Key Takeaways:
- The Meade LX850 is introduced as a comprehensive astronomical package, featuring a 10-inch Advanced Coma Free Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube assembly, a heavy-duty mount, an ultra-stable tripod, and the StarLock integrated guider.
- The importance of the mount in an astronomical setup is underscored, with the text stating it is the most critical component, essential for optimal performance regardless of telescope quality.
- The LX850 package is positioned as an integrated and affordable solution for acquiring robust mounts capable of precise guiding and supporting large optical tube assemblies.
- Upon delivery, the product's substantial size was noted, arriving on a pallet and eliciting an impression of a considerable piece of equipment.
Meade’s LX850 package contains the company’s 10-inch Advanced Coma Free Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope optical tube assembly, a heavy-duty mount, an ultra-stable tripod, the StarLock integrated guider, and more.
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One thing we have learned in this hobby is that the mount is a setup’s most critical component. Even the finest telescope can produce poor results if it rides atop an inferior mount. Unfortunately, big, beefy mounts that offer precise guiding and carry large optical tube assemblies (OTAs) can get quite expensive. If you are looking for these features in an integrated package at an affordable price, the Meade LX850 may be for you.
We were excited to test the LX850 package, which contains the Meade 10-inch Advanced Coma Free Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope OTA, the LX850 mount, an adjustable height tripod, the StarLock integrated guider, and the company’s Zero Image Shift Micro-focuser. Upon its arrival by truck on a pallet, we were in awe of the box’s size and could only imagine the beast that lay within.
