Hi Does anyone know where I can get hold of Meade Super 4000 plossl 1.25" eye piece eye cup rubbers. The original ones or close to. All mine have broken down...
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plalbrecht
Jul 1, 2006 5:06 pm
... 1.25" eye piece eye cup rubbers. The original ones or close to. ... University Optics has some, don't know if they fit. ...
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DAVID QUINN
themightyqui...
Jul 1, 2006 6:30 pm
I think Kendrick Astro Instruments in Toronto Ont. has a great selection...they are on the web. __________________________________________________ Do You...
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Conrad Maloney
crcmnet
Jul 1, 2006 9:34 pm
Good day Andrew, Thank you for your output waveforms. They are of great interest but very different to mine. Also I like your Analyser software. It is a lot...
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Theo Pittas
theopittas6969
Jul 1, 2006 9:35 pm
Thanks for the links Theo ... From: "DAVID QUINN" <themightyquinner@...> To: <LX200GPS@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 6:52 PM Subject:...
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johansea
Jul 1, 2006 10:58 pm
Gday Conrad ... We need to compare apples with apples. Most of the plots i sent were of higher speed operations, as i was investigating a satellite pass. I...
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Conrad Maloney
crcmnet
Jul 2, 2006 2:48 am
Hi Andrew, Silly me, I didn't look on the "Dark Side" of the board for the serial#. It is 15-7210-00 Rev E. The scope is 200Mhz band width with 5GS/s and 1 MB...
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Glenn Wallace
gwallace1964
Jul 2, 2006 2:49 am
... Well, tonight looks clear, get set up, go inside, and come back out around 10:30 or so, you'll be set!...
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Dennis Persyk
dennis_persyk
Jul 2, 2006 2:49 am
Bright moon, thin high clouds – what's a guy to observe? Double stars! The Autostar has the whole Hippacos catalog. That is a whole bunch of stars <G>. But...
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johansea
Jul 2, 2006 6:39 am
Gday Conrad ... Nice. I might have a test for you :-) ... Only the satellite tick and bounce was really a problem drive wise. ( I think there is still a tick...
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henksp
Jul 2, 2006 2:32 pm
Theo, Could you report back when you have purchased these rubber eyepiece caps on the brand and if they fit properly? Mine are starting to fall apart as well! ...
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andrewsi_ms
Jul 2, 2006 2:33 pm
Yup, last 2 nights I've been out there! I'm getting about 90 seconds unguided (with PEC trained) with the iterative method before getting some drift (at...
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divenuts
pins4fins
Jul 2, 2006 2:34 pm
We are still here. I'm getting into the astrphotography aspect more than worrying about the scope. My 14" is working great...no problems to report. Apparently...
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Conrad Maloney
crcmnet
Jul 2, 2006 2:40 pm
Hi Andrew, I have posted some of my findings with a description at: http://crcm.net/lx200gps8/ra-encoder/ra-encoder.htm Thank you for the off line data files....
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Dave G
explorer13921
Jul 2, 2006 3:32 pm
Still here daily. In the process of building my roof off roof observatory over the permenant pier I installed last Spring. After the day job and the partime...
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Dennis Persyk
dennis_persyk
Jul 2, 2006 3:45 pm
Hello Andy, Are you sure it is polar alignment that is limiting you? The more likely culprit is periodic error (PE). If the stars are trailed in RA, then PE...
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Glenn Wallace
gwallace1964
Jul 2, 2006 3:45 pm
... My scope is working great! My finger even healed after I drilled a hole in it. I still need to go through a do a full setup (backlash, PEC etc.), but I've ...
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danieldgj
Jul 2, 2006 4:54 pm
I used to post here frequently during the first couple of years when I was learning about the scope itself. The scope works fine. Now my main problems are...
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bsmiii
Jul 2, 2006 4:54 pm
Hi Nate, You might want to check out the following: http://www.dewbuster.com/dewshield/dewshield.html Good luck, Bonner ... would ... along ... be...
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Andy Silverman
andrewsi_ms
Jul 2, 2006 8:30 pm
Hey Glenn, I'm going out to Table Mountain too - tell me about the Optima battery, I've been trying to figure out how I was going to power my laptop out there...
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andrewsi_ms
Jul 2, 2006 8:33 pm
Hmm, good question. There appears to be slow steady drift in one direction over the course of the series, so I tend to think it's polar error, but you could...
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johansea
Jul 2, 2006 10:11 pm
Gday Conrad ... Interesting, but one question I see the timebase is 2ms and 200us which gives a period of about 1.8ms for each pulse ( at 2ms ) and 0.22ms ( at...
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johansea
Jul 2, 2006 10:36 pm
Gday Conrad I then went and looked at my other plots HBx speed 5 is 64x sidereal HBx speed 4 is 16x sidereal ( so 4 gives roughly the error between speeds i...
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Nate
snatiep
Jul 3, 2006 12:02 am
Wow! Thanks Bonner. I'm going out tomorrow for sure to get the stuff and make a dew shield. Thanks so much for the site info. Nate...
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Conrad Maloney
crcmnet
Jul 3, 2006 12:02 am
Hi Andrew, Your obversation is quite correct. The timebase display on the scope is misleading. (I have a bad habit, let me explain) The measurements were at...
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Andrew Silverman
andrewsi_ms
Jul 3, 2006 12:02 am
As promised - My first polar mounted images: M57 60x90 seconds each (1-shot color), with special bonus Jupiter thrown in for good measure. :-) ...
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johansea
Jul 3, 2006 2:27 am
Gday Conrad ... #$@#$$!!!! :-) Hmmm, i sent you a speed 4 plot from my scope, that showed a similar pattern, however i have nothing at sidereal ( with my...
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Isabel & Alan Karty
alankarty
Jul 3, 2006 2:56 am
Hello everyone. I continue to have polar alignment problems that frustrate me. Any advice would be welcome. 1. RA spin. I cannot adjust with the dec slow...
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Glenn Wallace
gwallace1964
Jul 3, 2006 2:57 am
... My laptop is a Dell Latitude D400, and I bought the Dell optional power adapter that has a 12V cigarette lighter input (as well as AirPort for using on...
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Scope Account
andrewsi_ms
Jul 3, 2006 4:13 am
No, this'll be my first trip to TMSP, by my lonesome. This is my first year with a worthwhile scope. I'd gladly pay you a couple bucks for gas to steal a few...
