Sets a new standard in its price class for sturdiness, precision operation and smoothness of movement!

Designed for high-performance observing and astrophotography, Meade's 8" (203mm) LXD75 with a focal length of 812 (f/4) features a virtually backlash-free equatorial mount incorporating heavy-duty castings and four high-precision stainless steel ball bearings in both RA and Dec axes.

The Schmidt-Newtonian diffraction-limited optics yield pinpoint stellar images over an extremely wide field-of-view with only half the coma of standard Newtonians.

Specifications:
# High-performance equatorial mount
# Heavy-duty, all-metal field tripod
# AutoStar Suite and Lunar Planetary Imager with GO TO hand controller
# 2" aluminum rack-and-pinion focuser
# Pyrex(R) mirrors
# Weight: 69 lbs.
# Requires 8 "D" batteries (not included).