I've tried a couple of the low-end (Meade and Orion Deluxe OAG ). Sessions usually end in frustration and I swing back to using a guide scope. Much easier and...
Hi Erik, as has already been pointed out to you their are many short comings when trying to guide an lx200 via the off axis route, your are correct to worry...
One of the guys in my club owns an SBIG camera (I do not know which model... sorry) but the point is, it has a built-in off-axis guider. The main CCD is...
I'm disabled and live in Phoenix, AZ. I have an LX200 - 12" scope. I can't be moving the scope in and out when there's the slightest chance for showers. I have...
I don't claim to be an expert, but I bought my LX200 secondhand from a guy who would frequently leave it outside covered by the Meade shroud/cover. It's...
OK, I've pretty much aligned the LX200 - 12" scope. I want to save this alignment for the next time I use the scope. In AutoStar I have 2 options, 1 under...
How about putting wheels on the bottom of a small plastic or steel garden shed? Roll the thing off and onto your telescope. -Christopher Erickson ... ...
Never cover your telescope with plastic of any kind; water will condense under it and you will have mildew forming, even in the desert. There are "breathable"...
Ray, I've had my LX200GPS outside full time now for about 6 years. My high-tech cover - a BBQ cover from Walmart, tightly clipped at the top, and open ...
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Stephen Hovell
srh@...
Oct 2, 2011 7:08 pm
Hi Ray I got a cover for my 12" GPS from ScopeStuff. It works well. Details below. Continuous Exposure Telescope Cover for 12 to 14 inch Fork Mounted SCTs,...
I live in Nebraska with cold winters. If I have a small enclosed area on my roof, such as a clamshell or dome, what precautions should I take against the...
I live in Savannah Ga with high humidyt and left mine out with a cover for some time with no problems. (Search this site for the thread earlier this year.) I...
In this case, I have to respectfully take some exception to categorical nature of Dr. Clay's advice ("Never cover your scope with plastic of any kind") In...
The Settings option is to set the Park position location, while the utilities option is to actually Park the scope (at the location you have set under...
Hi Ray, first you have to decide were you want to park the scope, its current position, or slew to default home position, under setup choose of of those...
This is good information, but I would urge anyone to use caution in ever using plastic; I have cleaned far too many optics and replaced way too many PCBs...
I'm new to the group and have been looking through the threads to find something on aligning this telescope. I know there must be a thread on this already I...
Hi and welcome... There are a number of things that can cause poor set-ups. I don't know if Meade told you to do so, but one setup operation you should do (and...
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Ron
chestand@...
Oct 3, 2011 5:11 am
Jeff 1st off Calibrate the sensors then Train the drives, Have the control pointing toward the south, insure the scope is level, insure the OTA is in the...
You're really not all that alone. I've got three GoTo Meade telescopes (LX200 GPS, ETX-125, and ETX-80) and not a one of them points very close to the...
I've had a LX 200 Classic 10" for than a decade. But I wanted to move up a step and so I know have a 12" ACF. If you can help with these problems, that would...
Hi Jeff, Do you plan on doing any imaging or is the telescope for visual use only? If so I would look into getting a wedge and following the best instructions...
Hi Jeff, I had the same problem. I did the train-drives as suggested here already. I made sure when I set up that the control panel was facing south (hope...
Most seem to think it will be a worthy addition to the Meade line-up and that it will push the market to provide competitive products. But it's still...
Hello Is there some sort of esc key on autostar 2 , that can abort the operation the drive is about to do, so the scope will stop, insteed of crashing into...
Something that surprised me was that there's still no USB connection. It may be that the bandwidth needed for control is low enough that it's just not needed...
Bashing repeatly on the MODE key is the closest thing. It actually is programmed as an "abort" (when they remembered to). And there's always the power switch. ...
..if you follow the USB-equipped RCX400 group, the USB connection can be a real problem... Also, if they're really using the LX200gps's Autostar II board, it...
