |
+/-
1 arcminute |
| High
Precision Guiding |
+/-
1 arcsecond RMS (with good seeing. 1-4 second crrection update rate depending
on star magnitude. Faintest guide star 11th mag. |
| High
Precision Alignment |
Semi-automatic
drift align procedure for ulta-precise polar alignment |
| StarLock
Weight |
6
lbs. (2.72 kg) |
