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Meade ETX LS-6 Advanced Coma-Free Telescope

Meade's revolutionary LS[trademark] LightSwitch[trademark] series of telescopes use advanced technologies like GPS, LNT[trademark] and ECLIPS[trademark] CCD imaging to do what no other consumer telescopes have done before: take all the hassle out of using a telescope. Simply flip the switch and the LS automatically aligns itself. Astronomer Inside[trademark] then takes you on a guided multimedia tour of the best objects in your sky. The aluminum mount is lightweight and portable, yet has a rigid structure with precision worm-gear drives for the ultimate in tracking and pointing accuracy. All this combined with Meade's Advanced Coma-Free or Schmidt-Cassegrain optical systems provide the stargazer with the most sophisticated, yet easiest to use telescope ever.

Meade LS 6" ACF LightSwitch telescope. This award-winning 6" f/10 (1524mm focal length) powerhouse telescope is feature packed and portable. Meade's Patented automatic self alignment system aligns with just one touch of the power switch. Just flip the switch and walk away. It aligns itself. It's that simple.

Meade's best Advanced-Coma Free optics deliver performance only seen previously in systems costing thousands of dollars more. With its standard Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC) the LS gives you the sharpest, brightest optical system for its size available at any price.

LightSwitch[trademark] Technology

The LS knows where it is in time and space even if you don't. Just flip the switch and be ready to explore the cosmos. Innovative technology is applied to make using the LS simple, easy and fun.

ECLIPS Module

The ECLIPS color CCD camera (640x480 resolution) lets you capture images of your favorite celestial wonders and display them in real time on an external (user supplied) monitor or store them on a (user supplied) SD card so you can do CCD imaging your very first night out.

AutoStar III

The included AutoStar III GOTO keypad computer has an over 100,000 object library and guided tour functions.

Detailed Specifications

  • Model: LS-6 / Advanced Coma-Free
  • Optical Design: Advanced Coma-Free
  • Clear Aperture: 6" (152mm)
  • Focal Length, Focal Ratio: 1524mm, f/10
  • Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC[trademark]): Included
  • Optical Tube Dimensions (diameter x length): 7" x 14.2"
  • Viewfinder: Red dot
  • Telescope Mounting: Aluminum, single arm alt-azimuth
  • GoTo Pointing Precision (approx.): 5-arc mins.
  • Pointing Precision, High Precision Mode: 3-arc mins.
  • Slow-Motion Controls: Electric, RA and Dec.
  • AutoStar III Hand Controller: Toshiba® microcontroller; 2 line x 16 alphanumeric character display; 20-button keypad, red LED backlit
  • Batteries (user-supplied): 8 x C-cells
  • Battery Life (approx.): 3 to 5 hours
  • Onboard Celestial Object Database: Over 100,000 objects
  • Slew Speeds: RA and Dec: 1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal and 1.5°/sec., 3°/sec., 6.5°/sec.
  • Tracking Rates: Sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected
  • Tube Body: Aluminum
  • Mount Castings: Aluminum
  • Primary, Secondary Mirrors: Pyrex® glass
  • Correcting Plate/Lens: Schott clear water white glass
  • Telescope Weight: 28 lbs
  • Tripod Weight: 9 lbs
  • Field Tripod Height: 25.5" to 43.5" variable

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