First i am glad to have found this group and hope someone can help with my problem. My 494 autostar on my ds 2130ate has given me some problems since i bought...
Sounds like an intermittent cable connector problem or a power problem (batteries getting low or a noisy AC adapter) "My advice is free and worth every penny!"...
Hello, I just got a meade DS2076AT and i was wondering if anyones got any thoughts one it. I just got into everything and just wondering whatpeople out there...
Welcome to the group! The DS2076AT is a modest little scope that will show you impressive views of the moon and many star clusters. You should also be able to...
Great thanks, I appreciate your comments. Was out playing a little the other night here in town and it was a bit fuzzy, but i think thats cause theres alot of...
Have you checked your scope's collimation yet? That can really help with image contrast. -Christopher Erickson ... http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/...
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... First, a piece of friendly advice - leave the part of the original message in your reply so that others can follow what you're responding to. Many of us...
Hi Phil Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I have been out of town. My DS2130 is awsome now that i have made a few upgrades. First make sure it is...
I have a Celestron firstscope 114eq, which I have had for nearly four years and have only used it about 5 or 6 times, with very unhappy results. It was...
The Meade and Celestron scopes really are not that much different in quality. IIRC, your particular scope happens to actually be a Tasco, which is indeed...
Chris, I am the same person that asked a similar question in the celestron forum. For me, becouse of the astrophotography I am eventually planning on doing, I...
Okay, when it comes to astrophotography, the mount is the most important investment! The Apogee Inc. HD mount (a.k.a. CG-5/EQ-4) is the EXACT same mount as the...
Ok, now I get the Idea! Get a good mount for my somewhat poor current optics, and then upgrade! Is the LXD55 mount available seperatly (I will have a good look...
... celestron ... (right ... getting ... Hi Sam, Why do you feel that you "need" GOTO for astrophotography? GOTO has absolutely no bearing what so ever on...
... current ... I always forget to read a thread all the way through before replying!!! <G> The LXD55 mount is not offered seperately by Meade or any of its...
Ok, Thanks for the info! I am a relative newbie, having being greatly dismayed by my current scopes optics and mount; I was really leaning towards waiting a ...
I am having the same problem. I got it to work after callibrating the motor. Make sure you have the tube balanced. That seems to help quite a bit. I added a...
Is there a comparison of these two controllers available? They look the same, but I suspect that each supports a different set of telescopes. The Meade web...
Thanks. It's a pity they use surface mount for the ROM, makes it very difficut to swap the firmware. I just purchased a 495 which will be upgraded to a 497,...
Glad to see the original group back up. Just in time too. I will be travelling overseas and want to take my Ds127EC mount. What updates to the software can I...
Which Autostar model do you have? If it doesn't have a numeric button pad then it is a 494 Autostar and there are no updates available. If it has a numeric...
Christopher - I have a #497 that is a couple of years old or more. I had downloaded ASU 3.61 a while back and have the cable so I went ahead and hooked up the ...
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