Meade ETX-LS Series
Model / Part Number LS-6 / Advanced Coma-Free: 0610-03-10 LS-8 / Advanced Coma-Free: 0810-03-10 LS-6 / Schmidt-Cassegrain: 0610-03-12 LS-8 / Schmidt-Cassegrain: 0810-03-12
Optical Design Advanced Coma-Free Schmidt-Cassegrain
Clear Aperture 6" (152mm) 8" (203.2mm) 6" (152mm) 8" (203.2mm)
Focal Length, Focal Ratio 1524mm, f/10 2000mm, f/10 1524mm, f/10 2000mm, f/10
Coatings Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UHTC™)
Optical Tube Dimensions (diameter x length) 7" x 14.2" 9" x 15.75" 7" x 14.2" 9" x 15.75"
Viewfinder Red dot
Telescope Mounting Aluminum, single arm alt-azimuth
GoTo Pointing Precision (approx.) 5-arc mins.
Pointing Precision, High Precision Mode 3-arc mins.
Slow-Motion Controls Electric, RA and Dec.
AutoStar III Hand Controller Toshiba® microcontroller; 2 line x 16 alphanumeric character display; 20-button keypad, red LED backlit
Onboard Celestial Object Database Over 100,000 objects
Slew Speeds RA and Dec: 1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x, 128x sidereal and 1.5°/sec., 3°/sec., 6.5°/sec.
Tracking Rates Sidereal, lunar, or custom-selected
Tube Body Aluminum
Mount Castings Aluminum
Primary, Secondary Mirrors Pyrex® glass
Correcting Plate/Lens Schott clear water white glass
Telescope Weight 28 lbs. 30 lbs. 28 lbs. 30 lbs.
Tripod Weight 9 lbs. 9 lbs. 9 lbs. 9 lbs.
Field Tripod Height 25.5" to 43.5" variable 25.5" to 43.5" variable 25.5" to 43.5" variable 25.5" to 43.5" variable
OTA Master Carton
(Size / Weight)
21" x 14.5" x 30" / 43 lbs. 21.2" x 16.5" x 31.75" / 48 lbs. 21" x 14.5" x 30" / 43 lbs. 21.2" x 16.5" x 31.75" / 48 lbs.

Tripod Master Carton
(Size / Weight)

29.1" x 10.6" x 10.6" / 12 lbs. 29.1" x 10.6" x 10.6" / 12 lbs. 29.1" x 10.6" x 10.6" / 12 lbs. 29.1" x 10.6" x 10.6" / 12 lbs.