Hi all Thanks for all the help sofar. I have tried facing the panel to the south and starting with the scope facing north, but still after taking it's gps and...
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Ivan Vazey
ivanvazey...
Apr 1, 2012 2:24 pm
Members I've noticed my 200 has up and down movement in the OTA when lifted . I took the RA cover off and found the whole motor assembly is free to move...
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james lathom
dlathon_48334
Apr 1, 2012 4:15 pm
Set the panel facing South, Tube level and facing North, then the following; Don follow Dick's advice, and also try setting up in the home position and ...
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Bill H.
shoebox2go
Apr 1, 2012 4:39 pm
I found that if I place the control panel facing south and the tube facing north, I will be in the center of the rotation. From there, if you go clockwise you...
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james lathom
dlathon_48334
Apr 1, 2012 4:52 pm
Did you try unlocking the clutch and rotating CW until hitting the stop then turning back CCW until the tube is facing North, then locking at powering up? ... ...
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Harry Crayon
crayonharry
Apr 1, 2012 4:57 pm
Is there any way of getting to scope to take its GPS reading first, before it begins its leveling routine? Many thanks...
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tpriopka
Apr 1, 2012 5:40 pm
Hi, I've been following the posts and thought I would add something... I do what these posts suggest. Panel south, telescope rotation in the center of its full...
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Bill H.
shoebox2go
Apr 1, 2012 6:10 pm
When I set up in the field in az/alt, I used to rotate the tube unlocked until I found the center of the rotation (between the two hard stops)Â and facing...
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Don Smith
donssmith2000
Apr 1, 2012 6:45 pm
Hi I have set it up panel south and set the centre of rotation set just of north, the clockwise movement or anti clockwise movement always is fine. But every...
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John Hilliard
mesier27
Apr 1, 2012 7:37 pm
Harry, Yes there is. Look on page 30 of the manual...or at least our manual. Under Menu ~ Setup ~ Telescope ~ GPS Alignment and you have three options: "Off"...
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kipmason
Apr 1, 2012 10:31 pm
I begin with control panel facing south, before I drop the OTA to level, I turn the scope CCW until assembly stops, then turn the assembly back CW a turn and...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Apr 2, 2012 1:45 am
When you use Meade's 1-star polar alignment, the scope takes into account that Polaris isn't quite at the true pole (after starting at 90 dec 0 HA, when the...
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tpriopka
Apr 2, 2012 2:54 pm
I was wondering if anyone uses their scope for solar imaging...and if so, what kind of accessories would you suggest. I always get nervous even thinking about...
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Tom Barber (ALabs)
bugg_tb
Apr 2, 2012 2:58 pm
I don't think they make a solar filter large enough to fit my 12" LX200 ;) That said, i did get some solar filter film for my piggybacked 120mm refractor the...
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Michael Weasner
weasner_8lx2...
Apr 2, 2012 3:51 pm
I use an Orion full aperture solar filter with my 8" LX200-ACF. I also piggyback my PST on the 8". Mike Weasner http://www.weasner.com/co Twitter: mweasner ...
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Timothy Campbell
tcampb01
Apr 2, 2012 5:07 pm
You can get an off-axis filter for it (see http://thousandoaksoptical.com/solar.html and search the page for "Meade 12 S/C" -- you should find two rows... one...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Apr 2, 2012 5:12 pm
... Yes, check that- it would be very easy to forget this small detail after years of non-use, and it fits the symptoms. The scope would slew normally with...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Apr 2, 2012 5:34 pm
Dick, it sounds like "gymbow" plans to leave the scope set up overnight, so the procedure should be much simpler. The default park function in alt-az mode is...
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ldjhandm
Apr 2, 2012 5:40 pm
I have a metal focus mask with three holes for my 12", one of which is threaded to take an ETX solar filter. The other two holes are blanked off for solar...
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djteit
Apr 2, 2012 6:03 pm
Hi Ivan I queried this some time ago as I thought it was affecting my autoguiding. I recall Dr Clay saying that the spring should be replaced with a stronger...
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P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002
Apr 2, 2012 6:18 pm
The spring indeed should be much more firm than the one supplied and there should be about 1/16th inch minimum movement between the screw gear and the worm...
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djteit
Apr 2, 2012 6:26 pm
Hi Again Ivan see message No:120295 and others around that time Dave T...
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don
cdonwaters...
Apr 2, 2012 6:38 pm
I have a 10" and use the Baader film. It came from OPT and already had the ring attached to mount on the front. It is available in 12". ...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Apr 2, 2012 6:46 pm
... ... "Field of view indicator"? ... "Starry Night"? ... If SN is Starry Night (or any other star charting program), I'm not sure why it would measure...
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Michael Weasner
weasner_8lx2...
Apr 2, 2012 6:50 pm
I use the "Sun as an Asteroid" technique as described on my ETX Site: http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar/as_sun.html Works great with the AutoStar II. Mike...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Apr 2, 2012 6:55 pm
But it sounds like the stop he's hitting isn't the az stop (a common problem), but the tube is going _up_ to the zenith and hitting an alt stop. -John ... ...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Apr 2, 2012 7:23 pm
... OTA should be aimed north towards Polaris, but level, not looking _up_ at Polaris. -John ...
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barringtonri
Apr 2, 2012 7:57 pm
Hi Ivan, The DEC drive engagement spring strength is a trade-off between excessive force that will cause the steel worm to wear out the aluminum worm gear and...
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barringtonri
Apr 2, 2012 8:02 pm
Typically a guide star is where ever it is, and not necessarially in the main camera field of view. And it'll never be so far off that a guiding correction...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Apr 2, 2012 8:03 pm
... This product has been discontinued. Back when it was in production, it was widely regarded to be very poorly made, very inferior to the similar Celestron...
