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Jerry, Which autostar did they come with? The DS2114 usually comes with the 494 only, however the 2080 sometimes has the 497 autostar and that is a much better...
Hi all! My name is Jeff and I live in eastern NC. My wife and I were in the mall last week and saw the 2080 at the Discovery Store (like a lot of people)....
Stay away from the "ATS" versions of the meade scopes. The "S" stands for the short tube models and VERY hard to get good collimations and I have never been...
Hello folks, I'm planing to change the original DS-2114ATS tube with a new OTA. Does anyone know what is the maximum weight of an OTA that the DS-2000 mount ...
Keith, It is important to level the tripod and scope when you setup. It doesn't tell you that in the manual. Also calibrate motors and train drives must be...
I just noticed that Meade's "factory outlet" on Ebay is closing out a bunch of the 114NT tubes for $49 shipping included. The 114NT is a really nice tube with...
Jeff, When you are in focus the dot will be as small as you can get it. When the dot gets big you are going out of focus. Unless you have very good seeing mars...
Simon, I think that would be way too much. Even if the mount could handle it the tripod couldn't. It would be very unstable. I have a 4504 long tube on mine...
hello Jerry and thanks for a reply. I searched the messages and found that the original DS-2130AT tube weighs 9 lbs, so I guess that answers my question. I...
Simon, That would probably work but just barely. As you read in the post the 2130 has bad slippage and clutch problems because of it's weight on that mount. ...
Hello, I have a new telescope I bought for my daughter. We were out looking at Mars over the weekend and I keep seeing the inside of the scope whenever we look...
Hello, First step: take a few minutes to read the manual Second step: follow instructions in the manual on how to practice focusing during the day time on...
When I got my DS 2130 from Meade's factory outlet it was all out of line. My secondary mirror was sideways and my primary was tilted also. I used a Laser mate...
Jon, Take a look at andysshotglass.com and look under collimation. That may help. Jerry in Arizona ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC...
Dear Group, I just got a Meade Series 4000 super-wide-angle, 2" EP, 40 mm fl, tried it out last Saturday night (Mars was amazing, decent seeing so I could get...
... Jerry in Arizona, Again, new to the territory, but we have the DS-114ATA, which seems to be a different model than the DS2114 you mention above. I see...
Jerry in Maryland, The only differences that I know of in the DS114ATA and the DS2114ATS which is what I have is the tube assembly itself. The ATA has a long...
Thanks! The problem is that the more I read, the more confused I am about it. On one hand, I can spend $50 for the apogee zoom, and buy inexpensive 2x barlow...
Jacek, I can't speak to the Apogee zoom, but I and many others have that Celestron kit (#94303?). I think the EPs included are good quality, a good range of...
My DS2070 came with 5x24 viewfinder. I want to replace it with the Meade 8x50. Has anyone done this? I have the 8x50. The screws are so long that they will...
Hey Everybody: I've spent the last six months getting very proficient with my new DS2030AT GoTo telescope. I've converted everything to 1.25" Plossl's ...
I bought the DS2130AT Telestar system as opposed to other models because of the 5" aperture. Honestly, the more I use it, the more I'm grateful for the...
haha, yeah, im 100% sure the cover was off. we've been able to view the moon when it was visable because obviously we can point it directly at it w/o any sort...
OK, if you can see the moon in your scope and it looks reasonably in focus etc. then your scope is fine. You don't -need- goto to find things. Have you tried...
Did you see this: http://www.meade.com/support/etxautofaq.html#a2 You may want want to peruse this: http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar_info.html I didn't get...
Jacek, Finding the "right" and "inexpensive" zoom can be elusive. Yes you can, just elusive, need cherry picking and pay tuition, IMHO. That's why I have 4....
That's not totally true. If you do the math and remember to take out the area of the secondary they are about the same aperture. You will get brighter views...
I would think that would be a waste of effort. The 8X50 would be too heavy for that scope and it would practically be as large in aperture as the main scope. ...
