Not sure what your TeleStar model has as a focuser, but many of the Meade 4.5" reflectors have a focuser whose diameter will actually accept a 2" eyepiece....
Woops. Yahoo deleted my leading spaces in the "diagram" in the message. I'll try again below, but will use a place holder at the beginning of the line to...
Do'h! They did it again. I'll try one more time, but will put in periods "." where the spaces should be. ... Jim ... actually ... onto ... and ... screwed ...
Hi Tom, I would call Meade Monday about the missing clamp...it will be extremely hard to use the scope without it. Meade has been known in the past to provide ...
I was wondering, if I bought an Autostar that is part of another style Telescope Combo, can I use that Autostar for my Telescope, with maybe just a Software...
Tom, Check out this motor/controller set on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=2983005131&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1#ebayphotohosting You...
http://wires.news.com.au/special/mm/030811-hubble.htm This is a nice collection of Hubble photos arranged in a short slide show bt Australian news. Something...
My Orion Skyview Pro 8 EQ was delivered last Wednesday. It only took an hour to completely assymble including the motor drives. The sky cleared up enough...
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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Hi... I'm preparing to take a 3 week vacation in New Zealand... we'll be self-driving a sleepervan around the South Island for two weeks, and then a week on...
dark skies? Well try MOST of New Zealand the lucky swines. Have fun, I found ever just pointing my camera at the sky was able to capture sights like the LMC.. ...
David Woodford
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Feb 4, 2004 9:09 am
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Dick, You're more than welcome to call by, stay for dinner, trade tales and make use of my 4504 (and if it arrives by then, my ETX-105). NZ really is a haven...
After suffering through weeks of temperatures too cold to allow any viewing, I finally had a chance to get in a few looks last night. Using the 25mm and 12.5...
I think you better reorder your 1.25 upgrade. I called and asked for mine on Monday the 2nd of Feb, and recieved it today, Thurs, the 5th of Feb. Meades...
Maybe he was selling it because he never could seem to see anything with it,
lol ... From: Meade4504Telescopes@yahoogroups.com Date: 02/05/04 13:58:03 To:...
Maybe he is wise enough to store it in that position to keep the dust off the mirror. I wish the guy I had bought mine from had been so smart. I'm seriously...
sorry, I just noticed your email and couldn't help wondering if your 4504 is going to replace the soon to be decommissioned Hubble Telescope as a cheaper...
David Woodford
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Feb 6, 2004 3:33 pm
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I was thinking that if we could get all of the Meade 4.5" reflectors within the Group, bundle them together as a sort of ...
Don't bother trying to clean your mirror. If it's that dirty, just buy a new one for it. I have an extra mirror for mine that I spent $35 on, it's a brand new...
Be sure to read the materials stored in our "Files" (and/or "Links") areas on cleaning optics before you start. Jim [Non-text portions of this message have...
I noticed the floor-o-scope claimed to be a 4501. I've got a 4500 and most of the scopes here are 4504's. What are the differences in features? I know my 4500...
Those Celestron accessory eyepiece kits that seem to be on sale everywhere on Ebay. Are they really as good a deal as they sound? ===== Chuck Kichline ...
Chuck, Take a look at the 4.5" Reflector Comparison Table posted in the "Files" area in the folder titled: "4.5" Reflector Scopes." If you know of some...
Hi Chuck, I'm picking up a 4500 with the manual equitorial mount tomorrow. Where did you buy the motor set from and how much? After I've used the scope for a ...
... It looks as if the person taking the photo didn't know which way up it should be. HST, I point mine down with a handkerchief over the back of the...
Martyn Harrison
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Feb 7, 2004 12:47 pm
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Hi there, all the filters I have are celestron and have done me fine - especially good for looking at planets in wierd colours (it brings out different surface...
Hello everyone, Sorry I'm so late in getting my night sky guide out this month. Actually I finished it about a week ago but forgot to post it here. I promise...
