telescope
Meade
LX200 10" ACF
254mm Advanced Coma-Free · 2540mm f/10.0
ACF SCT.
Best for
- Small galaxies, planetary nebulae, lunar & planetary detail
- High-resolution long-exposure work
- Faint-object imaging under dark skies
Specifications
| Optics | |
| Type | sct |
| Optical design | Advanced Coma-Free |
| Aperture | 254mm |
| Focal length | 2540mm |
| Native f/ratio | f/10.0 |
| Image circle | — |
| Full-frame support | No |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 13.6kg |
Typical FOV & image scale
With Full-frame (36×24mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 0.81° × 0.54°
Scale 0.31″/px
With APS-C (23.5×15.7mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 0.53° × 0.35°
Scale 0.31″/px
With IMX533 square (11.3×11.3mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 0.25° × 0.25°
Scale 0.31″/px
Typical targets
- M82 — Cigar GalaxyGalaxy · 11.2′Plan this target
- M51 — Whirlpool GalaxyGalaxy · 11.2′Plan this target
- M14 — Globular Cluster M14Globular Cluster · 11′Plan this target
- M94 — Croc's Eye GalaxyGalaxy · 11′Plan this target
- NGC 1365 — Great Barred SpiralGalaxy · 11′Plan this target
- NGC 3521 — Bubble GalaxyGalaxy · 11′Plan this target
