Steve: Once again you are correct. I received my ETX-90 today and it is the Rosetta Nebula tube model but with the newer LNT module with the red dot on the...
My last message should have said "Dick" instead of "Steve". So here it is again. Dick: Once again you are correct. I received my ETX-90 today and it is the ...
Adorama is selling the ETX-125PE for $679.95 with free shipping. And I thought that I got a great price at $699.95 plus shipping four months ago. bh...
Good fortune beyond belief. My ETX-90PE LNT arrived today with no damage, worked right out of the box, and there was finally clear skies. Jump up and down and...
Hi, Has anyone successfully mounted the Meade 10" schmidt-newt on the Orion Atlas - if so please tell me how I just picked up a 10" schmidt-newt from Meade....
Since the only standards in astro equipment are eyepiece tubings, most makers have unique sizes and mounting requirements. Interfacing brands may take special...
It's not uniquely designed. It simply uses a Vixen dovetail like the Atlas accepts. If the screws seem too long or too short, a trip to Lowes or Home Depot...
If this OTA was originally mounted on a LXD-500, it should have come with Meade's combination radius block and mounting plate casting and their unique 2.5625"...
Thanks all. Longer screws from OSH took care of the issue. ... come ... and ... Atlas.) ... just ... screw ... casting ... blocks ... the ... Lowes ... If ... ...
Ok... here is one for the guru's... On the ETX series of scopes, are they accessable on the inside guts so that adjustments and tweaks can be made if needed...
Gday Bob Yes ( it gets burnt to EEProm when set via the Hbx ) However, you wouldn't normally know it ;-) In the current firmware, when you enter the Max Elev...
Gday Warp I can't confirm other models, but the new model 125PE can be got to for tweaking. However, due to the clutch design, to get to the RA pretty much ...
I'm not sure what he means by a closed system. Ignoring the older refractors, the current refractors and the DS2000 mount share drive systems, although the...
Gday George ... Not with the ones i worked on After deducing what was wrong, I measured em up ( and compared it to my mid model ETX ) The casting lugs in the...
Hiya Andrew: Thanks for the response. Let me see if I understand this. When I "Enter" a max elevation, that elevation limitation stays in memory and will be in...
Gday Bob ... Correct ... Incorrect, ( but its my stuffup. ) I was actually reading the code when i replied to yr post, so i just had a cursory look at what it...
Meade's foundry does make mistakes. See: http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/ETXASTRO/photos/view/66b7?b=12 I'd say I generally find the worm endload is too...
Gday Geaorge ... Yuk ... It was very high in all the ones i looked at. Also, high endload on the worm is probably what causes 90% of the snapped collars on the...
Yep. You'll need the small hex/allen key that came with the scope. Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope...and... The...
An Allen Wrench/key is available at any hardware store. Bring the knob with you so that you can get the right size. Bob Harris ... Telescope...and... ... On...
I NEED to say that... My hex/allen didn't came with any ETX :( I explain... I buy an ETX-125 throug a friend who travel to US, but when he comes to Brazil, in...
Hi guys, Was wondering all the parts needed to get my digital camera on the back of my ETX80. I just dont see how it gets attached to the camera. Here is a...
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