<p><a href="https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/83660-similar-meade-plossls-whats-the-difference/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This thread on Cloudy Nights</a> says that LP stands for Low Profile.
Here are two relevant quotes from that link:</p>
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<p>The &quot;LP&quot; was intended for use with the ETX 90, and stands for &quot;Low Profile&quot;. As far as I know the barrel length is the only difference.</p>
</blockquote>
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<p>The shorter barrel of the LP was made necessary by the narrow focus range of the ETX series refractors.</p>
</blockquote>

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`+1` great find!
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<p>I have a Meade 4000 super Plossl 26mm eyepiece in front of me with an 'LP' mark on it. I am a fan of the Meade 4000 series, but this is the first time I see this variant.</p>
<p>It looks like it stands for 'low profile', how is this achieved, are the optics any different, or is this just a barrel difference?</p>
<p>More importantly, if one has the choice, is there any advantage to using the LP or plain variants?</p>

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# Meade 4000 'LP' designation

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-26)

[![Meade 4000 super Plossl 26mm eyepiece](https://i.sstatic.net/Bfxqt.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Bfxqt.jpg)

I have a Meade 4000 super Plossl 26mm eyepiece in front of me with an 'LP' mark on it. I am a fan of the Meade 4000 series, but this is the first time I see this variant.

It looks like it stands for 'low profile', how is this achieved, are the optics any different, or is this just a barrel difference?

More importantly, if one has the choice, is there any advantage to using the LP or plain variants?

**Tags:** amateur-observing, optics, eyepiece

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-05. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

[This thread on Cloudy Nights](https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/83660-similar-meade-plossls-whats-the-difference/) says that LP stands for Low Profile.
Here are two relevant quotes from that link:

> The "LP" was intended for use with the ETX 90, and stands for "Low Profile". As far as I know the barrel length is the only difference.

> The shorter barrel of the LP was made necessary by the narrow focus range of the ETX series refractors.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: `+1` great find!  

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