... Thanks Dick. I tried it on 17P a couple of nights ago The result wasn't spot on, but close enough for government work, as the saying goes. Also, it was a ...
You can look at the ephemerii posted at Harvard for the positions of a comet at 5-day (and daily) intervals, and set the Autostar's time to those points and...
... If you post, or send along, the TLE's you use, plus your results and the harvard numbers for three or four times/dates, i'll run them through my 43Eg...
... John this is a very common service problem with the ETX. It is usually caused by excess grease finding its way to the friction surfaces of the declination...
... gaps ... Yeah, 4.0 is probably good enough. I love the ones that come in with 1.0a. The "close enough for government work" arose from the Civil War (US). ...
... to ... part ... is ... the ... around ... a ... surfaces ... an ... check ... moderate ... obvious ... Thank you, that was a great explanation! I will...
... John, I've done this a lot, but still the most heart-in-throat part is the removal and refitting of the optical tube. After removing the four saddle screws...
Hi, I know this is a non-ETX question, but it does relate to astronomy. I was out last night trying to show my 7 year-old daughter the constellations and she...
Hi Ed, I recently bought a Starfinder laser package from ScopeStuff. They sell a very good green laser along with a clear plastic tubular holder on a narrow...
If you point the laser to an object (say Polaris), can you see it through another finerscope or telescope lens pointing towards that object? I have a 5 inch...
Jack, I have not tried to do that yet. The clearer the air, the fainter the beam. If the beam reflects off humidity, cloud, or dust, it is easier to see. In ...
I recently purchased a $20 (included shipping) green laser off eBay from user glocks12. The ones he sells are "factory tuned" to the full 5mw output (as...
Yes, it stands out exceptionaly well too, like a thousand mile long lightsaber! I use mine to point my LXD75 north and get the latitude set correctly, makes it...
I can see how these would be good for astronomy, my arm was getting tired tring to point out the comet last week. I see he also sells a 10 mw for an extra $8....
... I picked up a C11 OTA a couple of months back and it had the Scopestuff pointer installed. I've used it to point things out to my wife. It's pretty dark...
I spent about an hour trying to get 17P into view of the 12" Lightbridge using the deluxe red dot thingy and a 52mm eyepiece. Frustrated, I took it off and...
The higher the power of the laser the easier the beam is to see. I wish he had been offering the 10mw upgrade when I bought mine!! But $31 shipped is a very...
I apologize if this topic has been beaten to death before, but I am a new etx-125pe owner and am a little disappointed at the shakiness at high mags. What is...
One thing you can try is a focus extension cable or motofocus. Most of the shakiness happens when focusing. Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a...
I agree with Rod, try the simplest fix first. My main reason for purchasing an ETX-125 was the portability. I agree the included mount is not very stable, but...
Same here. I didn't sell any of my scopes when I picked up the 125, but it does get used a LOT--on those iffy nights where I head out to the club darksite...
John, I had the same problem. My fix was to add several weight discs from a weightlifting set to the tripod. I don't use the eyepiece rack/spreader, so I...
Hi everyone, I'm a telescope noob, and I'm planning to buy a telescope for my parents for Xmas. I've been doing some research and it looks like an ETX 105 AT...
You can read my ETX-105 comments (the PE model) on the Helpful Information: Buyer/New User Tips page on my ETX Site. You can read a LOT about the ETX models...
Mike Weasner
mweasner@...
Nov 16, 2007 4:07 am
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Mike's site is THE place to go for ETX information, spend some time there before you buy. You can also go to www.astronomy.com and www.skyandtelescope.com for ...
Well, the 105 has been discontinued. That doesn't mean much...Meade should continue to support it (assuming Meade stays in business). However, for the small...
