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Feather Touch Micro for Meade 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (FTM-M8)

Feather Touch Micro for Meade 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (FTM-M8) - Main image
$262.5 $350 In stock

Category: Focusing

Description

Feather Touch® Micro for Meade 8.0" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (including LX90, LX200GPS and LX200 Classics, Meade 7" LX200GPS, Meade LX50 and Meade 7” Maksutov.  

Will not fit the LXD55.  Meade 8" LS90 Microfocuser body will need to be modified.  Please let us know if you have this model scope and we will modify the focuser body.

If you have one of the following telescopes: 6" LX80, LS8-ACF, LT8-ACF, LT8-SC and LS8-SC please measure the flange of your stock focuser knob because these scopes have been shipped from Meade with 2 different sized focuser flanges.  The smaller flange that Meade uses is 38mm.

Specifications

Known To Fit Meade 8" LX90, LX200GPS, LX200 Classic SCT and Meade 7" Maksutov
Reduction Ratio 10:1
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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Victoria ★★★★★

The fine-focus knob on this micro focuser lets me dial in Jupiter’s bands with surgical precision, a huge upgrade from the stock rack-and-pinion. No more image shift ruining a perfect alignment. My observing sessions are much more efficient now.

Elizabeth ★★★★★

Installing this was straightforward on my LX90, and the difference in fine focus is night and day compared to the stock knob. I can finally nail crisp planetary details without overshooting.

Owen ★★★★★

The micro-focusing adjustment is buttery smooth, making it much easier to nail sharp stars than with the stock knob. I can finally get precise focus without the image jumping around.