... it out in the sun, daytime temps were in the 50's for a change. Left the autostar in the sun most of the day. It stayed above freezing during observing,...
Gang, I am able to slew my ETX 90 in three directions. The motors run when I touch each of the four direction keys, but the scope will not elevate even though...
Hello Bill.... You have a fairly common problem that could be the result of one or more factors, the worse of which might be a stripped nylon reducer gear, or...
Hello, I have an 8" LX200 bought new in 1998. I have a stupid problem with the camera installed on the scope because it sometimes hits the fork base when I am...
I have stopped slewing with the Mode key as I recall. On my DS-114 which also has autostar you can set limits on the scope's vertical position. I am still...
I checked the User Guide of my LX200 but nothing is mentioned about the possibility of limiting the declination movement (this is the name for the "vertical"...
Does anyone have an exploded view of or a listing of the screw sizes for the LXD series of scopes. I'm in the process of compiling a complete list of all screw...
You did not mention if your scope is mounted as equatorial or alt- azimuth. In either case, you could try a diagonal and an extension tube to mount the...
Well 1998 I think makes this a Classic not a GPS, if so the following might be what you are looking for. To stop a GOTO hit the GOTO key again and it will...
My scope is mounted as equatorial. I tried to use a diagonal but found the images to be not so good as without diagonal. I do not know why. Maybe it is the...
William Optics ( great bargains) first generation or new dielectric. Televue Everbright (sometimes you get what you pay for), Astro Physics MaxBright...
Hello all... I've got a question about the image degredation at high powers. I'm using saturn as an example here. I guess I'm not sure if my scope needs...
You should expect to see considerable image degradation as you increase magnification; it will depend greatly on the seeing conditions, the cool down of your...
It is normal, but could also be adversely affected by any of the things you mention. It's rare to be able to use 6mm in an f/10 scope, but the 9mm should be...
Years ago I used a diagonal on an LX200 for the same reason. However, the Meade original diagonal that I got with that scope was junk (mirror coating was...
This was passed on to me by a good friend. My apologies to my liberal friends who may have a bit of difficulty in comprehending the mathematics and economic...
Peter, Excellent , I find most people irrational though, hence the basic premise of economics, "people behaving in a rational manor" just doesn't hold;...
Interesting and I agree with the logic and political message but this is way off topic and I hope that we won't be seeing more messages like this. -Christopher...
Seems like the biggest problem with the 105 doing astrophotography is that the mount is just not up to long exposures. The optics, however, seem to be very...
I have done it and it is rather easy. The Vixen GP mount is a really good astrophotography mount that can easily be put beneath an ETX-105. Maybe a bit...
If anyone out there live in Nassau County Long Island, know of a good LOW light pollution site to set up my telescope for viewing and astro- photography in...
Hi i have an etx 125....the scope is not to bad for long exposures (although aperature limted for DSO's) you should set your scope as a polar mount(alt az...
Hi Nassau county is not a good place for viewing....there's a jpg file in yahoo group bigdob files section that shows light pollution for the united states...i...
John, I used to live in Manhasset, so I know what you are complaining about. Nevertheless, the light pollution should not have kept you from seeing the ice...
They FINALLY took the $99 deal off their page! The page I had in cache from last week is still there though. It looks as if they really ended it this time!!!...
John, Check out the following light pollution map: http://cleardarksky.com/lp/HauppaugeNYlp.html. You can do a google search on 'clear sky clock' bring up a...
You can still purchase the eyepiece package if you bought your telescope within the offer's time period. If there is anyone out there who recently bought a...
