...has been updated yet again, you-all: http://uncle-rods.blogspot.com/ Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope...and......
... Despite following the ... Hi, Pete. What you describe usually results from not placing the mount into the proper initial position before beginning the...
AFAIK, your LXD-650/750 electronics have a lot more in common with the LX-200 fork mounts than the LXD-55/75. About the only thing I believe the LXD-650/750...
You could try the Meade Refractors group at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/meade_refractors/> Many LXD650/750/1697 owners there. The electronics and firmware...
I love it when I find a product that really works as it should. I recently purchased a new astro chair and was so impressed with it that I just had to write a...
John C., John M., Christopher- Thanks for your advice and for replying in such a prompt fashion. I will have a look at the meade refractors forum and steer...
HI Chris: Good review. What if you expanded it a little and added a picture or two so I could use it in the next issue of Skywatch? ;-) As for the chair,...
I echo your approval of the AstroStuff chair. Although...... I still haven't found an observing chair with a cup holder. ;^) Terry Charlotte ... or two so I...
... So it's the OTA hitting the legs? Besides making sure you have the correct starting position, another common problem with alignment is that Meade used ...
If you'll entertain another... be careful, they might just keep on coming. Is CDS alignment strictly necessary? Is there a way to get rid of the incessant...
... coming. ... The beeping is an alert for either/both it's time for a meridian flip or your target has reached the horizon based on the assumption you ...
Thad, thank you very much for the concise response and the detailed links, my situation is resolved and I'm looking forward to getting back out there tonight. ...
... Super! And you're very welcome. One more tip below. ... Welllll, since you're asking, I'll have to tell you I bought a brand new one from Scope City's...
... That's dumb on Meade's part (forcing a double inventory). By any chance is what you wrote (above) backwards, or is the shaft on the LXD650 actually larger...
... What I wrote above is correct. The LXD650 has a .8" shaft, the LXD750 has a 1" shaft. Weights with oversize bores aren't balanced (remember - the DEC shaft...
... Ah, thanks for the info! ... I just checked the Orion counterweights using transfer punches and it's between 51/64" (0.7968") and 13/16" (0.8125") so the...
... Hmmm, I just reread what I wrote above and one point might not be clear. The 51/64" punch was a loose fit and could be wobbled back'n'forth in the hole of...
If you know how to do a polar alignment by any other method (polar alignment scope, drift method, etc), then you can skip the CDS alignment method. You'll ...
... I didn't know that about cast iron. That might explain why I kept busting taps when I once tried to drill and tap some holes in a cast-iron counterweight....
Cast Iron is a name that covers a very wide spread of material. generally, cast iron has a high amount of carbon in it, and this acts as a lube when machining....
I'm in the market for an off-axis guider for a Meade 10" SCT and I've noticed that there are several models to choose from in the $100 range. Has any one model...
Hello All, I havent posted for about 18 months. I bought a Meade AutoStar for my wife for Christmas of 2005. I thought she was really into astronomy, buying...
