In order to take a picture with a digital camera held up to the eyepiece, which is what I am assuming you were trying to do. You must set the camera to...
Hi, There is a file in group's file section which gives detail explanation on how to collimate your scope. Please make sure that you have a doughnut (better...
... Dear friends, It's done! And it works!! I have just finished the conversion of my ugly duck DS-2114ATS into a well..., not exactly a beatiful swam, but...
... This matches the experience I have had with the same scope using a basic camera adapter and a 35 mm SLR. I've done some investigating. Here's what I've...
... This observation matches what I have found recently using the same scope and a 35mm SLR. I've done a little investigating and here's what I've learned. I...
Matt,
No, I'm not using a digital camera. I'm using the Meade LPI (Lunar
and Planetary Imager) which is a CCD device that replaces the eye
piece in the...
... Take a look at the movie on collimating online at: http://www.andysshotglass.com/Collimating.html This should help you to understand the proceedure better....
Dear "Cat", Do not dispair! I too purchased a refurbished 2114ATS, not from the Meade Factory Store, but from another online retailer. (I wished I had bought...
I have an ETX 70 and I am familiar with the slipping clutch problems that have plagued Meade. Anyways I buy the DS 2130 at a great buy but the first thing out...
Tom, See my post, number 2249, for Sunday, Sept. 26 just past. I have no pictures -- yet -- but you may find my "final solution" helpful. yours, Marty Rice ...
Thank you all for the information. I keep reading over and over and still feel so lost. I just hate to start fiddling with it for fear I'll screw something up....
First, rest assured that you can't mess anything up that you can't fix (short of scratching one of the mirrors, which you WILL NOT Do if you are just...
I have just purchased a DS2114 AT Can anyone please tell me if the barlow 2x adds a lot of power to the 9mm and 25mm Lens? is there a big difference?...
The 2x barlow is a pretty good accessory for that collection of eyepieces. What it does is effectivly double the focal length of the telescope. It turn you...
Out freaking standing! Can hardly wait to see your report! Wanax ... design ... me ... I ... scope.... ... is putting a ... ugly duck DS-2114ATS into a...
Dear DeadTom I have the DS2130AT and have just last night experienced the Alt Axis failure. I noticed the altitude lock and setting circle had small pieces of...
Thank you so much Phil. That definatly makes it a bit clearer to me. Just one more question has come to mind. Since I currently have the .965 eyepiece holder...
Changing the adapters from the .965" to 1.25" and back should not make enough of a difference to worry about. This would be far better than simply using the...
Thanks a lot Matt :) Cheers ! ... eyepieces. ... telescope. It ... the 2x ... 12.5mm and ... eyerelief ... alone. ... which ... magnification ... essentially...
Hi folks, new to the group, and to astronomy, My new scope is a DS-2114ATS, soon to arrive. Apparently it's an infamous POS, according to some. I'll have to...
As far as I know the OTA is the same, the difference is in the mount. Jerry in Arizona ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
... OK -- not sure what did it, probably a combination of all the fixes suggested. I took my DS90 AT mount apart, cleaned all the gear "friction" faces of...
Glad to hear you got it fixed. The rubber does slip unless you really tork in on there. I have never been able to overtighten so I am not sure why Meade...
... The 4504 has an Autostar 494 variant (called the Starfinder) and motor units which can also accept a 497 Autostar. The 4500 is a manually-moved scope (you...
I have converted a DS2114ATS to a long tube with the 4504 OTA and it works perfectly. I also bought a 497 autostar and it works perfectly on the same scope. I ...
I got from the web someone's fix to take out the slop in the focuser tube with pieces of a plastic milk carton inserted as shims. I finally got around to...
That must have been a lot of slop to have to use milk carton plastic as it is pretty thick stuff. Any way would you post a link to this site so I can see if it...
