All new Meade LX600 Telescopes Now you can have the most advanced imaging platform available. The Meade LX600 series telescopes feature StarLock for automatic alignment ultra-precision pointing and assisted drift alignment. The Meade LX600 telescopes are available with or without the all new X-Wedge for equatorial mounting the telescope. Now the LX600 telescopes feature an all new optical system featuring an oversized Low-Expansion Borsilicate primary mirror Schott Borofloat glass corrector plate diffraction limited optics and an f/8 focal ratio. And with the optional Meade LX600/800 focal reducer you can bring that down to f/5 for even faster imaging. Meade LX600 features: Advanced Coma Free Optics StarLock dual imager and full time autoguider GPS Receiver Internal Crayford-style focusing system with 7:1 focus control OTA tube balance weight system AutoStar II handbox with 145000 object library Smart Drive with Permanent Periodic Error Corrrection (PPEC) Patented Level North Technolgy (LNT) Alignment System 8x50 Viewfinder AutoStar Suite software Free AutoStar upgrades from Meade.com Meade StarLock High-precision autoguiding down to one arcsecond No need for separate guider or computer Captures field stars down to 11th magnitude Meade ACF Advanced Coma Free f/8 Optics New faster f/8 Advanced Coma Free optics Two-Speed Crayford-Style Focuser with 7:1 micro adjustment Optional f/5 field flattener/focal reducer available Meade X-Wedge CNC Machined Aircraft-Grade Aluminum 30% More Stable Smooth Accurate Adjustment