Last week I unpacked my new ETX125PE and found the screw in the large plastic bag that the scope was wrapped in. It seems it "vibrated" out during shipping and...
Hi All, Look in my Windy Ridge Observatory Album for new photo of the ETX Pier. I got to box in my second pier today and still have yet to stain it. Alan...
No, the firmware coding of the ETX-90/105/125 detects the AS 494, or vice versa, and they will not communicate. I have a few original ETX-70 motor control...
Yes I could pay $60 for a 497 but I cant find one, a 497 just sold for $95 plus $37 for postage, as I live in Australia that translates to $212AU, out of my...
What firmware version is inside your 494? (look under Setup/Statistics[enter][scroll up] for the *full* identifier) Maybe we can work something out... (but,...
Look for a 49_5_ Autostar on Ebay. These can be updated to the current configuration and will work with the MCT ETXes. Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing...
In Australia, as local resources there are the Ice In Space group, and the Melbourne Meade Scopes Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MelbMeadeScopes ...
As Rod says! Get yourself a 495 on ebay and upgrade the firmware. It will be like a 497 (with a smaller memory chip but it's no big deal). If you dont want to...
... Actually, a 495 is *exactly* a 497... there are *no* hardware compromisess, no "smaller chip"... that info was a myth caused by Meade's advertising. ... ...
A quick question not hypos ethical I will have in the next few days a new Meade ETX90EC, is it worth up grading to a second hand ETX125EC or PE? Astro Nut Vars...
I'm not sure what a "hypos ethical" is, but a 125 will show more things in more detail. Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain...
Do you WANT a larger aperture? Or do you WANT the better portability of the ETX-90? As to the PE vs non-PE model, if you can level your telescope and if you...
Mike Weasner
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Oct 14, 2008 10:03 am
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... It got to be as portable as posiable and very simple to set up ... portability ... if ... critical ... up...
You've likely answered your question then. I took my ETX-90 to Australia (from the United States) in 1999. It was carry-on. (tripod was in checked baggage)...
Mike Weasner
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Oct 14, 2008 10:23 am
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if you want a low cost computerized portable telescope you cant beat an etx 90. i have the alluminum legged 883 tripod so carrying it...
Jut a bit of basic math gives the answer! Put simply how much you will see depends how much light the scope can gather which (more or less) depends on the area...
Just indroducing myself here... Bought an ETX60 in the box at a yard sale for $15!!! Always wanted a decent scope but didn't have the $$$... Came with the 9mm...
The ETX-60 will make a good wide field instrument. However, you will need to watch how much camera weight you attach. There are some astrophotography...
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Hi all, I a round about way I have now have a external power supply I'd like to use with my ETX 125. I say round about way because my modem/router for DSL...
You may experience some problems. The ETX-125 prefers something upwards to 1500mA. The problems would appear during high speed slewing, like GOTOs. ... Mike...
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Actually, i've usually found more problems with inadequate power showing up during "simple" sidereal tracking. You may also see the Autostar's display dimming...
Since it's near death experience Meade has been culling it's product line and heavily discounting old inventory. The AS 497 is now only available with the...
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