Meade 10" LX200 GPS Telescope with Autostar II Start Price USD 1,200.00 Current Price USD 2,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 9 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, December 02, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Location Henderson, NV See more about 'Meade 10" LX200 GPS Telescope with Autostar II ' Description Meade 10" f/10 LX200 GPS Telescope with Autostar II Hand Controller - Great Buy!! Shipping Information: Usually ships within 2 days after payment is cleared. Seller will ship by UPS Ground unless otherwise directed by the customer. Seller pays all shipping charges. Buyer will be notified of charges based on shipping method requested and final weight. For special handling issues or questions email: john@ihretreat.com or call: 702-436-8980. Local Pick is welcome. By Bidding on the item, the bidder agrees to make payment within 3 days of the end of the auction. Non-payment will result in a negative feedback. Serious buyers only. Do not bid if you do not intend on completing the transaction. All returns must be authorized in advance with buyer paying return shipping cost. MEADE WEBSITE INFORMATION: The most widely used research telescope on earth now comes with the most advanced optical system. The LX200-GPS includes all the important field-proven features including GPS, Primary Mirror Lock, Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser, Oversized Primary Mirror, SmartDrive;, Smart Mount, AutoStar II and more. Plus, the LX200-GPS comes with observatory-class optics and a Series 4000 26mm 4-Element Plössl eyepiece. Meade Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTCT) increases total light transmission and image brightness by nearly 20% over Meade's standard coatings. Objects such as stars, galaxies and nebulae will appear significantly brighter. Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser allows you to obtain precise image focus with no image movement. Primary Mirror Lock locks the mirror in place during long-exposure astrophotography. Oversize Primary Mirror diameters are greater than their listed aperture (e.g., the diameter of the 8" LX200-GPS is actually 8.25"). This additional 1/4" yields a wide, fully illuminated field-of-view. Smart Mount™ constantly refines pointing accuracy each time an object is centered and updated. Compatible with both equatorial and altazimuth mounts. Smart DriveT provides permanent periodic error correction (PPEC) on both axes by learning and averaging error over the course of one or more training periods, thereby minimizing guiding corrections during long-exposure photographs. PPEC is available on both axes and functions in both polar and altazimuth modes. Sony®GPS Receiver Sensor automatically inputs precise time, date, and geographical location to help quickly and precisely align the telescope. AutoAlignT - Telescopes with Meade's new AutoAlign come pre-aligned.They are smart scopes that know the night sky right out of the box. AutoAlign picks two fail-proof alignment stars for you and places them right in your view-finder. Just center to fine tune your alignment and the wonders of the universe are at your fingertips. AutoStar® II controller features "Hot Keys" for quick access to a 145,000 celestial object database. AutoStar II can be updated with the latest software upgrades, guided tours and timely objects like comets free at meade.com. Specifications: 10" Optical Design, Schmidt Cassegrain Clear Aperture 254mm (10") Focal Length Focal Ratio 2500mm f/10 (10") Maximum Practical Visual Power 650X (10") Telescope Mounting heavy-duty fork type; double-tine Primary Mirror Lock Zero Image-Shift Micro Focuser included (4-speed) All models Viewfinder 8 x 50mm GPS, True-level and North sensors included (16-channel GPS receiver) All models Pointing Precision, High Precision Mode 1-arc min. All models Autostar® II Hand Controller included (147,541 object database) All models Batteries (user-supplied) 8 x C-cells Battery Life (approx.) 21 hrs Slew Speeds: RA & Dec: 0.01x to1.0x sidereal, variable in 0.01x increments; 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal; 1°/sec. to 8°/sec., variable in 0.1° increments Tracking Rates sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected from 2000 incremental rates Primary, Secondary Mirrors Pyrex® glass Correcting Plate/Lens Telescope Shipping Weight (approx.) 115 lbs. Place a Bid!