Hello to all....hoping for the brightest stars in the coming year. The year 2003 was a remarkably successful year of observation and transition for ASO. As...
Hi Rich. I was out last night but did not take out the laptop. I did take a look at Saturn and It was pretty cool. Here is an image taken by Steve Smith on...
... that ... up ... Hello Jack, the motors mount perfectly on the LXD500 mount.I bought a used LXD500 mount for this reason. Being the Starfinder was made to...
Bruce wrote.. Did you have to make any adjustments to the gear ratios when you ... Yes. The Starfinder (4504 type) Motors and Starfinder Autostarlet assume a...
I have been thinking about getting an equitorial wedge for some time for my Meade LX200 GPS, (12") but have also heard horror stories about the Super Wedge...
I have been using the Milburn Wedge for imaging for almost three years, and it been easy to use and flawless in its performance. Mark de Regt Redmond,...
I also used the Milburn, but you have a waiting period a few months. but well worth the wait.. the Deluxe is not needed unless you want the shiny polished...
I used a Meade Super Wedge (modified by Doc G) for several years with great sucess. Modifactions (on MAPUG.COM)are easy and beef it enough to work well. Ugly...
Tim, Try the AutoStarSuite Yahoo! group, lots of stuff there. Steve Hamilton ... From: tim_alabim [mailto:tim_alabim@...] Sent: Saturday, January 03,...
In a message dated 1/3/04 2:01:50 PM Central Standard Time, tim_alabim@... writes: ?? Haven't heard much lately. Hi: There's a group on Yahoo for it...
I made a wedge of aluminum for a friend's 12" LX200 in a foreign country. It was not hard to make. I used a drill press and a band saw. I could have used...
Rod, I have used software other than Meade's with the LPI. K3CCD does work, so does Astrosnap, Guidedog and StarTrack. Even the Phillps VRecord and the X10...
JATO, You are correct, in Rod's defense (not that he needs it), I believe he was talking about the Long Exposure usage of the LPI which will function only from...
In a message dated 1/3/04 11:41:20 PM Central Standard Time, jatobservatory@... writes: I have used software other than Meade's with the LPI. K3CCD does ...
Hey to all , I am a realitive newbie but have a real good grasp of the new hobbie. I have a real quick question or 3. Should i be using sureal tracking or...
Hey to all , I am a realitive newbie but have a real good grasp of the new hobbie. I have a real quick question or 3. Should i be using sureal tracking or...
... Visit: http://www.weasner.com/etx/comments.html for a good set of beginner tips and guides. You -do- need to tell the Autostar your location: Setup > Site...
... Well, I've never heard it referred to as "Sureal" tracking before, but there have plenty of times where that description would probably apply LOL. Not...
... but ... apply ... also ... seeing is ... Sorry for the double post.lol Thanks for the info. I have looked at Mike's site many times and i think I am...
Dick, Speaking of tracking rates..Are you planning on producing a patch for SMT users? JATO ... ( ... keeping ... re- ... 1/2 ... to ... there ... will...
... question. ... can get out of ... Rod, With K3CCD the exposure tab lists a value range from 0 to 16000. When I have set slider to 16000 the image updates in...
Give Bill Vorce over at Telescope Warehouse a call. He seems to have a lot of pieces from Meade scopes. http://astronomy-mall.com/telescope-warehouse/ I think...
Hi I'm new to telescopes and I've bought an ETX 90 secondhand. It came with a box of Super Plossyls plus some other lenses - meade MA 9 mm, meade MA 25 mm and...
... sidereal? ... No, lunar is only for the moon. The rate of the planets is not quite the same as sidereal, but the moon's apparent motion relative to the...
There is no official definition of a "super Plossl". It is a manufacturer-dependant marketing term. "MA" means "modified achromat" and is an "economy"...
... MA is "modified achromat", actually a type or variation of the Kellner design. A Kellner is simple and cheap to make, but has a narrower apparent field...
