Hi Gang: For a few pictures from my trip to speak at the Cherry Springs Star Party: http://skywatch.brainiac.com/starparty/starparty.htm Peace, Rod Mollise ...
Howdy Troops: It's that time again...or will be in a few days. I'll kick off the 2006 edition of the SCT-User Group imaging contest on Saturday, July 8. If...
Hi Gang: I'm getting ready...well...maybe in the next month or two...to start the next update for the Used Buyer's Guide. But I'd like your input. Which would ...
... or more pix of the Celestron girls (in the ads, of course). :-) :-) Whatever else, it probably wouldn't be prudent to include the "Cat Girl" even though...
But rest assured, Our Hero, Cat Girl, lives on on my hard (!) drive. ;-) As for the C-Girls...one of my Powerpont presentations has a collage of 'em...a whole...
Hi Gang: I've finally got around to putting (most of) the entire run of my li'l Skywatch newsletter back online for y'all. A few of the very oldest issues are...
Confirming what others have reported and expanding a bit on this, there does appear to be problems with the new versions 4.1h and 2.1h (LX200 and RCX,...
The Meade Factory Outlet is selling a 4 1/2" reflector, model 114NT, part# 05114-00. The price is $50.00. I know you get what you pay for, but is this junk or...
You are right to a point on the RCX version....the problem is if you have just loaded a telescope with v4.1h (LX200) and then turn around and attempt to do a...
... This sounds like an ASU issue more than RCX400. If ASU thinks it's still attached to the LX200gps, it may well do bad things (sure wouldn't surprise me if...
Arnie, If you look closely at the scope you are inquiring about you will see that it is a much better scope than the 4504 model. The Much better focuser is...
Hi Arnie, Well, for $50,I didn’t expect much, but I was pleasantly surprised, kinda. Included are 2 ep’s, a finderscope, and OTA rings. The focuser is not...
Arnie: I agree with Jerry and Allen, $50.00 is very reasonable for a 114 Optical Tube. I got a 114 with one of Meade's DS mounts 5 years ago. Although, I am ...
I received a gift certificate from Scopetronix awhile back. I wanted to use it to buy an SCT back for my ETX125, but couldn't figure out how to use the...
I know there has been similar posts in other groups... and scopetronix has replied that it was moving locations - but that was several weeks ago. I would...
I had huge problems with them a little while back. I placed an order and about 5 days later after not getting the "your order has been shipped" email I...
Hi: Yep. IMHO, Jordan (Scopetronix) was one of the better dealers in the business. Unfortunately, he's apparently run into serious problems. Given what I've...
Howdy Group Just joined and appreciate the hearty greeting, Uncle. The question I have is about the two Meade telescopes here that created a do-it-yourself...
On the DS-2130AT I tested they showed to have a parabolic mirror installed, which is what the meade marketing literature states. The Starfinder also is a...
Alas, I'm told that their phone no longer rings busy...it's just rings without being answered. ;-( Peace, Rod Mollise Author of: Choosing and Using a Schmidt...
This is truly sad. I hope that both customers and dealer come out of this okay. Dr. Clay ... Arkansas Sky Observatories Harvard MPC/ H43 (Conway) Harvard MPC/...
Hi Doc: Me too. As I've said over the years, Jordan was one of the best. Also, it's not like we're blessed with an abundance of dealers here in the Southeast. ...
I agree Rod. Jordan's Scopetronix Charity for Kids was a one of a kind. He gave small, sometimes donated, scopes to children for Christmas. I do not know of...
Hi: Well...I've been in communication with Jordan. Bottom line? Suffice to say he intends to see that Scopetronix lives on. I hope so. As I told Doc yesterday,...
