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# 1800mm Focal Length 30,000+ Object Database 6" Aperture Meade Instruments 228002 Lx65 6" Maksutov-Cassegrain Computerized Telescope with AudioStar

**Brand:** meade
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## Summary

> 🌠 Discover the Universe, One Star at a Time!

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- **What is this?** Meade Instruments 228002 Lx65 6" Maksutov-Cassegrain Computerized Telescope with AudioStar by meade
- **How much does it cost?** ₨156589 with free shipping
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- meade enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted meade brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Explore the Cosmos:** Unleash your inner astronomer with the LX65's advanced features.
- • **Portable Powerhouse:** Lightweight design with a built-in handle for stargazing on the go.
- • **Astrophotography Ready:** Capture stunning planetary images with high-resolution capabilities.
- • **Complete Astronomy Kit:** Includes essential accessories for an all-in-one stargazing experience.
- • **User-Friendly Technology:** Navigate the night sky effortlessly with AudioStar's computerized goto system.

## Overview

The Meade Instruments 228002 LX65 6" Maksutov-Cassegrain Computerized Telescope is a powerful and portable telescope designed for high-resolution visual observing and astrophotography. With a 6" aperture and 1800mm focal length, it features advanced AudioStar technology for locating over 30,000 celestial objects. The telescope comes with essential accessories and a user-friendly design, making it perfect for both novice and experienced stargazers.

## Description

THE LX65 Meade Instruments continues to remain one of the largest telescope manufacturers in the world. Taking innovation to the next level, the LX65 Series was created. Combining a sophisticated level of performance, the LX65 Series gives quality features and Meade's legendary optics with a price tag designed for aspiring and experienced astronomers alike. This is a great choice for your first serious telescope, offering exceptional features for a great price! The LX65 Series 6" MAK Telescope features a Maksutov-Cassegrain optical design for pinpoint star images and extraordinary contrast, making it a great deep sky performer and ideal for detailed lunar and planetary observation as it easily soars to high magnifications. Features a 6" (150mm) aperture, 1800mm focal length, and f/12 focal ratio. Equipped with an internal single-speed focuser and Ultra High Transmission Coatings (UHTC ) for the improvement of brighter star clusters, additional fine detail in nebulae, and greater surface features on planets. Includes (1) 26mm, 1. 25" Super Plossl eyepiece and a red-dot viewfinder along with a vixen-style dovetail. The OTA alone weighs 12. 7 lbs and has dimensions of 7. 5” x 18. 1”. The LX65 features a newly designed, compact and sturdy, single-arm mount with Meade's AudioStar hand controller, which provides a great combination of portability and performance. This telescope combines sophisticated level of advanced features and premium optics all in an easy-to-use telescope system. Additionally, the LX65 includes two dovetail receivers giving it the ability to hold two optical tubes, making your experience twice an enjoyable. With its quick and portable setup, you're ready to start observing in minutes. Attach a range of different OTAs to this mount for a chance to observe your objects both in wide field or close up. This added versatility makes the LX65 great for community outreach and will be sure to impress anyone with its technology and optics. PREMIUM OPTICS: The heart of any telescope is its optics. Meade strives to deliver the highest quality professional grade optics available. These optical tubes feature large apertures coupled with Meade's Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC ), giving you the ultimate in premium optics. The LX65 is an ideal high-resolution visual observing instrument but is also fully qualified for the more advanced areas of astronomy, including planetary astrophotgraphy. Observe Saturn's rings, the surface of the Moon, and even the cloud bands on Jupiter in great detail. EASY ALIGN: The LX65 are smart scopes that know the night sky right out of the box. Enter your site information, find level and North, and Easy Align picks two alignment stars for you and places them right in your viewfinder. Center them to fine tune your alignment and the wonders of the universe are at your fingertips. AUDIOSTAR TECHNOLOGY: Meade's AudioStar hand controller features audio files and an internal speaker. This computerized celestial object locating system plugs into the telescope's handbox port allowing a quick telescope alignment. Once aligned with the sky, AudioStar is ready to take you to any object in the 30, 000+ object-database. In addition to GoTo and tracking capabilities, AudioStar permits a wide array of fascinating and educational functions such as multiple guided tours, digital positional readouts, the ability to link with a PC using optionally available software and cord, and much more. SPECIFICATIONS: Optical Design: Maksutov-Cassegrain Optical Coatings: Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC ) Aperture: 6" (150mm) Focal Length: 1800mm Focal Ratio: f/12 Eyepiece: Super Plössl 26mm (1. 25") Viewfinder: Red-dot Viewfinder Mount Type: Single-arm, Alt-Azimuth with Ability to Hold Two Optical Tubes Control Panel Ports: Handbox Aux 1 Port Aux2 Port 12v Power Focuser Mechanism: Single-speed Internal Focuser Diagonal: 1. 25" Diagonal Mirror Dovetail(s): Vixen-style on Primary & Secondary Saddles Hand Controller: AudioStar Object Database: 30, 000 Objects Software DVD: Meade AutoStar Suite Astronomy Planetarium Power Source: Eight (8) C-size Batteries or 12v External Power (USER SUPPLIED) Assembled Product Dimensions: 33. 5" x 39" x 63" Assembled Product Weight: 40. 2lbs. : 1 Year

