Hello, There is a place to plug in a corded reticle eyepiece on the Meade LX200GPS 14" fork arm to stop the cord from getting wrapped around the scope. I have...
Hi Henry, Thank you for the link i will try it now. Kind Regards Stewart Waters Owner / Moderator for yahoo groups: roll_off_roof ( observatories ) ...
... There is now a 33El (EL), but that won't affect your problem. ... The Tours (and Comets, Asteroids and Satellites) are "User Objects", and are separately...
Hi Gang: If you've got clear skies and a Solar filter, get out there! There's a big and beautiful group almost dead-center on the disk. I took a quick Meade...
Hi All! Ive got a couple of questions. First off I've been seeing ads for a binocular eyepiece that will fit into a 2" prism. Has anyone had any experience...
There are basically two Binoviewers that will fit two inch prisms A TRUE 2" binoviewer at http://www.siebertoptics.com/SiebertOptics-blacknightbinoviewers.html...
In a message dated 4/30/05 4:18:29 PM Central Daylight Time, kempsterjrd@... writes: I own an LX200GPS 10" and have also owned a DSI for 4 weeks but have ...
... The zip codes could be put in by meade, it's merely a 1000-entry table equating zip codes with "nearest" cities. So it's no better than the GPS will...
... Why would you want to? The "level north" feature is just a less expensive and slightly less automated version of what's already available in the GPS...
Jenny, I suspect that part of what you are seeing is symptomatic of these types of groups. Generally speaking, most people don't go online and post something...
Jenny: Since I live in the US I can't tell you anything about Green Witch Telescopes, but from what Malcolm Stewart told you it sounds like you might do well...
Thanks for all the comments - most helpful Have decided to buy a new ETX 125 plus the uding the ETX Book Any other items to consider with the initial purchase...
Let me know what you think... http://journals.aol.com/rmollise/UncleRodsAstroBlog/ Peace, Rod Mollise Author of:_Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain...
Hi everyone, I just wanted to pass this on. I recently picked up (new) a Meade Electronic Eyepiece for $39.95 (not $89 as advertised some places!), just for...
There is a company advertizing a USB "eyepiece camera" on www.astrofieds.com right now: 3/4" CMOS chip with 640x480 resolution - would that be an acceptable...
You can also try http://cgi.ebay.es/ws/eBayISAPI
dll?ViewItem&item=7508956343&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores I don't know if your ebay will appear...
Hi Rick, I had noticed the same eyepiece you mentioned for sale on ebay in the UK for the same price but £ not $ . I did wonder whether to try it or not...
Hello, My Meade scope ( LX200GPS 14" ) came with a 8 x 50 finder scope. I wondered if there was an upgraded version of this finder that is more powerful...
Hi Stewart, if I was going to upgrade from my 8X50's and similar, I'd take a look at this beast from ScopeStuff: http://www.scopestuff.com/ss_st80.htm Other...
Hi Dave, Thank you for the link i will take a look at what is on offer. Didn't realise a refractor could be mounted onto the scope. Do they replace the finder...
One of the situation with finder scopes is the exit pupil size. It should match the entrance pupil of your eye. Any larger is wasting light. The exit pupil...
... Either way. There are finders up to at least 70mm that fit in brackets similar to the stock finderscope bracket. Larger scopes (~80-100mm) are usually...