• MEADE

New RCX400! Advanced Ritchey Chrétien optical design. This is Meade's most advanced telescope with precision encoder measured focusing, electronic collimation system, new ultra stable tripod, and much more... The RCX eliminates the secondary mirror holder support vanes (spider) that cause diffraction spikes. Because almost all reflecting telescopes produce diffraction spikes, many people are used to seeing them and don’t consider them an aberration. But in reality, they are a large distortion that reduces image contrast, lowers resolution and presents an unrealistic view of the sky to the eye or the astro-imager. The RCX design reduces the amount of astigmatism that is inherent in the Classical RC design. The RCX, due to the front corrector plate, is a closed tube design. This keeps the primary optical components protected from dust, moisture and other contaminates that might fall on the optical surfaces of the primary and secondary mirrors.

KEY FEATURES

• GPS & Level-North Alignment System
• Upgraded AutoStar II Controller
• Cooling Fan
• Smart Mount™
• Smart Drive™ (Permanent Periodic Error Correction)
• Oversized Primary Mirror
• 24mm Series 5000™ Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece
• Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)

• MEADE

New RCX400! Advanced Ritchey Chrétien optical design. This is Meade's most advanced telescope with precision encoder measured focusing, electronic collimation system, new ultra stable tripod, and much more... The RCX eliminates the secondary mirror holder support vanes (spider) that cause diffraction spikes. Because almost all reflecting telescopes produce diffraction spikes, many people are used to seeing them and don’t consider them an aberration. But in reality, they are a large distortion that reduces image contrast, lowers resolution and presents an unrealistic view of the sky to the eye or the astro-imager. The RCX design reduces the amount of astigmatism that is inherent in the Classical RC design. The RCX, due to the front corrector plate, is a closed tube design. This keeps the primary optical components protected from dust, moisture and other contaminates that might fall on the optical surfaces of the primary and secondary mirrors.

KEY FEATURES

• GPS & Level-North Alignment System
• Upgraded AutoStar II Controller
• Cooling Fan
• Smart Mount™
• Smart Drive™ (Permanent Periodic Error Correction)
• Oversized Primary Mirror
• 24mm Series 5000™ Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece
• Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)

• MEADE

New RCX400! Advanced Ritchey Chrétien optical design. This is Meade's most advanced telescope with precision encoder measured focusing, electronic collimation system, new ultra stable tripod, and much more... The RCX eliminates the secondary mirror holder support vanes (spider) that cause diffraction spikes. Because almost all reflecting telescopes produce diffraction spikes, many people are used to seeing them and don’t consider them an aberration. But in reality, they are a large distortion that reduces image contrast, lowers resolution and presents an unrealistic view of the sky to the eye or the astro-imager. The RCX design reduces the amount of astigmatism that is inherent in the Classical RC design. The RCX, due to the front corrector plate, is a closed tube design. This keeps the primary optical components protected from dust, moisture and other contaminates that might fall on the optical surfaces of the primary and secondary mirrors.

KEY FEATURES

• GPS & Level-North Alignment System
• Upgraded AutoStar II Controller
• Cooling Fan
• Smart Mount™
• Smart Drive™ (Permanent Periodic Error Correction)
• Oversized Primary Mirror
• 24mm Series 5000™ Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece
• Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)

• MEADE

New RCX400! Advanced Ritchey Chrétien optical design. This is Meade's most advanced telescope with precision encoder measured focusing, electronic collimation system, new ultra stable tripod, and much more... The RCX eliminates the secondary mirror holder support vanes (spider) that cause diffraction spikes. Because almost all reflecting telescopes produce diffraction spikes, many people are used to seeing them and don’t consider them an aberration. But in reality, they are a large distortion that reduces image contrast, lowers resolution and presents an unrealistic view of the sky to the eye or the astro-imager. The RCX design reduces the amount of astigmatism that is inherent in the Classical RC design. The RCX, due to the front corrector plate, is a closed tube design. This keeps the primary optical components protected from dust, moisture and other contaminates that might fall on the optical surfaces of the primary and secondary mirrors.

KEY FEATURES

• GPS & Level-North Alignment System
• Upgraded AutoStar II Controller
• Cooling Fan
• Smart Mount™
• Smart Drive™ (Permanent Periodic Error Correction)
• Oversized Primary Mirror
• 24mm Series 5000™ Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece
• Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC)