Happy New Year All, I was just in a local Wal-Mart (PM on 01/02/08). They are selling the Meade ETX-60 BB Backpack Observatory setup for 50 bucks. Not sure...
Holy cow...if these are as good as the 60s that were sold a few years back...JUMP ON IT. Great little widefielder for dark skies! Peace, Rod Mollise Author of...
Hello All, I had one of the members in another group catch something. He advised that the ETX-60 has been discontinued for some time. I did a little more...
I believe this is still an ETX-60, but with Meade's little Backpack setup, just as they've had for the 80. ;-) Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using...
An even better deal in the one at Costco. A meade 90mm refractor f/10 with the new improved one arm goto mount AND a AutoStar 497. The autostar alone could...
FYI... I'm getting ready to post the following on eBay and thought I would give group members first chance: 2 Brand New - never plugged in-just received -...
Hello first post here. Here in Ohio the Wally World price is 150.00 and I picked one up on New Years Eve. So far so good. Set it up in the Living Room last...
Hi: It can be controlled, but only with a special cable designed for use with the scope (the 494 Autostar does not have an RS-232 input). My experience is ...
Just an FYI... I've added several things for sale on www.cloudynights.com. They include: AutoStar 497 Meade DS2000 GoTo Mount & Tripod Meade Generation II...
... Just for clarity: the gadget needed to connect a PC's serial COM port to the 494 Autostar is a Meade #506 (five-zero-six) cable/converter. $30 to $50. The...
Sorry if this is a repeat. I did a "search" on 1244 postings and didn't see an answer to my question... On Meade's closeout page, they have the 1244 focuser...
... The rear mirror cover is differently shaped than the original ETX90. ... I don't know... my -guess- is that it would be feasible. It would be a case of...
I went ahead and purchased the focuser. When it arrives I'll determine just how-much of a "square peg / round hole" issue it is. At $40, I figure I have...
Hi George, I had purchased one of these units from the Meade Outlet for my ETX- 105 a couple of months ago. I have read that some of the early models of the...
Hello all, Question on the multiplication factor for the etx90, given that it is a moving mirror system and the secondary acts as a magnifier, anyone know what...
... I don't know the answer to your specific questions. However, there was a Sky&Telescope article in the April 2000 issue, page 136, "Notes on Focal Length"...
Thanks for the info! I have come up with somewhere between 3.5 and 4 (4 would match the (1450-1250)/50mm adapter length number you cited.) I had found this...
An optical design for a mass production line of scopes is usually proprietary information--you could contact Meade for specifics but I don't know if they would...
Hello all, I've been stargazing for about 15 years now, and came across that 50 dollar ETX60 back pack deal at Wal Mart yesterday. I just couldn't leave...
The little guy needs 9volts and 9volts only. I've never found the need for a finder with mine. -- Peace, Rod Mollise Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt...
Lots of ETX tips on my ETX Site. See the Helpful Information: Telescope Tech Tips page for power and focus tips. ... Mike Weasner Email: mweasner@......
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Mike, Thanks for the link to your site, there's a LOT of good info there. I'm still confused about the power source though. It seems as some people are...
If you check the "ETX-60AT, ETX-70AT AC Adapter" review on the Accessory Reviews: Miscellaneous page you will notice the photo of the Meade adapter showing it...
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I have bought for my etx70 a finder, it is called meade #827 90degree finder for etx60 and 70, it is an 8x25, and it is pretty much useless with a goto and...
The skies had a bit of blue in them so I got a chance to a data sample of one point on the multiplier. Using Alpha-Aquarius at position: Apparent Dec (epoch of...
I have to believe that the primary's focal ratio can be no higher than F2.8 or even less. This is because the 90mm primary has a light cone that illuminates...
I was playing around with the MySky I got for Christmas (haven't had a lot of time with 3 kids lol) and realized that the two buttons on one side did not work...
wow, another one. where did you get yours? What town? I'm thinking this is a local thing. ________________________________ From: ETXASTRO@yahoogroups.com on...
