Wanted to pass this along for those that have been following the comet the last few weeks...picked this off the Arkansas Observatory Pg., By Dr. Clay....... ...
Hello all, just got an etx 90ra and I am getting a little color that I wonder about on planets...red on one side and blue on the other. Seems to dissapear...
I want to buy a wide angle low power lens for terrestrial viewing. Thinking maybe a 32-35mm because I've heard that 40 mm's can be a pain because of the large...
Weeel, since it is a 90 (thus a Maksutov), I'd venture a guess that it is simply chromatic abberration in a moderately inexpensive eyepiece. This is fairly...
We kind of just covered this topic. Note for terrestrial vs. astronomical, you won't find much (if any) in the way of specialization in eyepieces. If you are...
Hi all. I know that theroectically the ETX's do not need to be collimated but being new to this game can anybody tell me how I "test" whether my 105 is in good...
... Hi: If you defocus far enough to see the "donut" and "dark spot" you've really gone too far. The position of the dark spot (the shadow of your secondary)...
Hi, I recently purchased the Autostar Computer Cord (item #CCRD9) from Scopetronix, to update my Autostar 497 software for my ETX 90EC. This will be the first...
I think it would be worth disconnecting everything. Shutting down and trying again. My pocket PC is not recognized quit often and shutting down and ...
Static electricity can lock up serial ports too. Be careful of ESD as you connect everything. In fact, you can connect everything together before turning...
... Follow the hints and techniques listed here: http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar/as_testing.html That will test your connections, your cable, and talk to ...
One thing about serial ports is that they can be reconnected without having to turn off computer. If you cannot communicate with that port 1) Make sure you are...
Do you know how to get into your computer system BIOS? It's usually hitting the DEL key as the computer starts up. Once in your BIOS, make sure the COM1 and...
I had the same problem with my serial port on my laptop but not on my desktop. Eventually I: 1) disabled hotsync for palm 2) bought Belkin USB PDA ADAPTER for...
Somewhere back in my memory banks, was a warning that the Autostar did not like speeds above 9600 baud. Having failed to correct this at the time, I received a...
Re the Autostar comm port issue: better minds than mine have already responded but, for what it's worth, I had precisely the same problem. In my case, I...
I had the same problem. Used msconfig to boot with very few devices or programs running and that solved the problem. No conflicts were evident and device...
I handke tech support for a major environmental controls equipment manufacturer and we frequently run in to a problem with serial ports on laptop computers. ...
Dave Rounds
drounds@...
Apr 4, 2002 8:58 am
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hello everyone, i have been using the etx60 for some time now and love this little scope i use it with the supplied MA25mm and the MA9mm i recently got a 2x...
I used to have a ETX 70AT. I put a 4.7mm with 2x Barlow and the image was just too fuzzy to be useful. The 4.7mm was also difficult to work with since it was...
In a message dated 4/4/02 4:09:34 PM Central Standard Time, forte88@... ... Hi: The optics on these little scope probably vary a bit. I have used my 60...
Hi, I am new to this group. I am taking a physics class in college that is about astronomy. There is a question about where did the term "right ascension"...
All, I'm going to find myself with some spare time in the Tampa/St Pete area next week. Anyone have any suggestions for a good telescope store and/ or science...
Ells Dutton
edutton@...
Apr 6, 2002 11:47 pm
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Jim's Photo Shack 4100 East Bay Drive Clearwater Tel# 536-9661 Carries a lot of Meade Products as well as eyepieces etc. Wes Trimble Toronto Ontario, Canada ...
Bud, Thanks. Will try to check Jim's out. Guess either there is not much else going on in the Fla Bay area or if so, no one here is familiar with it. ...
Ells Dutton
edutton@...
Apr 7, 2002 5:48 pm
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Ells, There's quite a few shops down in that area but I found Jim's to have the best prices. All the others seem to be way over priced. Bud ... From: Ells...
