I am helping a friend with their DS 114 that has the Autostar 494 controller (just arrows). It has two problems. When I try any kind of alignment, it always...
Question: My DS-2130AT is supposedly capable of good quality images at about 260x magnification. However, if I go the Meade 4000 series route, the smallest...
Randall, Many things could be wrong here...1st set up the autostar for daylight savings time. When beginning the alignment process (after calibrating, ...
Hi Andrew - Personally, I wouldn't be so concerned with using barlows - the idea that a barlow degrades image quality is a misconception. Usually when...
... Yes, the 495 and 497 are physically the same (some have "ETX" painted in front) ... They both have one megabyte of FlashRam... (the no-numeric-keypad 494...
Andy - All astronomers use barlows and live with the light reduction. They choose thir barlows for price and performance. The Celestron Ultima Shorty is very...
Hello all........Does anyone have an equitorial mount pod they would want to sell or trade? I just got a really good deal on a 4.5 Meade reflector on ebay,...
Thanks for the info! I'm in NW Houston close to 290 and Hwy 6. Not many stars out here. I need to go try out my scope in the country and see what kind of ...
Dark skies will not improve your planetary views. Dark skies will improve the nubmer of stars you see in the sky with your naked eye and your ability to view...
I've look on Weasner for this info but can't find the specific answers. - When I rotate the forks 360 degrees it seems to hit a high point and bind a little....
Randall, I tried to answer your question a few days ago. Below is my response from then. I have a DS-60 & a DS-90...Years ago I mounted my ETX90 on the DS-60 ...
Randall, A 494 autostar needs a 506 cable to be updated (look on ebay) this cable must be purchased because of onboard electronics...unlike the meade 505 cable...
Thanks Alex for your patience, I did find the resistor mod and had already looked at the other site as well. I've tried aligning to both magnetic north and...
Having (finally) figured out the right end from the other of the telescope (I think the Meade instruction manual assumed a LOT of prior info..), the problem...
Typically, I think you get a motor failure if you a) don't have the clutches tightened enough, or b) don't have the motors screwed on/threaded on straight (or...
Meade does not offer any software updates for the #494 Autostar. Only for the #497 (which can be used to update the #495 to a #497 as well). The #506 cable...
I have the DS127 and DS60 mount. When the DS127 arrived the Azimuth was very sloppy. You could see a gap of about 1/4 inch on one side of the mount and it...
Dan - Light transmission through the barlow can be in the mid-90 percentile. Some eyepieces have more lens surfaces than other eyepiece + barlow combinations....
Hey there Jim, What's I's gots is a 3" DS-90EC "I believe" autostar #492 tripod w/paddle, both axis motors, and tube clamps. All is there and working fine,...
Derek - The tripod isn't with me at the moment. I'll be headed back home in a couple of days. Let get there and check out the mount, if it's in good shape I'll...
... Is ... Hi there - Pretty much all of the Autostar models will work fine with your telescope (494, 495, and 497.) The only one that will not work is the...
Hi! Before I rush out to spend my hard-earned cash, has anyone out there had any experience of the TAL Super Plossl range of eyepieces. If so, I would welcome...
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