Actually I am moving with the scope. When you are doing something like a spiral search you kind of have to hold the hand box in your hand. With the refractor,...
The guide stars are _really_ bright. Use the spiral search feature. (Press and release the [goto] button to start the search. Press again to stop) sooner or...
LENGTHY POST FOLLOWS: 1. Make sure that you are using silicon grease or white lithium grease. Actually, I think that even good ol' Crisco fat would work better...
Still having issues. First off thanks to all who have responded to my posts, I truly thank you. Due to your help, and some work by myself, I can now walk...
Doyle, First off NEVER let the batteries die while using your scope! That is the worst thing that you can possibly do to a computer. As the power goes down it...
Happy New Year. Are you sure that you have entered the correct lat/lon of your location or have picked a city that's withing 100 miles of your location? How...
I don't have pics of my old mount I replaced the legs on... I have a set from TW on order for my four inch Mak DSx (See my "Molestar" post.). When they arrive,...
I have checked the date and time, as for location I entered my zip code. It is not set to daylight savings time. Should I try to see if it has a city near me...
You can use NiMh rechargeble batteries with no problems. As for using the Zip code, check the location name that it picked and the latitude and longitude. I'd...
Check that the date and time are correct. Also there are problems with the PE scopes using LNT. Some of the LNT modules are misaligned and don't find TRUE...
Excellent idea and plans. The centre rod is 3/8 NF (20 tpi) instead of NC (16 tpi). I had an sturdy LX10 field tripd with a 1/2 inch recessed mounting hole. I...
Thank You!!!! That makes sense because it is always off in the same direction and by about the same distance. Alas my view to the north is very restricted so...
I won't pretend I'm an expert on this. Here is what I know. Get 505 cable if you have a 495 or 497 controller, get 506 cable if you have a 494 controller . I...
You can pick up decent power supplies at Radio Shack or even Wally World just make sure you get a "Regulated" power supply with a rating of at least 1 Amp...
No such thing as a dumb question, just dumb answers! Polaris is very close to true north at this time in our earth's history. We are very fortunate in the...
Yes, I constructed a nice power supply based on a Radio Shack 1000mAh 12v sustained voltage with the Power Supply to 9v Connector "Part# 273-1745 9v Battery...
James, Keep in mind that it is not the power of your eyepieces that is deteriorating the images. Meade ships your scope with very poor quality eyepieces....
Thanks David, I ordered a 6.4mm 4000 Series but havent gotten it yet. Then I'll have the maxed out magnification for the DSX 90AT. They say 325x is the...
Not wanting to advertise for them but scopetronics.com ducks_like_water <ducks_like_water@...> wrote: hey, Does anyone know where i can get a cord so...
Updates..Bought a compass set the scope in easy align, it pointed approx. 20 degrees east of Mag. North. which puts it 26 deg. east of true north. Called...
You also have to add or subtract for magnetic deviation to get the compass correction required. Should be able to find it on the web for your area of the...
Robert, You are just a wealth of information. tom Polaris is very close to true north at this time in our earth's history. We are very fortunate in the...
Hello, To make a long story short. I spent all the money I could afford and ended up having to buy a scope from Wal-Mart. Yes, I know now that it was a...
My Autostar 497 had the bottome line totally unreadable as well, for a while, until I figured out that the scrolling of the text speed is variable. I somehow...
I recently received a refurbished 2130 from Meade's Ebay store and I am having trouble seeing anything through the barlow. I can see clearly through the...
My scope has a buzzing noise that drive me bananas when I use it. It sounds like its trying to slew, but it just sits there. Is this normal? Also, the...
I got a new scope for Christmas. It's a Mead DS2090 from Costco. I assembled it and started playing with the autostar unit. The scope jerked and whined...
