This was taken with a Panasonic Lumix GF3 Compact System Camera @ 42mm, F6.3 Exposure 6secs at 800ISO.
Saturday 25 February 2012
Venus Moon Conjunction
Got a great image of the crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter(top left).
This was taken with a Panasonic Lumix GF3 Compact System Camera @ 42mm, F6.3 Exposure 6secs at 800ISO.
This was taken with a Panasonic Lumix GF3 Compact System Camera @ 42mm, F6.3 Exposure 6secs at 800ISO.
New Meade Telescope Series LX80 and LX800
Meade have produced a new series of telescopes LX80 and LX800. First impressions of the LX800 at Astrofest this year, it looks as though Meade went back to the drawing board and had a complete rethink in what a telescope mount should look like.
The LX800 is a heavy duty mount that does not come cheap, it is almost $6000 (£6000). It comes with a built-in CCD camera which assists with the aligning and high precision tracking called StarLock(TM).
For more details see the Meade website. http://www.meade.com/lx800.
The LXD80 on the other hand is designed for the intermediate astronomer. Prices start from $799 (£799). The design is based upon what I can only describe as a 'square block'. The iOptron is similar in design.
The mount can be elevated at an angle to turn it from an altaz mount to an equatorial. The Meade AudioStar(TM) is included.
These telescopes are certainly a far cry from the LXD series which have been going for ten years. It will be interesting to see how many telescope owners will swap their old LXD/ETX models for this one. I am certainly considering getting the mount alone which is available. For more details see http://www.meade.com/lx80
Check out a preview of the LX80 on YouTube.
The LX800 is a heavy duty mount that does not come cheap, it is almost $6000 (£6000). It comes with a built-in CCD camera which assists with the aligning and high precision tracking called StarLock(TM).
For more details see the Meade website. http://www.meade.com/lx800.
The LXD80 on the other hand is designed for the intermediate astronomer. Prices start from $799 (£799). The design is based upon what I can only describe as a 'square block'. The iOptron is similar in design.
The mount can be elevated at an angle to turn it from an altaz mount to an equatorial. The Meade AudioStar(TM) is included.
These telescopes are certainly a far cry from the LXD series which have been going for ten years. It will be interesting to see how many telescope owners will swap their old LXD/ETX models for this one. I am certainly considering getting the mount alone which is available. For more details see http://www.meade.com/lx80
Check out a preview of the LX80 on YouTube.
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