I just got a DS-2080AT from the Discovery Channel store. Assembled fine. Went to align the scope last night. No matter which type of alignment or alignment...
Greetings all... I'm having a conundrum about a DS-2080 I bought at Discovery Channel Store a few weeks ago, and I'm trying to decide whether I should keep the...
Had the same problem with mine. You have to take the scope off lower your elevation all the way down and then unscrew the for screws holdong the scope mount...
That turned out not to be the problem and when I called back and talked to a rep with a "ppersonality" the guy knew more and got mine working just fine. It...
Josh, Sorry about your frustration. I went through a similar situation a few weeks back. But I actually called back meade and luckily got a great guy. I...
Well Meade it's ok for me, Celestron too and Orion ok too here is my list of best of best companies *Best Go to's : Meade *Best Optics: Orion *Best Customer...
He said he paid $190 but had been listed for $500. I think that was just retail. Reasearch is definatley good , but its easier to know what you want if...
... I'd expect this of a $75 ... If you go to Walmart to buy one of those $75 scopes guess what you will find there! Meade scopes! That is the brand that...
In fairness to the folks that put our DS scopes together they couldn't really fix the slop in the focuser if they wanted to. The design doesn't allow for it....
Walter, Which Autostar handbox do you have? Usually the autostar won't just slew to an object if it thinks it will hit the mount. The 497 at least will ask you...
Well is not to bash meade but people need to to know what type of scope they are gething, most of everybody buy their scopes from impulse and not researching...
Hello, I am thinking on changing the tube of my DS 114ATS. This ota is a piece of crap and a hell to collimate. I am thinking of skywatcher 102/1300 or...
Have a ds-80 would like to drive it in elv and asz using the serial port on my computer. is their any software or adaper other than the mead autostare box...
Which autostar controller do you have? If it's the 497 then you can control the scope using your computer. You can use free software like Cartes du Ciel ...
I share your sentiments on the 114ATS John ... From: arietext10 To: Meade-DS-Telescopes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:35 PM Subject:...
Gerardo, The only company selling a 'Parabolic' ota is Orion. Meade has a 114 long tube on their outlet site right now for $49.95.Hope that helps. You also...
Thanks for the answer Jerry. Unfortunatelly meade outlets are not available outside USA. I looked with envy at the post about the DSX90´s. I will research the...
Gerardo, Myself, I would watch for a Starblast 114 rich field on their clearance site at Orion and get one of those. However I understand that Orion doesn't...
Gerardo, I’m afraid that it’s a bit hard to find a short-tube 114mm OTA for sale. I’ve been thru this search about 1.5 years ago. At the end I bought a ...
Thanks Carlos, but I think I will try the starblast option I am not very hand-work skilled. I have seen it in an e-shop in Portugal (http://www.gem51.com/) for...
I would say that if you are not hand skilled then your best option is to buy a entire new OTA, or maybe some used one but been a real newtonian and not the...
Hi All, Most of the scopes I own are older classic refractors (although I also have a dob, equ. newt, mak, binocs and other misc. optical gear) so I'm not that...
