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A portable and compact single arm fork mount with AudioStar®Hand controller

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Product ID 72618
Brand Meade Instruments Corp.
Warranty 2 years
EAN 0643824214705
Package size (LxWxH) 75x60x24 cm
Shipping Weight 15 kg
Description

Meade LX65 is a portable and compact single arm fork mount with AudioStar® Hand controller. Due to the quick and portable setup, you can start observing in minutes. This sturdy mount comes with two dovetail receivers and can hold two optical tubes at once! The mount uses AudioStar® database that contains more than 30.000 celestial objects. You only need to push a button to start AudioStar® Astronomer Inside. Listen to a built-in speaker and enjoy a guided tour of celestial objects in the starry sky.

You will easily align your telescope. Due to a simple two-star alignment procedure, you will start observations in no time. AudioStar® finds two bright objects and centers them in an eyepiece. You only need to press "Align" to start observing the night sky. This mount is a great choice for beginner space explorers as well as for experienced astronomers.

Specifications
Product ID 72618
Brand Meade Instruments Corp.
Warranty 2 years
EAN 0643824214705
Package size (LxWxH) 75x60x24 cm
Shipping Weight 15 kg
Telescope control autoguide, manual
Mount type alt-azimuth, fork, American, single arm
Maximum payload, kg 9.5
Maximum payload, kg 6.35 for the main optical tube; 3.15 for the additional tube
Drive 4.64" (11.72mm) precision worm drive
Slew rate 2x sidereal to 4 °/sec (8-speed)
Tracking rate daily
Speed selection automatic (guiding), manual (if position is corrected)
Autoguider
Hand controller AudioStar
Objects database 30,000
Ability to connect to PC yes
Ports RS-232, AUX, 12V accessory power slot
Power supply 12V car cigarette lighter, 8 C batteries, 220V network adapter, 12V
Tripod included
Tripod steel
Tripod height (adjustable), mm adjustable, 650–1100
Optical tube mounting mode dovetail plate (Vixen standard)
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