All, Ever since I tracked my ETX 105/DSI into the base I have had all sorts of problems, still checking out the RA when I get gaps in the cloud :-( The Dec has...
Hi folks, Wanted to introduce myself and ask a newbie question. I bought a ETX 125EC about two weeks ago, I live in San Francisco. played with it a few times...
I assume you mean that the stars were not visible because they were below the horizon, as opposed to being hidden by a tree or a building, correct? Here are a...
My alignment stars never show up in the eyepiece. The scope is usually pointing in the right general direction, but I always have to bring them into the...
Hi Rod....My alignment stars are never in the center of the eyepiece and sometimes not at all...I always have to use the arrow keys. This is normal. That...
no, I hit the hard stop. then I align the scope to polaris north. _____ From: ETXASTRO@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ETXASTRO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark ...
I first looked through the sight scope, and would look for the brightest thing in the sight, and bring that right at the center of the crosshairs. Then would...
Ok in Alt/Az you just need to point it roughly north. I've used both magnetic north and the general direction of Polaris and had it work both ways..I usually...
Great info. Thanks for the help, Mark. Geno ... From: ETXASTRO@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ETXASTRO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005...
Got my repaired ETX-125 PE back from Meade one week ago, it seems to work OK now, but I have had nothing but cloudy/rain every night since it got back from...
This hasn't been mentioned, so I thought I would throw it out there... One thing to remember when Aligning in Alt-Az is that the scope is pointing in the...
Thanks everyone. This is really helpful. I hope to get a chance to go out and try it out again this weekend, or before. will let you know how it goes. thanks ...
Hello, Here is an image of M51, the Whirlpool galaxy with the supernova SN2005cs that exploded a few days ago. This is done with my ETX 125 + focal reducer x...
Meade is getting ready to release a new catalogue and is requesting images from anyone that would like to have their photos displayed in it. They have put up...
Nice work! Dominique Boutigny <boutigny@...> wrote:Hello, Here is an image of M51, the Whirlpool galaxy with the supernova SN2005cs that exploded a few...
Hi, I am sorry to hear of your troubles with Meade, and I agree with you. I purchased a new ETX-125 PE in January and the ALT motor failed to work right out of...
That!!! is a picture you can be proud of. Great effort. ... ____________________________________________________ Sell on Yahoo! Auctions – no fees. Bid on...
The Autostar controller for my 125EC no longer "comes alive" when I power up the scope. The simple supplied non-autostar controller works fine. I have verified...
Dominique, very impressed with your photo! Would you mind sharing details about your webcam setup? What focal reducer do you use, etc? How did you modify your...
Hello Rog, Yes I can try to give some more details: My setup is: o ETX 125 in polar mode. I am especially careful on setting up the scope: Level, precise...
... I always suspect the cable... specifically the connectors and how well they're "crunched" onto the conductors. How have you "verified" the cord? (swapping...
... Another diagnostic is to try a "SafeLoad" procedure. Press the [enter] and [scroll down] keys, hold them pressed, and turn on the power... if the display...
Got to try out the repairs tonight, level was no longer level, north was no longer north, so looks like I will have to re-calibrate. Also, the 90-degree dial...
Hi all, I am going to visit Italy next month so I would like to visit Astroshops in Rome, Venice or Florance. Is there anybody who can suggest me any...
There a quite a few occasions on which I have thought it would be useful to be able to stop an Autostar tracking (in alt/az. or polar mode) for a few seconds...
