Meade Ultra-Wedge

by Meade

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19 x 18 x 19 inches ; 36.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 46 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009OD7FC
• Item model number: 07008
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 20, 2006

Product Description

Ultra-stable wedge for 8-Inch, 10-Inch, 12-Inch, & 14-Inch LX200 Telescopes. A long exposure necessity. An Equatorial Wedge is for exposures longer than about 5 minutes (under 5 minutes, a wedge is not necessary). A wedge permits precise polar alignment of your telescope in equatorial mode (compared to Alt/Az mode). This eliminates field rotation in long-exposure photographs by allowing you to align the telescope’s axis of rotation with the Earth’s axis of rotation. Die cast aluminum wedges include fine adjusters, no-tool knobs, and a compass for faster aligning on the pole. Choose the appropriate 8-Inch EQ Wedge or our extra heavy duty Ultra-Wedge.