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INDUSTRYNEWS<br />
MEADE INSTRUMENTS<br />
Now Shipping The LX850<br />
As we reported in the Jan-Feb 2013<br />
issue, Meade has introduced the new<br />
LX850 telescope systems which feature a<br />
German Equatorial Mount with StarLock<br />
dual-imager, integrated full-time autoguider,<br />
ultra-precision pointing and assisted<br />
drift alignment. Meade has since advised<br />
ATT that it has now indeed begun shipments<br />
of the LX850 ACF f/8 and LX850<br />
130 APO f/7 telescopes.<br />
The LX850 mount offers a 90-pound<br />
instrument capacity, 5.8-inch 225-tooth<br />
polished bronze worm/gear drives with<br />
low periodic error, internal cable routing,<br />
GPS receiver, AutoStar II handbox with<br />
144,000 object library, Periodic Error<br />
Correction (PEC), heavy-duty adjustable<br />
height tripod with anti-vibration pads,<br />
universal AC adapter, telescope to computer<br />
USB cable and AutoStar Suite software.<br />
LX850 ACF f/8 optics are available<br />
in apertures of 10 inch, 12 inch and 14<br />
inch. Also available with the new LX850<br />
mount is Meade’s Series 6000 130-mm f/7<br />
ED Triplet APO.<br />
All LX850s are covered by Meade’s<br />
FirstLight program, which guarantees that<br />
if a LX850 fails within the first 30 days of<br />
ownership, Meade will replace it. No questions<br />
asked.<br />
Retail pricing for the LX850 mount<br />
with no OTA is $5,999US. The 10-inch<br />
ACF system is $7,999US, 12-inch ACF<br />
system is $8,999US, and 14-inch ACF<br />
system is $9,999US. The LX850 130-mm<br />
ED APO is priced at $8,998US.<br />
For more information please visit<br />
www.meade.com.<br />
CELESTRON<br />
Introduces “CometWatch - Year of the Comet 2013” Website<br />
In what promises to be the “Year of<br />
the Comet,” CometWatch, Celestron’s new<br />
go-to online resource for viewing comets,<br />
is the perfect one-stop resource for the latest<br />
2013 comet details.<br />
With the appearance this year of three<br />
potentially extraordinary comets,<br />
PANSTARRS, Lemmon, and ISON, the<br />
site has been developed to provide a wealth<br />
of information and educational offerings<br />
to further enrich users’ comet experiences.<br />
CometWatch provides up-to-date news<br />
and information from Comet Hunter<br />
Gold Status astronomer Tammy Plotner.<br />
Also available are a live tracker, user-submitted<br />
comet photos, tips for observing,<br />
and more. Celestron will be updating<br />
CometWatch throughout 2013 with ongoing<br />
content to help view, track and follow<br />
the results of each event.<br />
The CometWatch image section also<br />
allows users to post their images of each<br />
comet, and there are already many outstanding<br />
PANSTARR images currently on<br />
the site, with more being uploaded daily.<br />
Plus, there will be even more to see when<br />
Lemmon and ISON are visible.<br />
For more information please check<br />
out www.celestron.com/astronomy/<br />
cometwatch.<br />
24 <strong>Astronomy</strong> TECHNOLOGY TODAY
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