Meade LXD75 Telescope Series
Meade LXD 75 Details
The Meade LXD75 series offers a wide range of types of telescopes including Achromatic Refractor, and Schmidt-Newtonian types. Here's a full list of the models available.
- N-6 AT 6 inch Newtonian
- SN-6 AT 6 inch Schmidt-Newtonian
- SN-8 AT 8 inch Schmidt-Newtonian
- SN-10 AT 10 inch Schmidt-Newtonian
- ACF-8 AT 8 inch ACF
- AR-5 AT 5 inch Achromatic Refractor
- AR-6 AT 6 inch Achromatic Refractor
The optics are mounted in precision-machined aluminum cells and encased in sturdy steel tubes. The tubes are closed to prevent image distortion by air currents and to help keep the optics clean.
In the Schmidt-Newtonian and ACF models, there are white water glass corrector lenses to increase light transmission by over 10%.
All models come with a sturdy German equatorial mount using heavy-duty castings and stainless steel ball bearings for precise alignment of the telescope.
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- Precision-machined aluminum cells and sturdy steel tubes
- White water glass corrector lenses
- Individually Figured Optics
- Pyrex? Primary Mirrors
- Fast f/Ratios
- Stable German Equatorial Mount
- High-Precision Worm Gears
- High-Precision Pointing functionality
- Meade AutoStar functionality
| Optical Design | Newtonian | Schmidt-Newtonian | ACF | Achromatic Refractor | |||
| Model | N-6 AT | SN-6 AT | SN-8 AT | SN-10 AT | ACF-8 AT | AR-5 AT | AR-6 AT |
| Aperture | 6" (152mm) | 6" (152mm) | 8" (203mm) | 10" (254mm) | 8" (203mm) | 5" (127mm) | 6" (152mm) |
| Focal Ratio | f/5 | f/5 | f/4 | f/4 | f/10 | f/9 | f/8 |
| Focal Length | 762mm | 762mm | 812mm | 1016mm | 2000mm | 1143mm | 1219mm |
| Primary Mirror | Plate Glass | Pyrex® | Pyrex® | Pyrex® | Pyrex® | N/A | N/A |
| Viewfinder | 6 x 30 | 8 x 50 | 8 x 50 | 8 x 50 | 8 x 50 | 8 x 50 | 8 x 50 |
| Hand Controller | Electronic | AutoStar #497 | AutoStar #497 | AutoStar #497 | AutoStar #497 | AutoStar #497 | AutoStar #497 |
| UHTC | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Price | $799 |
$999 | $1199 | $1399 | $1499 | $999 | $1199 |
A great review and setup guide at Cloudy Nights - note pdf document 1.86 MB in size
8 out of 10 review at Astromart
5 star review at Amazon
Review of the LXD75 SN-10 at the Bangalore Astronomical Society's website
Review at Excelsis commenting on the mount being unsuitable for the SN-10 model