Meade LS Series Telescope Specifications

	LS 6"	LS 8"
Product Number	SC: 0610-03-12 ACF: 0610-03-10	SC: 0810-03-12 ACF: 0810-03-10
Clear Aperture	6" (152mm)	8" (203.2mm)
Optical Design	Schmidt-Cassegrain or Advanced Coma Free (ACF)
Focal Length	1524mm	2000mm
Focal Ratio	f/10	f/10
Telescope Mounting	Rigid Cast-Aluminum Single-Arm	Rigid Cast-Aluminum Single-Arm
Optical Coatings	Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)
Resolving Power (Dawes Limit)	0.760 arc seconds	0.570 arc seconds
AutoStar Controller	Autostar III
Object Database	100,000 objects
Viewfinder	Red-Dot
Eyepiece	26mm Series 4000 Super Plossl	26mm Series 4000 Super Plossl
Diagonal	1.25" diagonal prism	1.25" diagonal prism
Pointing Precision (High-Precision Mode)	3-arc min.	3-arc min.
Go-To Pointing Precision (Approx.)	5 arc-min.	5 arc-min.
Slow Motion Controls	Electronic	Electronic
Slew Speeds	RA and Dec:1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal and 1.5°/sec., 3°/sec., 6.5°/sec.
Tripod	LS Tripod
Batteries (User-Supplied)	8 x C cells	8 x C cells
Power	12V DC, 5 amp power supply (optional)

Additional Features	LS 6"	LS 8"
GPS Receiver	Yes	Yes
True Level & North Sensors (LNT)	Yes	Yes
Time Chip	Yes	Yes
Electronic Focuser	Optional	Optional
Oversized Primary Mirror	Yes	Yes
AutoStar Suite Planetarium Software	Included	Included
Astronomer Inside	Yes	Yes
Eclispe Finder	Yes	Yes

Materials	LS 6"	LS 8"
Primary/Secondary Mirror	Low expansion borrosilicate glass	Low expansion borrosilicate glass
Correcting Plate/Lens	Schott Water-white Glass	Schott Water-white Glass
Optical Tube	Aluminum	Aluminum