Is Scopetronix in business? I know that their site is still up, but I had heard that they had sold their inventory. Has anyone actually bought, and received,...
I have received some reports that people have purchased items from a company using the Scopetronix name (apparently took it over). But most of those reports...
Mike Weasner
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Aug 3, 2007 3:33 am
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I see B&H Photo has them. Order from them, they're very reliable....
... I've read that Anttlers Optics purchased the remaining Scopetronix inventory and has been selling it through the old web site. No reported plans of...
Hi: I don't know how accurate it is to say the gear biz is getting smaller. I suspect that when that happens, what we're really seeing is that there hasn't...
There I was enjoying a great evening, goto was spot on.... took in 7 or 8 targets. Great!. All of a sudden everything stopped while trying to slew to a...
Hi Rob, I’ve had one or two strange experiences that fixed themselves but this one sounds to me like the DEC connector inside may have pulled off. My ETX105...
Sorry forgot say I think my hard stop is still there. I turn the scope to the hard stop for the home position before I observe... humm. Maybe I need to strip...
Thanks Chris, I have got it right by saying its the Dec... Its the up & down key on the keypad (its the up & down motion of the scope). The RA left & Right key...
Thanks Chris, I have got it right by saying its the Dec... Its the up & down key on the keypad (its the up & down motion of the scope). The RA left & Right key...
Some posts have indicated that the monochrome version of the DSI (DSI Pro) is a better choice to use as a guider than the Color version. Can anyone confirm...
The monochrome sensores in the Pro cameras are considerably more sensitive than the one shot color ones. Which doesn't mean a DSI C can't do a good job of...
Hi, I have found the issue of my Dec drive not working. I have bad cable from my Autostar to the HBX port. I need to know if I could make a new cable with RJ45...
... The pinout is 1->8, 2->7, 3->6, 4->5, 5->4, 6->3, 7->2, 8->1 Also shown here: http://jan.eaglecreekobservatory.org/pinouts.html Yes, you can use RJ45...
Well I finally have a problem with my trusty ETX90. When I try to move it right or left I hear the motor clicking (failing to engage) with what appears to be...
hello, My question is simple: Is the ETX 125 a good performer for planetary observations? Have good contrast and resolution sufficient? Thanks. Paul...
Hi Mike, I had a similiar problem with my ETX105. Hopefully it may just be the gearbox being loose. Or it could be the problem I had. If you look in the...
... Mike Weasner's Telescope Tips page on his website has about a dozen "digging deeply into the ETX90" articles (with photos). Articles with "tune up" in the...
Hi: I find it very comparable to a good 6-inch Newtonian. It ain't a C11, but it does a nice job showing the basic details of the planets, and is very portable...
Last week I exchanged e-mails with someone at scopetronix. They responded to all my 3 e-mails within 24 hours and they indicated that the items I wanted that...
Scopetronix is gone. The name and remaining stock were sold to another company which is continuing to sell on the Scopetronix website--least till stock is...
Last night the viewing was the best of the year. I was meeting a few people at our train club in the park and had my EXT-70 and #884 tripod and a bag of...
With 350mm of focal length, the ETX 70 is not a scope for viewing planets at high power. Its forte is wide angle views of star clusters, nebulae and larger...
