Hi, I have a Meade DS2130AT which also came with the .965 eyepieces and, of course, the adapter to fit them. It also came with a 2" adapter as well. I called...
Hi, I have a Meade DS2130AT which also came with the .965 eyepieces and, of course, the adapter to fit them. It also came with a 2" adapter as well. I called...
i too have a meade 2130 but with the cheapo eyepieces. i have seen the faint tenous nebulosity of the Pleiades fairly easy inspite of very heavy light...
Hello friends, I´m Alberto from Argentina. Recently I sold my new NGC-60 Meade ( only 6 months of used), and I want to buy a new one telescope. I´m thinking...
Hi Alberto, welcome to Meade-DS first, my expertise is very limited, but the good news is that you have come to the right place. there are people in this forum...
thanks for the information and advice. i contacted meade and they are sending me a free adapter. meades customer service was very helpful as well. thanks ...
Rogue and all thanks for your opinion. I saw that 2114 come with MA9 and MA25 eyepiece, here in Buenos Aires. I read some bad comment in the web about the x2...
I just got my 1240 electric focuser. I have not had a chance as yet to actually install it yet. IN reading the instructions (very brief at best) I notice that...
I just got my 1240 electric focuser. I have not had a chance as yet to actually install it yet. IN reading the instructions (very brief at best) I notice that...
Would anyone have specs for the small nylon gears in the motor drive train. I have a motor that has a bad gear and I would like to know if they can be replaced...
Peter - I will not tolerate political posts to this forum. Please refrain from any further inflammatory or "off-topic" posts, or you will be put on ...
i'm not a programmer, but if i were in your place, i would look into some type of hotbutton script. one that is compatible with whatever program you are using...
here is a link to something simular to what you need, i hope it helps. it is titled: Linnhe NGF-S Handset Modification. it is a controller, its a bit...
... On a related note, I literally wore-out the switches in the stock JMI unit; they're rated for only 25,000 closures. I basically rebuilt the entire...
... simple, spacious and right to the point! i've gotta somehow budget sometime for studying electronics. hopefuly next year i will start building my first...
I'm a new member of your group and joined because it looks like the group I need to better understand how to use my new DS80 w/Autostar. I've tried setting it...
Make sure your tripod is level. I use a bubble level on the base of my scope. Then make sure your finder scope is aligned with your telescope and the...
Thank you, jlb, for the helpful tip. I was out last night, an especially balmy evening here in southern California, and pointed the tripod and scope to north...
I think it took me a number of sessions to finally get to the point where I could successfully align Autostar. I notice that in another message you talked...
Great stuff, Gary! I can hardly wait to try all these things and will at my earliest opportunity. Thanks. I appreciate it. Rob ... ===== Rob Fleming SoCal, USA...
Hello all, I have owned "this" scope for three months now and this is my third one. All have had bad motor drives, and this one is starting to do the same, and...
Well, it depends on if you still want a "goto" or not. Otherwise, id look at a Dob telescope. Accuatly i am very very much considering the orion intelliscope...
In my picture folder, DS114-jlb, I have uploaded 5 pictures. These are the last 5 in the folder. I played with the shutter speed and F- stop. These were...
... I have often heard (in this group) that a well-leveled tripod improves Autostar goto performance, but I have never heard an explanation why. In theory,...
Rick, The issue is this... If you want to find anything that you cannot see, if you need to deduce from known data ...then you need a precise starting point....
Rick, I have often wondered the exact same thing. It seems to me that if we enter the correct date, time, and location into the scope and then we perfectly...
Hi All, I have a DS90EC and just purchased a Meade 4505 mount from ebay. I am trying to mount my 8" f4.5 reflector on the ds mount and I want to put the 90mm...
Hey Albert,
I don't have any expeirience with the NGC-60 so I can't compair, but I rece= ntly bought a DS 2114 ATS myself and there are a couple of things I...
Hi bnsrowe, Please keep in mind that I am very much a newbie, so please take my comments with a grain of salt, but I have one of the DS 2114 ATS's and while...
