Specifications; 10" Lightbridge Plus - Meade LightBridge Plus Instruction Manual

SPECIFICATIONS

10" LightBridge Plus

Optical Design.......................................................................................................Newtonian reflector
Aperture..................................................................................................................254mm (10 inches)
Focal Length.........................................................................................................1270mm (50 inches)
Focal Ratio.......................................................................................................................................f/5
Resolving Power.........................................................................................................0.46 arc-seconds
Limiting Visual Magnitude.............................................................................................................14.02
Focuser....................................................................Dual speed 2" rack and pinion with 10:1 fine focus
Red-Dot Finder.....................................................................Deluxe red-dot with variable reticle pattern
Eyepiece....................................................................................2" Meade 26mm Wide Angle Eyepiece
Primary Mirror...........................................................................Parabolic BK7 mirror, Diffraction-limited
Secondary Mirror Support.................................................................................................4-vane, steel
Base Assembly....................................................................No-tool needed assembly, 4-sided structure
Altitude Bearings.........................................................................................................110mm diameter
Azimuth Bearings.........................................................................................................Needle bearings
Mount Swivel base ..............................................................................with needle bearings for azimuth
Additional Accessories.....................................................................................12v fan with battery pack
(user-supplied 8 AA batteries)
Eyepiece tray
2 inch extension tube
Primary mirror cover
Autostar suite DVD
Heaviest Single Component........................................................................................................29 lbs.
Assembled OTA weight...............................................................................................................40 lbs.
Assembled Mount weight............................................................................................................31 lbs.
Total assembled telescope weight...............................................................................................71 lbs.
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