Where are they? You can't use attachments on this list (anti-virus protection) but you can add them to the "photos" or "files" section on the group page. -John...
Hi: Can someone offer me some assistance in what I need to do to replace the RS232 port on my 10" LX200 classic? Does the scope have to go to MEADE? Our...
You can buy the front panel then it is pretty much forward remove the 4 screws then gently pull out the panel ,, disconnect the ribbon cable. them reverse the...
Hi David, Nope - I was looking at the "Blinking Planetary" just minutes earlier. This was smaller, brighter, and definitely moving. Cal ... looking ... it ......
In a message dated 9/1/03 6:07:44 AM Central Daylight Time, ... Hi: That depends on you. The IC in question, a MAX232 I believe is the nomenclature, can be...
Hi Gavin, If you have clear skies, I would encourage the larger aperture. The difference between the 8" and 10" as far as weight won't be too big of a deal. Go...
Our fledgling local astronomy club has been donated a Meade 8" SCT. (Of course, no manual came with it.) The only scope I have used before is my 4.5" Newt on a...
Hello. I have a 10" lx200 gps and I am somewhat confused about what I should be seeing with it. I have viewed from both light polluted and very dark skies. I...
I'd wait until I got the computer back before I messed with the Scope to be positive that the scope was really damaged. If it is, you might also consider...
... Yes. ... Oh, try comparing M81 and M82 ... one is edge-on, the other a face-on spiral. Quite different. ... Yes... welcome to the differences between the...
-Gavin, Aperture, aperture, aperture. If you can go bigger, go bigger. More light gathering, brighter pictures. Mark -- In Meade-Uncensored@yahoogroups.com,...
The first thing to understand about the "faint fuzzies" (galaxies and nebulae) is that they are _faint_. Viewing them from light polluted skies is almost...
I just received this telescope the other day and know little about astrophotograpy. What is the most easy/best way to focus? The T- rings haven't arrived but...
... I'm not sure that that actualy proves that the motor is OK. ... Either. The basic operation of the clutch hasn't changed since the earliest SCTs. But for...
In a message dated 9/1/03 11:41:12 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Extremely good advice, all of this. Thanks, John! Peace, Rod Mollise Author of _Choosing and...
... Hey Phil I know you posted this a while ago but I just did the same at an Auction in WA state.....just curious what you might have paid then in 2001 and...
I am a newbie to using this telescope...got it at an auction for a very good price I think...but the thing didn't come with a users guild can anyone help me...
Has anyone else noticed this? Anyone know who maintains the www.astronomy-mall.com web site? They have 29 days to pay up or they will lose their domain name to...
... internal ... Hi, John. The way I remember it, the internal/external switch is to select either the internal timebase or the handbox for tracking speed ...
In a message dated 9/2/03 2:11:34 AM Central Daylight Time, ... Hi: Right. No Meade scope had internal batteries until the LX90... Peace, Rod Mollise Author of...
In a message dated 9/2/03 12:26:16 AM Central Daylight Time, ... Hi: Dunno...haven't visited them much in years. The best thing they ever did was to publish a...
I wouldn't muck too much without a solid connection eg T ring/adapter ... but if you must ... remove your camera lens and try ... after all it's how you will...
How you proceed will depend a lot on what kind of camera you have. For pictures of the moon, a fellow in one of the clubs I'm in just takes his digital camera...
... There is a Yahoo group dedicated to that model: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/ they have on-line copies of the manual, and a...
Thanks Rick, there was indeed. Good thing I save everything! Odd size though - my micrometer measured it at 1.2 mm. Cheers Keith. ... <stargazer30721@y...>...
I bought a Radio Shack 12V power supply and plug to fit the DS mount for my ETX-90, and have now acquired an ETX-EC mount as well. Does the same power supply...
Mostly yes. Make sure that it can provide at least 850ma of current and preferably 1,500ma (1.5 amps) of current capacity. Voltage and plug type is the same. ...
This month's Astronomy magazine has a Meade ad on the inside cover for the Autostar Suite that includes the LPI (Lunar Planetary Imager/Autoguider). There is...
