Hello David. I'm no expert but I know where to find M31 - but then, I live in the countryside! Or what passes for countryside in the SE of England, anyway. ...
OK, so everyone else is thinking about Messier *objects*, but anyway ... last night I popped the old lunar filter in my 25mm eyepiece and pointed the 4504 at...
seems like a SE England star party might help out eh! David ... From: Richard Stevens [mailto:diab0011@...] Sent: 01 March 2002 10:04 To:...
David Woodford
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Mar 1, 2002 10:18 am
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Thanks Wayne I ran a multimeter over the battery pack at work this morning - it's producing a healthy looking 15.85v and about 5.5 amps. Therefore I think I...
The handset and motors should only be pulling around 1 amp. Maybe your test was to see how much amps the batteries could provide - but if this was an in-situ...
that would also explain why we can still use the Greenwich Observatory and its 28" refractor in one of the most light polluted places in the world! hmm public...
David Woodford
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Mar 1, 2002 11:08 am
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Hi Kevin - thanks for that ... Yes, I simply measured the available amps from the battery pack ... outside - pos inside Just checked again and you are correct,...
Can anyone advise? I have a Meade 4504-UK with Starfinder handset. I have had this for nearly a year now. Recently a fault has developed. When guiding the...
STOP>>CENTER POST POSITIVE..reversing polarity will destroy the starfinder and motors instantly.. i have never been able to operate my tinkerbell reliably with...
I bought a transformer yesterday - 12Volt 1200mA. I have not had a complete test but it seems to run the handset OK and both motors going at the same time....
My son and I have been running our Starfinder off of a 12.5 volt 1000 ma converter for a few weeks now.................seems to be doing real good, once we...
big grin - I got the last booking for this month to observe Saturn through the Greenwich 28 inch refractor - now please please please pray that those clouds...
David Woodford
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Mar 1, 2002 4:18 pm
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Hi all Looks like I've got dead motors (see Help! string earlier). Meade in the UK are quoting GBP 69.00 for a replacement pair of motor drives. Anyone got any...
Hello, has anyone had any problems with the 3x Barlow that came with the meade 4505 telescope. When I try to use, the view is either very blurry, during the...
Well..if you search the message archives...i think you'll see that the consensus of this group is that one of the first upgrades you should consider is...
I'm in DeLand, FL, and I thought Cassiopea was a greek epsilon! That's the M or W sideways. Hey if you're frustrated looking for M31, take a peek at NGC 457,...
... We knew what you meant. Your description of how to get there was superb. Philosopher of Phaint Phuzzies Steve Robbins DeLand, FL St Petersburg Astronomy...
Richard: The reason no one else answered on aperature fever is that aperature fever is a fatal illness. Philosopher of Phaint Phuzzies Steve Robbins DeLand, FL...
Richard: I am just clogging up peoples mailboxes today. The real color of the moon is a very dark gray. We see it as white only in contrast with teh black sky...
... I didn't see this mentioned (except in passing) in the other responses, so here goes: The magnitude listed for a galaxy or nebula is -as if the light were...
but the real question is..what is the "493 Autostar Computer Control System" listed as costing $279 in an admittedly old Meade price sheet(dated 6/00) with an...
I took my scope back to Costco who swapped out the whole thing this week no problems. Meade support over hear really sucks (to use the American vernacular). ...
Thanks Wayne. I did search through some of the messages and I did notice other members comments regarding ep's. I did not come across anything on the barlow,...
Hi Chris...as it happens..i had to call US Meade today(i bought an entirely new mount..$75.00)..they quoted me $50.00 for a motor set..after mildly(but...
Thank you for participating in the Meade 4504 Telescope group at www.groups.yahoo.com. Your contributions to this group are valuable, and we hope you will...
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Mar 2, 2002 1:21 am
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Apologies for the probably dumb question in advance. I get the impression that connecting the 4504 to a PC isn't that straightforward. Either you need to...
Apologies for the probably dumb question in advance. I get the impression that connecting the 4504 to a PC isn't that straightforward. Either you need to...
This link might get you started: http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar/as_cable3.html i think dick seymour uses a long cable for his etx..perhaps he can help.. ...
