The LX200GPS-SMT telescope by Meade Instruments Corp. is a complete, high-quality system. Astronomy: James Forbes. This review, “Star power,” appeared in the July 2004 issue of Astronomy magazine.

The new Meade LX200 ACF, a $13,000 telescope installed this week in the rooftop observatory of McConnell Hall, replaces a 15-year-old Meade telescope that wasn’t functioning sufficiently. “We sank ...

Related: Spaced out! 101 astronomy images that will blow your mind Metsavainio takes his photos from Finland. He began the project with a Meade LX200 GPS 12-inch telescope and a Canon EF 200 ...

Society members bring their own telescopes, but a 16-inch Meade LX200 is permanently mounted in an observatory. Skip to main content. You have permission to edit this article. Edit Close. 79 ...

Deere students and families got to practice their solar eclipse-viewing using a high-grade astrophotography camera and solar-filtered Meade LX200 telescope to view the sun.

Meade’s LX200GPS-SMT is a large telescope, but it can be transported and set up anywhere. Compare its size to Meade’s 5-inch ETX125 (right).