focal reducer for Meade lx200 acf

[doseri]

hi all

do any one know what's a FOCAL REDUCER .5x or .63x , can I use with Meade LX200 ACF 8 inch and canon 500d ,FOCAL REDUCER with out Flatterers

sami

[Emmanuel Marchal]

If you found an answer, please let me know! I'm struggling with the same question

[Merlin66]

The Celestron x0.63 will work OK and give a back focus of 110mm....

For more $$$$ and better performance, check out the Nextgen range of reducers at Optec

http://www.optecinc.com/astronomy/catalog/nextgen/nextgen.htm

Hope this helps.

(EDIT) Whoooooops!!

The ACF design is "similar" to the Celestron Edge design and the older (as per above) reducers are not recommended.

http://www.meade4m.com/index.php?/topic/3174-new-focal-reducer-for-acf-telescopes/

Sorry about the dud information.....

[alan potts]

Merlin,

It may not be duff info, I have a Meade ACF and I fully believe Meade have never made another reducer corrector other than the F6.3 I have, they did make an F 3.3 but that was a bit naff. To the best of my knowledge they make just the one and lets face it if it don't work then it dam well should. I only have ever used mine for visual reduction, though I took a shot of the moon once and it looked fine.

My information is it is a field flattener as well, I believe you should be OK with this type of Canon camera, the one I took the moon with was a full size chip in a 1DS Mk2

Alan.