## Features

- LX65 6" Maksutov-cassegrain: focal length: 1800mm (f/12). Ideal for high-resolution visual observing and capable of planetary astrophotography.
- 6" (150mm) APERTURE: Coupled with Meade's Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC ): specialized multi-layered coatings to improve and enhance performance.
- Computerized goto technology: features Meade AudioStar - 30, 000+ object-database locating system that finds and tracks objects of the night sky.
- PORTABLE & VERSATILE MOUNT: Newly designed single-arm mount with built-in handle for easy portability. Also includes two vixen-style dovetails for the ability to hold two OTAs at once .
- ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: Comes with (1) Super Plössl 26mm Eyepiece, (1) Red-dot Viewfinder, (1) 1. 25" Diagonal Mirror, (1) Bubble Level/Compass & (1) Meade AutoStar Suite Astronomy Planetarium Software DVD.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Item Weight | 40.2 Pounds |
| Objective Lens Diameter | 150 Millimeters |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 39"D x 33.5"W x 63"H |
| Coating | Ultra-High Transmission Coated |
| Focal Length Description | 1800 millimeters |
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Finderscope | Reflex |
| Eye Piece Lens Description | Plossl |
| Focus Type | Manual Focus |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Lightweight. Easy to carry and set up. Excellent tracking. Able to mount a second OTA.
  

*by S***H on Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019*

I sold my home and observatory, and was looking for a telescope for visual observing. I purchased the LX65, and have been very impressed and pleased with the instrument.I bought the LX65 primarily because I wanted a telescope that wasn’t too heavy. Many telescopes are heavy because the OTA is permanently attached to the mount. But the LX65 mount weighs only 18 lbs, and the 11 lb OTA easily attaches to the standard Vixen dovetail bar. The mount is also easy to carry because it has a built-in handle.The LX65 also appealed to me because the second Vixen dovetail saddle can handle a second telescope. The second mount is rated for 7 lbs, so will handle most 80 mm refractors.On my first night out with my nephew joining me, we mounted the 8-inch ACF Meade OTA with an 80 mm Refractor. I used a Televue Panoptic 24mm eyepiece on the 8-inch scope, providing a field of view of 0.8 degrees. I paired the 80 mm Refractor with a Televue Nagler 13 mm eyepiece, resulting in an FOV of almost 3 degrees.The second telescope did double-duty acting as a finderscope to facilitate alignment and as a rich-field scope for viewing wider objects such as star clusters. The second OTA is very easy to adjust to point at the same field as the primary OTA. (The mounts are always closely aligned, and there are convenient adjustment screws to closely align the FOV’s in just a minute or two.) My nephew and I were able to look through both instruments at the same time, and compare notes on each object that we saw. We’re both pretty big guys, but there was plenty of room for simultaneous observing.I found it very easy to align the LX65 in just a few minutes. I entered the time, date and zip code; put the telescope in the Level-North home position (using the handy bubble level compass that comes with the LX65) and did a two star alignment, all in about 3 minutes. Thereafter, the telescope stayed aligned for the entire 4 hour observing session with about 50 celestial objects.The Meade AudioStar (included) has a very good “Tonight’s Best” tour, with an audio program on each item. After we completed the tour, I used the Meade STELLA device to provide an RS232 to WIFI link, and connected the LX65 to SkySafari wirelessly on my iPhone. We continued observing with the SkySafari tour.The LX65 operates seamlessly with SkySafari, so on my next observing session I’ll probably just pan around in SkySafari to GOTO objects of interest.The LX65 doesn’t have the bells and whistles that some people might need for alignment (GPS, Level-North sensors, CCD camera). But those features add complexity, weight and cost to the telescope, sometimes at the cost of reliability. If you can enter the time, date, put the telescope in the home position, and center two stars in the field of view, you can align this telescope in less than 5 minutes without those accessories.So, in a nutshell, here are the things that I really like about the LX65:-Lightweight (OTA separates from mount). Mount has a convenient carry handle.-Second saddle for a second OTA. Finderscope and rich-field instrument.-Excellent hour-after-hour tracking-Excellent ACF optics-Simple alignmentVery easy to give this product a 5-star rating!

