Both types of compound scope have a corrector plate - a piece of glass at the top of the scope - to alter the light path onto the mirror. As you probably know,...
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... wrote: <HR> <html><body> Thanks for your kind offer Re the 1.25 not quite sure how to arrange Help..lol <tt> I have an extra adapter - I got one from...
just thought id pass this along i recently odered a finder scope from harry a couple of days passed and it wasnt at my doorstep so i called he explained to me...
just make sure you write "no monetary value" on the custom slip or the reciever will be billed for duty and customs. David W London ... From: Michelle...
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May 2, 2002 9:31 am
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Dave: You batted .900 here (using the batting average statistic from American baseball). The only point worth quibbling about is whether it is harder to grind...
... True, My understanding is that the Schmidt design is to produce a wide field camera (for producing photographic sky charts) that has a flat focal plane....
Hi, I have just got my MEADE 4504 this morning and have a question regarding the motors. The motor which takes the power plug seems to have a bit of play when...
Steve, I was a bit surprised to read that you had bought it this morning and now, just after lunch, all the motors are up and running. You will probably miss...
... If you got a motor fault on your first morning it's a bit worrying. Did you use brand new batteries? - the 4504 is notorious for not liking less than 100%...
Hello everyone. Recently I was "star testing" my 114EQ optics by focusing on street and house lights far across Mission Bay in San Diego. Unfortunately I don't...
Hello. This: http://perso.club-internet.fr/legault/collim.html is the best star collimation page I could find. I hope yahoo allows the full URL to show. ... I ...
I figured out the problem, When the telescope was shipped the small grub screws that attach the motor sprocket to the screw drive was loose, I tightend it up...
... Don't use streetlights... -any- assymmetry from the pinpoint which a star is, is magnified by the scope... some of the egg-shape, and off-center appearance...
Christian: Great to hear the Meade is giving you the great service that we've been accustomed to. It shakes your confidence when you hear from someone like the...
... been providing live feeds of the Hubble repair..great stuff..now that's what i call a major tinker job.. ... Ah, nothing can beat the experience of seeing...
Hello mighty 4504 community! ;) I read the part about collimation in the Meade 114EQ-DH4 telescope manual and looked through the focuser tube, as suggested by...
Hi, this saturday I was lookking to see the comet, the best I could see through my 4504 was a dusty cloud, nice, but still a "cloud" right to the neck of draco...
Hiya all, I am getting my Meade4504 telescope tuesday hopefully and i was wondering if anyone can help me with a prob.... How do i find stars and things with...
Hi. Chances are that your telescope will come with a CD including software you can use to make star maps. Start by finding out the latitude and longitude of...
I think you got it right. It used to be brighter, but now it looks just like a little cloud. Be sure to check comet Utsunomiya right by mercury early in the...
Welcome to the group! First of all, a good search of the Meade4504Telescopes archives is in order. Through the past two years, we've knocked heads with just ...
Hi, I just joined this group and thought I'd tell you a bit about myself. I'm currently living on an island (Unst, Shetland Isles) 200miles north of mainland...
Hi, I recently tried to view jupiter with my Meade 4504, using the 4mm eyepice provided (I believe this is the max magnification provided). I was hoping ,after...
Hi, Can anyone give me advice on how to connect a fuji 4700 digital camera to a meade 4504? Any other advice on digital astrophotography would be welcome as...
I found the 4mm that came with my 4504 to be completely useless. It's not that the image of Jupiter should be that small it's just that you will not be able...
