I have had a look at your tripod and wedge. I cant for the life of me possidly imagine that it can be stable, but then I like to "over engineer" projects I...
Easy - go to www.multimap.com , put in your postcose and the map will come up which includees lat and long to within 100metres. You could, of course, but and...
... me ... of ... Like I said, my tripod and "Wedge" is perfect for the 9lb ETX-90EC. The 18lb ETX-125EC casuse some vibration. Let me put it this way. I have...
I tried this site to find my location in Pittsburgh but it wasn't very close. The map showed a place a mile or two away and without using a zip code the map ...
Did you zoom in? I did it for my home in Colorado Springs and it came very close to my averaged GPS readings at my backyard "observatory." peter... ... From:...
Someone finally sent me a site that will give you long/lat from an address anywhere in the world. So if you haven't resolved your location problem or if you ...
Hi ETX owners, ... The Dec scale on my 70AT is off by 5 degrees as well. I wish the outlined procedure worked for the 70AT as well. The scale on mine is on...
I don't own a ETX-60/70 long enough to take it apart, but I think the DEC dial and lock all ETX scope works the same way. Both dial should come off easily. ...
... Among other sites, i use http://www.terraserver.com ..satellite and aerial photos of much of the planet, with the ability to zoom in (typical other...
The best site I've found for getting Latitude & Longitude from an address is: http://www.geocode.com/modules.php?name=TestDrive_Eagle It has been right on the...
Hi listers, ... It did pretty well too. I just went and tried it for the obscure little gravel road I live on 8 miles from the nearest town of any significance...
I just got a ETX-70. The autostar seemed to work at first but when I went back and attempted to change the location city, nothing but jiberish came up in the...
... Try using [mode] to escape from the Time setup, and scroll to Setup > Reset [enter][enter] That will clear the site selections of whatever garbage has ...
Hi All, I've got an ETX-90ec and I was trying to use it the other night but every time I tried to point it at something new it would listen to my controls for...
... Yes... the 497 can control all Autostar telescopes. All DS-, ETX-, LXD55 and LX90. With my patch kit it can also handle the 4504 and 114EQ-DH4 have fun ...
... my ... Do you have the same symptoms with an Autostar -and- the "default hand controller"? A loose cable connection can cause this symptom. Try swapping...
What is the rated value on the adapter and can you measure the output both under load and no-load conditions? peter... ... From: "Kevin 'Zaph' Burfitt"...
The problem persists. It actually gets stuck on daylight savings time. I can indicate my selection but it goes not further. It it as if the controller has a...
In a message dated 1/4/03 10:19:21 AM Central Standard Time, ... Hi: If this is really a program problem, you're out of luck, I'm afraid. What you might want...
... Without going through truly baroque methods ( http://www.geocities.com/lynol1000/as494/index.html ) you cannot upload to a 494. However, simply give...
Hi, All last night was clear at last and a good time was had looking at the sights in the sky's. It was only my second time out with my ETX90 and the views...
How do you level "the tripod with bubble level that fits in the eyepiece hole"? That is too far away from the base of the telescope and affect by many other...
In a message dated 1/4/03 1:34:36 PM Central Standard Time, ... You mean it won't let you get to reset? Peace, Rod Mollise, Author of _Choosing and Using a...
In a message dated 1/4/03 1:34:36 PM Central Standard Time, ... Might want to call Meade Monday morning... Peace, Rod Mollise, Author of _Choosing and Using a...
Hey folks... As I have posted before, getting used to the automated side of things is taking a while (ETX125 w/ Autostar). I would like to add TLE's for the...
