Hi Cory, For that type of scope, I would rather think of a low magnifying eyepiece : a 32mm or 40mm would do the job nicely. A decent finderscope (and how to...
hello everybody i am new to this group i consider buying an etx premium edition because it has autoalign does anyone have experience with autoalignµ is it...
... Hi Mike I checked out the photos. One of the most impressive said that it was taken at f0.4. I've never seen that before. Do you know how that is done? ...
Hi Warp I would say that for me anything 25 pounds or less would be fine. That puts the AR-6 slightly over and I believe the AR-5 is about the same as the...
Hi Paul Is that your folder "Ash ETX125"? If so what did you use, the DSI? Barlow? Any more shots? Mark ... 10" Dob. I am totally impressed with the ETX....
... You can read user comments on the PE models on my ETX Site. Also, you can read my comments on the ETX-105PE model. See the Feedback section on the ETX...
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Hi Mike It was on your deep sky guest page for Aujust-September. Also my memory wasn't 100% -- it was f0.5 which I still hadn't seen before, but I'm...
Mike My bad I believe its saying a 0.5 reducer which would mean f7.5 for the ETX right? I've seen Meade 6.3s and 3.3s but not 5.0 or 0.5. There were also...
... I don't think he meant f/0.5, just 0.5X, meaning it decreased the effective focal length by 50%. Mike Weasner Email: mweasner@... iChatAV / AIM:...
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Putting a dewcap or light shield on front of scope tube is a way to balance the camera's weight and add to the contrast of the image. ... also the distance of...
Mark, I just made a photo folder on the ETXASTRO site. It is under PAshton. I posted 3 pics. Obviously they could be greatly improved, but I've only been...
Hi Paul Pretty impressive for a first shot at imaging. What would have happened if you used a 2X barlow on the Saturn shot? What strength focal reducer did...
Mark, M45 should read M42. I think an exposure of 15 seconds would have been better. It is difficult to focus with the 2X barlow on Saturn, but I'll keep...
... Hi: There could be any number of reasons why this PE wound up with a poor alignment (not centering the proper stars could be a large part of it). Suffice...
Hi Paul I'll be interested to see how you progress with your imaging. I went to the Club meeting last night and where I was leaning towards the ETX, now I'm...
... a ... To ... as ... found ... I have the 125 PE, an "upgrade" from an 8" LXD75AT & love it. I too would like a right angle finder but if you align the red...
Folks: I have an ETX-125 PE (which is great, BTW) and am looking at trying a little astrophotography with it. I fully understand that I need to use some ...
... They're either 50% or 67% of sidereal... (i forget which) You can move at Guide rate with the Autostar handbox: just select Speed 1, and use the slew keys....
When I have a Serial port on the PC connected to the Autostar, should the display on the autostar be active? It isn't, but all of the keys seem to operate as...
What imaging device are you using for this? I have just started trying to use the Meade AutoStar Suite with the LPI myself. I plan on doing a piggy-back...
Right...this is somewhat different...for example..the second I connect the serial cable, the display blanks, I remove the cable from the autostar, the display...
I have converted a little Phillips PC645 Web cam with an eyepiece fitting, it works on the scope, and guidedog seems to be able to use it as a display source....
... Hi: I'd suspect the cable or connectors. Plugging in the serial cable should not blank the display. Peace, Rod Mollise Author of _Choosing and Using a...
That was my thought also. I did check the cable...all four wires check out and there are no shorts in the cable. The 9DB adaptor is pretty simple also and...
So I spoke with Meade today, the tech support rep confirmed that the display should remain active whilst the serial port is connected. They are sending me a...
Thanks for the advice over my camera on the back of my etx, Last night was the first chance i had to try it , and it would have been a bit nasty if ihadnt...
Help me ! from my garden i have only north and west a bit of east the rest of the sky is obscured by my house , but everytime i try to align the scope always...
