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Old 11-09-2020, 01:42 PM
ubique (Hugh)
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MEADE LX850 ACF 12 INCH f8 OTA

MEADE LX850 ACF 12 INCH f8 OTA

Meade LX850 OTA in very good condition, crinkle paint tube, superb dual speed Crayford style focused that eliminates mirror flop and focus shift. This is a great feature and it really works.
Great scope for astrophotography, included is a custom made
Hyperstar adapter that allows a C11 Hyperstar to be fitted to this 12 inch f8 scope giving a focal length of f1.6.
See the photo showing the different focal lengths using various reducers- Hyperstar gives f.16, Vintage Meade 0.5 Telecompressor gives f4, Meade 6.3 reducer gives f5 and no reducer f8. Photos takes with ZWO 183MC Pro
PLEASE NOTE THE HYPERSTAR AND THE CAMERA ARE NOT PART OF THIS SALE ONLY THE HYPERSTAR ADAPTER IS INCLUDED.

clear aperture 12" (305 mm)

2438 mm focal length, focal ratio 1:8

resolving power 0.38"

internal focuser, Crayford style, with 7:1 dual speed transmission

mirrors made of borosilicate glass, correcting plate made of Schott Borofloat

only 56 lb (25.4 kg) tube weight


These OTA's are $6199 at Andrews if you can get one in stock.
This one near half price $3500 plus postage.

PM me if you are interested
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Old 05-10-2020, 09:00 AM
MarkT (Mark)
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Hi!
I have a few questions re additional information on the OTA you are offering:
1. Did you purchase the OTA new?
2. How old is the OTA?
3. Will it come with the original fit finder, diagonal & adapter?
4. Have you had any issues recollimating when going back from the hyperstar setup to standard configuration?
5. Any issues with dust ingress as a result of changing configurations?

Thanks in advance for your time,
Mark
 

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