Meade LX90

The Meade LX90 is a Schmidt-Cassegrain design of telescope made by Meade Instruments for the mid-priced (2000 USD circa 2008) commercial telescope market.[1][2] It uses a similar optical system to the bigger and more expensive Meade LX200[2]—although it lacks some useful functions like primary mirror locking. The LX90 telescopes were equipped with Autostar soon after its 1999 introduction by Meade instruments.[2] Optical apertures included in the product line included 8 (20 cm), 10 (25 cm) and 12 (30 cm) inches on a double tine fork mount and Autostar system.[1]

Meade LX90

Meade LX90
Telescope style	optical telescope Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope
Website	www.meade.com/products/telescopes/lx90.html

References

1. Rod Mollise (2009). Choosing and Using a New CAT: Getting the Most from Your Schmidt Cassegrain or Any Catadioptric Telescope. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 53–56. ISBN 978-0-387-09772-5.
2. Michael A. Covington (2002). How to Use a Computerized Telescope: Practical Amateur Astronomy. Cambridge University Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-521-00790-0.

Further reading

• Martin Mobberley (2004). The New Amateur Astronomer. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-85233-663-9.