Hi Chuck, Keep the green ones. Green (unless I have got this backward) indicates multicoatings whereas blue-violet indicates single coatings. In any event, if...
I agree about the batteries. You definitely need a larger external battery for this scope. It was clear the first night I had my 12 and I didn't have time to...
This may sound dumb, but..... I have a dob as well as two autostar controlled scopes. Has anyone ever tryed to fabricate an autostar controlled system to a dob...
... Extension tubes? What extension tubes? I also recently ordered a 3.3 focal reducer...and that is all I got...what am I missing? (no wisecracks, please:-)) ...
... Although "yes, low batteries can cause anything" is true, 95% of the "can't find home" problems are due to a displaced, disconnected or broken "home...
... Chris told you about Roboscope, but if you'd like to see what can be done, visit: http://bedair.org/ScopeStuff.html ...prepare to be amazed... have fun ...
Well Dick you have gone and done it again! You are right I am truly amazed. I have only had a few minutes to peruse Steve Bedair's web site. I wanted to thank...
... 3.3 ... Hi HD: You should have also received two threaded tubes with your focal reducer. One is 15mm long, the other, 30mm long. The first tube achieves...
I'm having trouble getting this set up. As long as I have had this scope, I've had trouble doing the initial setting of the Autostar control. I follow the...
Have you "RESET", "CALIBRATED" and "TRAINED" your motors? Can you be more specific with the problems that you're having? e.g. A step by step procedure what you...
Hi. I am a new ETX-90 owner. I have been reading some books and some mentioned better to use glasses when watch into the eyepiece while others not. So...
I have misplaced my instructions/manual for my recently purchased Meade Series 4000 Plossl 9mm Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece. Can anyone direct me to where I...
... I don't think the light loss is as much of an issue as loss of FOV. A lot of whether to wear the glasses or not revolves around the amount of astigmatism...
Whichever your more comfortable with, but I believe the current wisdom is if you have astigmatism, you should keep your glasses on. Then again, I have an...
Hi Rod, If it is a matter of focusing (long or short sighted) take the glasses off and focus with the scope. If it is astigmatism etc, try it both ways and see...
Hi Dan & Rod... I have also heard that with astigmatism, the higher the power (magnification), the less need for your glasses when observing. Something about...
I guess I'm lucky (or not). I don't have to ware my glasses when observing but I need them fot the alignment process. I got an eyeglass holder that goes around...
HI Gang: Your wonderful contributions over the last several months have kept my little Skywatch newsletter running full speed ahead. BUT... The time for me to...
Hi guys, So I bought a Meade DS2xxx GOTO mount on the cheap to convert my new ETX 90RA, but it came with the DS2130 clamshell which is just way too big to work...
I've never heard of a pink reflection. All I've ever seen are purple, blue or green (and the blue was from a cheap EP, probably inferior), except for one...
I just bought myself a 8" Meade reflector (Newt Style)..but I think it may need to be columnated as I can not get a clear focused view... Where can i learn to...
This question was just covered on Mapug. You can read the thread at <http://www.astroarchive.com/t/search.asp>. Enter 07065 (the part number for the 12mm...
Hi , I am Andy ; new here. Friends , Please can any one draw a comparsion of these as regards : 1.) Deep sky viweing 2.)Go to capability. 3.)Computer...
There is a yahoo group for the Starfinder, "meadestarfinder", but this group has been abandoned by its owner and is currently being overrun by spammers, so the...
Hello. I was curious as to how much streaks affect a scopes performance. I have a 10" LX200GPS UHTC and noticed today that there are a few streaks on the main...
