Meade LS™ 8" SC (f/10) Schmidt-Cassegrain w/UHTC

The LS™ 8" SC (f/10) Schmidt-Cassegrain with UHTC by Meade is a great intermediate telescope. While the Meade LS Series Telescope may take a bit longer to learn and need some set-up or adjustments, its excellent optics and robust features will allow an enthusiast to grow into the hobby. This LS Series Schmidt-Cassegrain with UHTC is a great all-purpose telescope that employs a combination of lenses and mirrors to produce images with superior optics good for lunar, planetary, and terrestrial observation. Compact and portable, easy to use, durable, and practically maintenance free, they are a great choice as they also come at a reasonable price.

Features and Benefits:

• Aperture: 203.2mm (8").
• Focal Length: 2032mm.
• 26mm Series 4000 Super Plössl Eyepiece.
• Patented LightSwitch® Technology including GPS.
• Level North Alignment Technology (LNT™).
• ECLIPS™ CCD Camera.
• Astronomer Inside™ full multimedia output with built-in speaker.
• AutoStar III handbox with over 90,000 object library.
• Red Dot Finder.
• 1.25" Diagonal Prism.

Includes:

• AutoStar Suite Software.
• LS Field Tripod.

The optics feature Oversized Low-Expansion Borosilicate Primary Mirror, Schott® Borofloat® Glass Corrector Plate, Diffraction Limited Optics. The LS rigid aluminum single fork arm GoTo mount has precision worm drives with 4.875" gears in both axes. AutoStar upgrades available free at www.meade.com.

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