Check out the April 1st Specials at... http://www.scopestuff.com/ Clear Skies! George G.N. Huftalen, Jr. Metacom Observatory Warren, RI 02885 Latitude 41°...
Folks, Here's an ETX-125, 2x Barlowed, ToUcam and thousands of frames on a still night with good seeing...the key to planetary shots. http://tinyurl.com/5tv4z ...
... the ... have ... of ... As I recall, the procedure is to go past good focus while turning the focuser nob clockwise and bringing it back focus with a...
... my ... problem ... I ... There are several varients of the these coaxial power supply connectors. Some have the same O.S. diameter, but a different pin ...
... nerve ... bugged me ... Dom, think you mean this: "ETX90 Right Tube Adapter The machined aluminum "Right Tube Adapter" replaces the ETX90 EC/AT stock...
Dom, I believe the item you referenced is available at: http://www.astrohut.com/rta.asp But, I believe it's for the ETX-90 only. Clear skies, Robert Wiley ...
... I just finished a tune up on a 90EC and discovered that Meade has redesigned the right dec arm. The old arm had a threaded insert set in the plastic to...
... this ... seem to ... The answer is no, The 307182 VB has the 2" SCT (2" * 24TPI) thread used by most manufacturers (one exception I know of was the eary ...
NO CONTEST. Go with the ToUCam. see images on my website _www.geocities.com/astrodad32_ (http://www.geocities.com/astrodad32) taken mostly with an ETX-125 ...
Will a ETX90EC telescope mount to the Base of an ETX60AT? My motor drive is not working and there is a ETX60AT being auctioned on ebay. THanks Craig...
George, thanks for the reply, I had given up on expecting one. I probably didn't explain properly but I meant a procedure for taking the scope apart to modify...
Not without an awful lot of custom modification. I have both an ETX60/70 and an ETX90. I just looked at them and can't see a way to move OTA's between the two....
I sent the following message to Digital Astronomy over two weeks ago - included a copy of the original bill - and have not received a response. I think all of...
Just want to share my experience with you about Digital Astronomy- I placed an order on the 2nd March -payment confirmed by Paypal sent 3 emails to them to...
I don't want to turn this into a bash session, but I had a similar experience with Digital Astronomy last year. I had ordered a solar filter and some other...
Well this is bad for Digital Astronomy, i was temped one time to buy them, but after buying in Scopetronix was much much better than Digital Astronomy, I would...
Meade has posted a firmware update: v33El (that's a lowercase "L") at: http://www.meade.com/support/auto.html The ReadMe simply says: ========================...
i have a 125ec (new edition) which i'm trying to use with a nikon d100 digital camera (without vertical shutter grip). i have it mounted with the camera...
My ETX-125 is a little over 6 months old and it has suddenly started jumping and making an "ook-ook" sound when slewing at slow speed. By jumping I mean...
Bill, Try replacing your batteries. Sounds like a power source issue. BTW, I have always loved your handle. As a (mostly non-practicing these days) amateur...
I just saw on some telescope shops the new Autostar remot controll II (used for the LX200 and the new reicher creatire scopes), it's look great and gives you...
... I'm certainly no expert, but I believe the brains of the AutostarII are in the actual scope, so making a wireless transmitter to send commands isn't a big...
George, thanks for the reply. Also, I am happy to meet another magician/astronomer! I tested the batteries on a device that measures the voltage under load,...
I've been looking at Reticle/crosshair eyepieces lately as a tool to help me train my drives better and also help with astrophotography by allowing me to...
Fred, I go one from a guy name Michael Spicer. Not sure if he still makes these or not, they screw onto a standard eyepiece. Contact me offline and I will...
... I can think of three things which might have gone wrong (based on people's postings over the years): (a) the external power socket may have short-circuited...
I've seen Michael's ads on astromart and I looked for the 'insert' you are talking about. It looks like what I'm looking for but I was hoping it would be a bit...
