Meade Equatorial Wedge for 7/8 inch LX200
Item#: HN-MEAD121
Price:
$189.00
Description
The Meade 8-inch Equatorial Wedge will eliminate field-rotation effects when you're using your 8" LX200 telescope for astrophotography.
You can do astrophotography with the LX200 scopes in the standard altazimuth mode, but with longer exposure times, an effect called field rotation becomes evident. Stars at the edge of the field will appear as small concentric arcs or streaks on the film, rather than as star points. This effect, which does not relate to the accuracy of the telescope's computer or internal alignment, occurs on all altazimuth-mounted telescopes. It's simply a side effect of the altazimuth-type mount itself.
Preventing Field Rotation
To prevent field rotation, your 8 Inch LX200 can be polar-aligned with the wedge. The wedge allows you to align the telescope's axis of rotation with the Earth's rotational axis. And this eliminates the effects of field rotation and gets the star streaks out.
An alternative to using a wedge is employing the field de-rotater. The de-rotater allows you to stay in altazimuth mode and correct field rotation for longer-exposure astrophotography and CCD imaging.
Dimensions & Specifications
Telescope Accessories Series
Meade Wedges
Brand
Meade
Price:
$199.00
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Pros
- Easy To Use
- Strong Construction
Cons
Best Uses
- Astronomy
Comments about Meade Equatorial Wedge for 7/8 inch LX200:
This is a very study wedge and works perfectly on my 8" LX200. Initial set up takes about half an hour but after that it is very easy to put on the telescope mount and take off if desired. Holds telescope well. It took me a little while to figure out the instructions that come with are not for the 8" LX200 wedge (perhaps an older model?), but you can download the correct instructions from the Meade site. [...]
Pros
- Strong Construction
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Astronomy
- Astrophotography
Comments about Meade Equatorial Wedge for 7/8 inch LX200:
I'm using this wedge with a 8" Meade LX200-ACF scope. The construction of the wedge is sturdy and doesn't wobble. However, the parts included did not match the included instructions at all.
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