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  • Members: 2275
  • Category: Telescopes
  • Founded: Aug 3, 2001
  • Language: English
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hi guys, update 26Eb is available from meade as well as the new uploader 3.61 Regards Peter...
2 Feb 21, 2013
9:59 pm

g1kot
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hi.. i've uploaded a couple of pics of tonights viewing session.. managed to get another image of jupiter before the fog ruined the nights viewing.. i was...
1 Feb 19, 2013
11:02 pm

g1kot
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HI guy's.. partial clear skies after many days of having this new scope, and managed to get it out in the open again for the second time.. what i did notice...
7 Feb 18, 2013
10:35 am

g1kot
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Quick question.. with the ETX 125, can I place a webcam at the rear, or is this a non focused position? Or would i have to use the eyepiece socket for the USB...
10 Feb 13, 2013
8:25 pm

g1kot
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If you have an iOS or Android device or a Mac with SkySafari and a Wi-Fi or serial connection to your telescope, see below: ... Mike Weasner...
1 Feb 13, 2013
2:10 am

lxd55_8sc
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Hi folks, I'm a new member of this group. I own an eq. newtonian and looking for a small, portable good scope I was thinking in the ETX-90 spotting scope. But,...
19 Feb 10, 2013
6:33 pm

BrianS
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This question concerns a 497 autostar. I'm using it on an LXD-55, which makes this post off topic, but the LXD-55 group is pretty much defunct, so I'm hoping...
13 Feb 6, 2013
4:19 pm

Brian Straight
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Check the cables. Swap them and see if the problem follows the cable or not. Also does the autostar allow you to enter setup so you can "calibrate motors"? ...
1 Feb 6, 2013
4:58 am

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Hi all thanks for the answers and the lectures but no one answered my question. Is it a normal for it to foul the base. I am trying the 45deg erect prism to...
4 Feb 4, 2013
5:42 pm

lxd55_8sc
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Hi all I have recently bought a Meade 45deg Erect-Image Prism, for use on my ETX105. When in use I have found that at high angles, the prism fouls the base of...
5 Feb 3, 2013
8:59 pm

Brian Straight
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Updates to Weasner's Mighty ETX Site have been posted. http://www.weasner.com/etx Mike Weasner Email: etx@... / Twitter: @mweasner ...
1 Jan 4, 2013
3:54 pm

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Weasner's Mighty ETX Site has been updated today. http://www.weasner.com/etx Mike Weasner Email: etx@... / Twitter: mweasner LX200-ACF-8"...
2 Jan 1, 2013
12:01 am

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I have a first-generation ETX which has always suffered from "rubberbanding" (in rubberbanding, you move the scope to center an object and the scope moves it...
7 Nov 13, 2012
12:17 am

Brian Straight
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hello all, well after about a ten year lapse I am saving money for another scope. just wondering what was up or new with th 125at. my first scope was a 125at...
7 Oct 29, 2012
10:38 pm

gonzosc1
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Hello, My name is John & I'm at 39.138274 -77.168898 I just bought an ETX-90 as a Grab-N-Go. My primary mount is a '92 G11 Gemini-2 carrying a Meade 10"SNT in...
6 Oct 15, 2012
9:54 am

lottesjj
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I am thinking of buying a used ext125 and am wondering which to buy? I, of course, want the uhtc coatings and I want to be sure to get the aluminum forks. ...
3 Oct 10, 2012
8:32 pm

Warp
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Hi All My ETX-90EC base with forks removed ... controlled by standard hand controller in polar mode. Its pretty noisy and want to make sure that's normal....
1 Sep 22, 2012
6:33 pm

paul_hepner
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Hi All I would like to completely remove the fork arms from a ETX-90EC but have the RA still work (in polar mode). Is there something i can do to either have...
5 Sep 21, 2012
6:19 pm

phepner
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Hi ETX group, I picked up a ETX 125 yesterday for $275, and boy did I get what I payed for. I have some issues that maybe you can help me with. 1. The...
8 Sep 10, 2012
7:15 pm

Brian Straight
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... Do not respond to message, do not click on link, user has been placed on moderated status due to his computer being hacked... David Erbas-White...
2 Sep 4, 2012
4:25 am

Gregory
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Hi all, I've been trying to repair my 105 and I I noticed that after I put the RA motor back in that gear box, the gears have some tension on them. After...
1 Sep 4, 2012
12:35 am

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Hi I'm looking for an application to us with my Coby Android Tablet that will capture images from my NexImage Imager. Or, from other USB imagers that I have...
1 Sep 3, 2012
6:17 am

Ron
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Hi, I've just test a 15mm eypice SkyWatcher 82° UWA Panorama OVL on my ETX 125PE. It was amazing. the moon and Saturn were very clear. Does anyone test other...
2 Aug 31, 2012
5:32 pm

Mike Weasner
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Hi All Which ETX models support PEC. I assume only autostar? and the PEC data is stored in the hand controller? Thanks, Paul...
4 Aug 30, 2012
10:00 pm

johansea
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I repaired my ETX 105, I had to repair and swap out the motor. After putting everything back in place where it should be and putting in all the screws, and...
2 Aug 28, 2012
1:15 am

starryskyn
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http://www.weasner.com/etx/lp/Letter_to_Congress.html Mike Weasner Email: etx@... / Twitter: @mweasner LX200-ACF-8" ETX-125AT ETX-105PE...
1 Aug 27, 2012
9:18 pm

Mike Weasner
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Hello, Anyone have compared this two Maksutov telescopes? Thanks...
4 Aug 17, 2012
6:39 pm

pinyachta
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Hi all, I'm currently trying to repair my ETX 105 and I noticed that the soldered connector that goes to the motor to feed the power came off. I need to solder...
5 Aug 16, 2012
3:45 am

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article on how I modified my ETX80 to tae pictures, and pictures taken with it. http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=2794 Mark...
1 Aug 7, 2012
10:30 pm

mstew57
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Hi all having never updated the Autostar that I use with my ETX105, I was looking at updating to the newest which I believe is 5.5. I am a Mac user and all...
4 Aug 4, 2012
2:39 pm

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