Brian, I have an etx 105 and my most used eyepiece is a Vixen LV zoom eyepiece. Its focal lenght goes from 24 to 8mm. It's great for tweaking power on the edge...
Hi Brian, As others already told you, sometimes (most of the time :-( ) the atmospheric conditions are not very good, and the image in the eyepiece is fuzzy....
Greetings All: Great images Dominique, could you post more about your methods, did you use a barlow or eyepiece projection for your Mars shots? With smaller...
497 Autostar Firmware v40Ee posted at Meade http://www.meade.com/support/auto/Build.zip It fixes the GoTo Comets issue, ..and it has a specific fix for the 10"...
... greyish ... from ... Sounds like a known issue I seem to remember reading about. It may be due to using a 1.1 USB port. The slower ports can't keep up. You...
... gave ... up ... Ed, You've paid the price of being an "early adopter." I've had maybe 50 ETX's through here and only one PE. I've seen just about every...
... Pretty much the same here in upstate NY. I was using the C9.25 on the ASGT mount (really too light for the C9.25) and mostly some Rini 2" EPs, which I...
Hi Lawrence, ... The image http://boutigny.free.fr/Astronomie/mars29oct2005-31-33-couleur.bmp has been done with a Barlow x2 and an extender in order to...
Hi all, Folllowing the great Mars image done by Dominique, please find someting quite amazing : Based on 2 Mars images (October 14 and 17), I've done a video...
Hi everybody. I want you to know that there is a new Autostar 497 version available at Meade site http://www.meade.com/support/auto/Build.zip. Version is 40Ef....
I really have to commend Meade for listening. I was never happy about the suppression of the star name during the automatic align slew in the PE models. They...
There's already a version 4.0 Ef up there. -- Jeffrey Nutkowitz Optiques Classic Photographic Imagery-Freelance Outdoor and Nature Photography Emphasizing A ...
Hey gang... I do not have a steady hand anymore, and focusing my 125 (even w/a flexi focus) is a chore sometimes. I am trying to decide between the JMI...
My ETX-90EC has the 90's focus motor on it and plugged into the base panel. The Autostar (v33e) will operate it fine. There are multiple speeds available. ...
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I can't believe this is happening to me! I had to send the ETX in to Meade for repair. I got it back two days ago - they said the motors were bad. The scope...
I have only used the Meade focuser and I like it. Backlash is a bit of a problem, but you get used to it. Have only used it 3 nights so far - for photography....
I too have only used the Meade focuser, but have no complaints. I rejected the JMI because I didn't want a separate hand controller, and I don't like the...
I've recently become the owner of an ETX105. It came with the usual 26mm eyepiece, and I have the loan of 12mm and 40mm eyepieces. I know it depends to a great...
Hi Using the 50x per inch rule, which does work well. I would not try anything more powerful than a 7mm eyepiece. (without barlow) You might be able to use a...
Thanks for the advice chaps. I didnt want to jump straight in and start buying the wrong, or unsuitable eyepieces. I friend of mine who bought an LX200m last...
The selection of eyepieces must be done with quality in mind. Unless those seven eyepieces for 100 (pounds?) are good or excellent, that is no bargain. Get a...
I used all of those. Cord wrap was a problem, so for visual use, I ended up using the hand control that came with it. For photography, I used the AutoStar PC...
