Meade 12-Inch LightBridge (f/5) Truss-Tube Dobsonian
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Manufacturer: MeadeModel: 1205-05-02
Product features:
- It's not just a big telescope, it's a big telescope that goes anywhere
- LightBridge dobs give you high-quality Meade optics, premium components and ultra portability
- Telescope Features: Red Dot Viewfinder, Open Metal Truss Design, Crayford Style Focuser
- Includes: Fan, Autostar Suite Astronomical Software
- Magnification: 500.0
- Focal Length: 1219.0 mm.
- Objective Lens Size: 0. mm.
- Eyepiece Type: SP 26mm
- Optical Tube Dimensions: 0.34 Dia x 0.34 L
- Recommended Use: Astronomy
- Weight: 80.0 Lb.
- Warranty Description: 1 Year Limited Manufacturer Warranty 100% Parts,Labor,Up to $200 Replacement
- Corel Photo & Video Pro X3 Bundle [Old Version]
- Meade 2x TeleXtender 2-Inch Eyepiece
- Meade® 1.25" 15mm QX Wide Angle Eyepiece
- Meade 1.25inch 20mm QX Wide Angle Eyepiece
- Meade 2inch 36mm QX Wide Angle Eyepiece
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Meade 12-Inch LightBridge (f/5) Truss-Tube Dobsonian
Customer Review: Great scope for the money
Summary: 5 Stars
John Dobson's simple and portable design made large telescopes available to the average amateur astronomer. But the bulky tubes limited the portability of really big sizes.
The breakthrough came with Ivar Hamburg's truss tube models, which allowed enormous scopes to break down into easily portable sections. But this was always a premium feature, unavailable to observers on a tight budget, unless they built their own.
Now Meade has produced a good quality large truss-tube scope that is competitive in price with the old solid-tube design.
Optics are good. Setup, takedown, and transport are easy. The mirror box is, of course, pretty heavy but manageable for an able-bodied person. I find that, contrary to claims, I have to collimate (align) the optics every time I set up, but I've always accepted this as a given with any scope that dismantles.
I have been weirded out by some of Meade's odd designs like the Schmidt-Newtonian, but I find their truss-tube Dob a winner. It brings great views, easy transport, and affordable price together as they have never been before. Buy it, you'll like it.
For a more in-depth view on buying telescopes, see my encyclopedic guide on Amazon, "So you'd like to buy a telescope."
Description of Meade 12-Inch LightBridge (f/5) Truss-Tube Dobsonian
Aperture: 12-Inch. Focal Length: 1524mm. Focal Ratio: f/5. It?s not just a big telescope. It?s a big telescope that goes anywhere. New LightBridge truss-Dobs from Meade take down and set up quickly. So you can take one of these massive windows on the universe out to your favorite dark sky locations with ease. LightBridge Dobs give you high quality Meade optics, premium components, and ultra portability ? all for about the same price as an ordinary tube Dob. So get a LightBridge truss-Dob. And prepare to cross the universe. FEATURES: Diffraction Limited Optics Meade optics consistently outperform telescopes of similar and larger aperture. Consumers know that ?Meade Optics Inside? means that what they see through our telescopes will be views that are detailed, crisp and full of contrast. 2-Inch Crayford-Style Machined Aluminum Focuser With 1.25-Inch Adapter Smooth precise focusing is achieved with this classic design. A unique focus tension knob and focus lock design gives complete control over focus. Built-In Primary Mirror Cooling Fan Bring the telescope into thermal equilibrium quickly and efficiently with the battery powered cooling fan. The fan is mounted to the rear of the ?vented? primary mirror cell for fast cool down.Reflectors
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