It has been updated: http://uncle-rods.blogspot.com/ Why, this is becomin' a Sunday afternoon TRADITION! ... Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a...
I am trying to do an alignment and need to enter the 2 stars locations in the handbox. I am using Porrima and Yed Prior. Is this possible? If so how???? thanks...
It is not clear what you are trying to do, and what kind of Meade scope you are trying to align. For an initial alignment, you are purty much limited to the...
Hey Rod, I got some info on drift alignment and the 2 stars Marfik and Porrima are the ones I would like to use. Marfik is in the handbox, but Porrima is not....
You can often find the bright stars under "Constellation" in the objects menu if they are not in the Named Stars list. Or you can just slew to 'em with the old...
Thanks...I'll give it a try tonight... Later steve--- In Meade-Uncensored@yahoogroups.com, "Rod Mollise" ... objects ... to 'em ... Telescope...and... ... if...
... Many ways: Menu to Object/User Object/Add [enter] key/scroll a name (Porrima) [enter] key in an RA (12:41:39.5) [enter] key in a DEC ( -1d 26' 57") [enter]...
Dick, Thank you very much for the info. I searched yahoo and google for a list or something that will tell me the numbers for the stars. Could not find...
The computer doesn't need to know anything about the drift alignment, so you can just slew to the stars manually. Or connect the scope to the computer and...
... Meade's AutostarSuite (which is what i used tonight). The actual SAO catalog itself, downloaded from: http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?I/131A Here's...
Hello everyone, I'm trying to find information on the Meade LXD700, we think it has LXD750 mechanics, is this correct? Any tips or pointers to tuning and...
... We just had a long discussion of the LXD600/650/700/750 mounts here and on the SCT-user group (the thread was about the SSC models, where Meade put their...
... and on the SCT-user group (the thread was about the SSC models, where Meade put their SCT OTAs on these mounts). The mounts, if they have the optional...
A 506 clone + CCD guider port + two speed guiding. http://home.comcast.net/~lynol1000/as_494/as494_i2c_bus.htm This version fully supports ASU for updates...
I have a 12inch Meade that I saw the char marks on Jupiter when it was hit by comet Shoemaker-Levy in 1994. I have had it in air- conditioned storage for 6...
Hi All, New member here, I am looking for Looking for a DIY plans or a wedge for a ETX-125PE 5" So I can mount it in my Observatory's Pier. Thanks, Alan...
I echo this....Ron's work is exemplary and I have used him for Classic repairs; note that he does NOT work on GPS electronics as yet. Dr. Clay ... Arkansas Sky...
Judging by complaints regarding GPS and RCX scopes on several web groups, he is missing a huge market! ;-) Actually I think these groups are largely populated...
Orion doesn't make SCTs. Those they sell are OEMed from Celestron. I don't know of any non-custom SCTs for sale now other than custom one-offs unless ...
... needs ... And provide parts to eliminate the need for shipping the things back to the factory to swap out an item that could have gone out in a padded...
Or...at least have a CONSISTENT policy regarding parts. But I know what you mean. One of the saddest things I ever saw? One Texas Star Party the guy next to me...
... Texas ... into ... TSP to ... this guy ... "He'll ... months ... But more important, think of the leverage effect of this happening at a star party. If you...
I don't think they want that at all. No matter what their plans are. At this point, they sound pretty responsive (given what I'm hearing from the folks who've...
Orion doesn't make anything. Synta is their primary manufacturer and now Synta owns Celestron. Hence, Orion is now selling SCT's via their Synta business...
That one is a totally different brand and company, aka "Orion UK". Do they make sct? I thought they make mak-cass, newtonias and others, but i dont recall they...
... LXD700, we ... ...just posted a couple of photos of the beast part stripped down. We've decided the little dc motors just haven't enough torque at low ...
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