I have three .965 eyepieces in 4mm, 12.5mm and 25mm. I believe these are the eyepiece focal lengths. The telescope focal length in mm is 900. How do you...
It's in the manual. Simply divide the focal lentgh of the telescope by the focal length of the eyepiece and you have the magnification. Ie; 900/12.5 = 72. ...
Oops I should read the posts more carefully. The apparent fields are much harder to calculate Sorry. You must know the actual field of the eyepiece to ...
Hey, Warp, that is great. I have a feeling that is just what the doctor ordered. I think the motor is binding somewhere in the gear train. I have used several...
I attempted to submit a post earlier, if that post appears, it is in error. The Apparent Field of View is provided, by the eyepiece manufacturer. I looked on...
First get the true field, using the method described by Jerry: Measure the time a star takes to drift across the field diameter (motor drive turned off)....
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You're welcome! Just another detail I forgot to mention. You should choose a star as close as possible to the celelstial equator. Otherwise, you must...
i just got my ds-80at, set everything up,connected the motors, put the batteries in the pack, plugged the pack in. nothing happened. the power light didnt come...
Since you said the batteries are getting hot, this sounds like a short (or you may have connect the batteries wrong/backwards). Yes, you checked, but...
what polarity is the white wire on the battery pack? on mine it is connected to the (-) side of the batteries. are the circuits in the autostar polarity...
I don't have mine handy, it's in storage at the moment -- but no, they are not polarity protected, and it IS possible to fry them by connecting backwards. ...
Hi Ryan, I checked my DS battery pack and the white stripped wire is (+). I verified that with a meter. The center pin of the connecter to the DS is (+). I...
an electronic eyepeice came with my scope but the image is not very clear when i play it on a tv. does anyone else have one of these and does it work well for...
... I have a Ds-114 and it came with one of these eyepieces. Initially I struggled repeatedly with the use of this one eyepiece. Then through this sight I...
Hi Robert, I think that's the best you'll get with that device. Due to the inherent resolution of television set (number of scan lines) the picture will never...
Damn! I've been abused before but good grief. The DS2090 motor fried. No supprise. I called Meade to attempt to get a warranty replacement. After 2 hours on...
Bummer for you I am sorry. I bought the same scope at Costco about 6 months ago and have had great luck with it. It was my first telescope and it really opened...
... is a lot of hot pixel noise where there use to be a nice image. ... Amy: There are two Meade LPI discusion Groups MEADE_LPI and meadlpi. If you do not get...
... fried. ... replacement. ... sigh on ... thinking ... take ... cheap ... around ... kept ... filter ... Wow, that's really to bad. I'm on my fourth...
Hello all, I have a DS2130 long tube and want to replace the focuser on it for obvious reasons. I was just wondering what focuser (you people that have changed...
Hello all, I have a DS2130 long tube version and would like to replace the focuser. I was just wondering if anyone has replacet it and what focuser did you ...
I'm hoping someone can provide some guidance. I'm looking at getting a decent but inexpensive telescope and am looking at a few at the Meade Outlet Store on...
I contacted Meade and received the screw on adapter for my focuser. Now it looks like I will need to purchase a new Diagonal(?) What kind should I purchase?...
I got the same treatment. I was told I could get an adapter that would convert my .965 to be able to use 1.25 eyepieces. I called 4 times, after being on...
i just bought used a meade telestar digital series electronic telescope..that said..i know the basic idea..to see stellar and planetary events and objects. ive...
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