Meade 12" f/8 ACF OTA
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Building on Meade’s award-winning Advanced Coma-Free™ (ACF™) optics, the 12" OTA employs a fast f/8 optical system with high-contrast baffling that insures crisp, pinpoint imaging to the very edge of the field. Features an internal zero image shift Crayford-style focusing system with a two-speed 7:1 reduction control that provides smooth, precise focusing at any magnification. Also features Meade's Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC) for maximum brightness and contrast, an oversized low-expansion primary mirror for extra aperture and to prevent thermal expansion of the mirror, and diffraction-limited optics.
Includes precision machined Losmandy-style dovetail rail mated to the tube with wide-stance radius blocks for rock-steady mounting, and front and rear dust covers. Focal length is 2438mm. OTA weight is 41 lbs.
Highlights
- Optical Design: Meade Advanced Coma-Free (ACF)
- Optical Coatings: UHTC
- Aperture: 12" (305mm)
- Focal Length: 2438mm
- Focal Ratio: f/8
- Focuser: Internal Crayford-Style Zero Image Shift Dual-Speed Focuser
- Resolving Power: 0.38 arc-seconds
- Dovetail: Losmandy-style
- Weight: 41 lbs.