Meade ACF-SC 152/1524 UHTC OTA Telescope

Meade ACF-SC Telescope:

Most large telescopes are Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes, including NASA's Hubble telescope. Now you can get the equipment of professionals. Meade's new, precise and powerful Coma-Free system is now within reach of the most ambitious astronomers, astrophotographers, and CCD photographers. You'll get sharp images of stars across the entire field of view, worthy of professional observatories. The secret of the "Coma-Free" system is—as its name suggests—the absence of coma, a color aberration that causes some stars to appear orthographically coma-shaped if the light source is not coming from the center of the field. Both for performing Observations as Photographs : Meade's ACF-Cassegrain Optical System is far ahead of conventional series telescopes. It offers a fantastic image quality which until now could only be obtained with Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes and other exotic systems with exorbitant prices compared to the Meade model.

ACF ( Advanced Coma-free ) Coma-free Optical Tubes: Meade's ACF optical design reduces the imaging errors typical of all mirror tubes, so stars appear sharp right up to their edges, without the trailing distortions more reminiscent of a comet. The image appears flatter than with traditional Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes. ACF optics are spatially useful for astrophotography.

Ultra-high transmission coating ( Ultra-High Transmission Coatings ): This special multi-layer coating on the front corrector plate guarantees up to 15% greater light transmittance. The result is clearer star clusters, finer details in nebula, and better-defined surfaces on planets.

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