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Equatorial Wedge Adapter by Legacy Reviewer, Verified Owner, January 7, 2011
You must be able to reason out the assembly as the instructions are worthless. Spacer tube comes installed in wrong place. Nothing tells you that but it won't assemble unless you figure out where it should be. Meade needs to address assembly instr...
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Need some minor modification fro latitudes like mine 6 degrees north Pros: Very useful for astrophotograpy Cons: none
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Product Discontinued by Manufacturer

Meade 8" Equatorial Wedge with LX90 Adapter Plate 07002-1 has been discontinued by Meade and is no longer available. Our product experts have helped us select these available replacements below.You can also explore other items in the Telescope Accessories yourself to try and find the perfect replacement for you!

Product Info for Meade 8" Equatorial Wedge with LX90 Adapter Plate 07002-1

Meade 8" Equatorial Wedge with LX90 Adapter Plate 07002-1 consists of a standard Meade equatorial wedge, plus an Adapter Plate to accomodate Meade LX90 drive base. 8" Meade Equatorial Wedge 07002-1 allows mounting Meade LX 90 Telescope in a polar mode on the scope tripod for long exposure deep space astrophotography (which is otherwise not possible when the scope in its default altazimuth mode).image

Meade 8 inch Equatorial Wedge comes with a deluxe latitude adjuster and azimuth fine adjuster for precise polar alignment. Also includes no tool knobs for easy assembly of the Meade Wedge to the tripod and the scope to the wedge, plus a compass for faster aligning on the pole. Meade 8" Equatorial Wedge is made of die cast aluminum.

Meade Adapter Plate is for those who already have a wedge from another Meade scope (LX10, LX50, 2080, LX200, etc.) that they want to use with Meade LX90 Telescope.

Features of Meade 8" Equatorial Wedge:

  • Allows for long-exposure astrophotography without effects of field rotation in photos
  • Fits most Meade 8" Schmidt-Cassegrains
  • Attaches between telescope and adjustable field tripod

Package Contents:

  • Meade 8" Equatorial Wedge with LX90 Adapter Plate 07002-1:
  • Meade 8" Equatorial Wedge
  • Adapter Plate

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  • Meade 8 inch Equatorial Wedge with LX90 Adapter Plate 07002-1 , MPN: 07002-1 , UPC: 709942000115 , Code: ME-TA-7002-1
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