### ⭐ 1.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Sold as new...100% used and abused!
  

*by C***S on Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020*

First thing I noticed was the eye piece or red dot finder sight did not come in their own Meade box, other unboxing videos they came in their own box and being Meade items they come in a Meade box with part numbers?! There is obvious water marks all over the LX65 mount as seen in pictures I posted and in the YouTube video I found them on the tripod stabilizer bracket aswel. The hook that is supposed to keep the hand controller secure on the LX65 mount is brutally bent out of shape, where that hook mounts into the LX65 mount is cracked with tons of scratches where the controller would rest on the LX65 mount(easily seen in pictures), and a few scratches on the controller itself. There is a large white scuff on the right side of mount. There are 2 hold down screws side by side where you are supposed to mount the scope and the one I'm pointing at in the picture is  seized so the scope can't even mount onto the LX65 mount. There is even scuffs and scratches on the scope it self...This thing was sold to me as new but is definitely 100% used!I made a unboxing video cause Amazon sent some bogus emails to me in the past about returns being in not new condition but I get them used and this is proof. The video is on YouTube and the title is " Meade LX65 5" maksutov cassegrain from Amazon unboxing ". It has 70 minutes left to upload but it will be there shortly. Today is 7/21/2020 at 7:32pm Central Time.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Superb Mount and Great Optics
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2020*

I bought this LX65 5" Mak to replace a very aged Meade DS70 refractor.  To say it is an upgrade would be an understatement.  Here's my quick review (also posted over at CloudyNights.com):Arrival and UnpackingTwo boxes arrived via UPS - both with gashes in them.  Luckily, as I discovered, there was no damage.  As an aside, I'm amazed how often that occurs with optics!  The smaller box contains the 5" OTA, and visual parts and was nicely packed.  You can keep the foam and use it to build your own storage container if you so choose, which I might do later. The larger box contained the tripod and the LX65, mount, AudioStar, and some other items.  Again, nicely packaged.AssemblyVery straight forward.  I didn't have any issues with finding the star detent as others have had between the tripod and the mount.  I was very careful screwing things together as it is new after all!  But it went together beautifully.  AudioStar had the latest firmware and the battery box had the white sticker on it.The OTA slips on easily as does the red dot finder.  Everything went together in about 5 to 10 minutes.  One thing I'll say is loading batteries is a bit of a pain but not unworkable.  I just need to get a system figured out.  I have two sets of NIMH C cells so I should be good to go for a while.  Another thing I noticed is if you have batteries loaded it seems you can't use an external 12V power supply at the same time.  Not sure if I am supposed to be able to use both but it also might be my external supply that I use to launch my composite motor model rockets is not the correct type to use, even though it comes with a cigarette lighter.  But I digress.  I do have an old battery booster I may try.Fit and FinishThis is a quality telescope and mount. Very sturdy and the mount has some heft. Others have complained about the tripod - I actually like it.  Meade has put together a good quality beginner or advanced beginner telescope system.OutsideI zeroed in the red dot sight and then let the tube acclimate while we ate dinner.  Close to dusk, I took it down to my backyard and leveled it with my torpedo level. The included compass/level is garbage to put it bluntly.  It sort of works but is meh.  As it was getting near dusk I used my sky app on the iPhone to find Polaris and leveled the scope on True North so I could align it.  I may try tonight with Magnetic North just for shizzles and gits; I know what people have said on here about that, but I want to try it.  Before that though, I looked at the sliver of the moon before it disappeared at twilight.  Wow!  A great view through the Mak and my Celestron Omni 32mm eyepiece.AlignmentA piece of cake.  I've never used a GOTO ever so I had to play around with getting the alignment stars in the eyepiece but managed it.  Tracking on this first time was okay.  I'm sure I'll train the drives soon (supposed to rain tomorrow) and as I use it more I'll get more used to it.ViewingAfter successful alignment I slewed first to Jupiter.  A good sight through the Omni.  Switched power to the 26mm and then a 15mm and it was very very good.  Not much color but it wasn't fully dark yet either.  Still a big step up from my DS70!  Focusing on the Mak was smooth, unlike my DS70.  Not much jumping around even at 9mm, although that FOV is so narrow it is difficult finding the target if it is out of view - but that may be to me just needing to learn the use of the AudioStar.Next on to Saturn - using my 9mm I could make out the Cassini division slightly; never seen it before!  Best views were with the 32mm and the 15mm.  My wife and youngest daughter loved seeing it and they thought it was cool how the Disney sounding AudioStar worked (have you ever listened to it?  It sounds like you are on the Mission to Mars ride lol).Most of the Tour sites were obscured by a house (mine) and a very large oak tree (also mine).  However, I could see the faint wisp of the Dumbbell Nebula which I'd not seen before - fam couldn't see it but they really didn't know what hey were looking for in their defense.  Finally viewed some star clusters, again, not seen as well through the DS70 so I was awestruck by the sight.  Given it was a work night, I called it quits at 9:45....  But it was a good first session.  I'll go out again tonight.Not much new in this review I know, but wanted to post my thoughts on this.  The LX65 gets some knocks about the Aux issue, which I think have caused some to shy away from this mount.  Note though that currently sourced LX65s most likely will have the Aux wiring issue solved - simply look for the white dot on the battery holder. If it doesn't have that, there are work-arounds or you can send it back and get a new one.  Great optics and a great mount.  Overall, this is a very good system and I am pleased with my purchase.

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