Hi Monte: The answer to your question is simple...use it. Go through the whole 2 star alignment procedure (be patient here...it sometimes can take a few tries...
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Peter Vasey
petevasey@...
Mar 1, 2001 9:53 am
Fear not, Monte, You Are Not Alone!! But the answers to all your questions are in the manual you will receive with your LX90, i.e. alignment, drive training...
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Peter Vasey
petevasey@...
Mar 1, 2001 10:24 am
Hi again, Monte, just to add: ... BUT you can read all about the Autostar on the Meade page at http://www.meade.com/manuals/autostar/index.html and...
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chuckdvorak@...
Mar 1, 2001 1:19 pm
Monte, I took a whiff and you are OK.....you don't smell!!!!! Seriously, you are welcome here and you will receive a great deal of help and guidance which will...
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Ray Porter
ray_porter@...
Mar 1, 2001 1:41 pm
An hour is usually enough for an 8" SCT. You'll be able to observe sooner than that but you won't reach maximum resolution and sharpness until the scope has...
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Ray Porter
ray_porter@...
Mar 1, 2001 1:56 pm
Dave, Your methodology is about the same I used to use with my old LX10. Your polar alignment method probably gets you close but not really close enough for...
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peterspagnoli@...
Mar 1, 2001 2:12 pm
Hello, Has anyone done research on the long term reliability of telescopes with goto motor drives. I know the technology is relatively new. I'm just wondering...
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ryderc1@...
Mar 1, 2001 2:18 pm
I've been told by someone highly knowledgeable that the scope could take several hours to fully cool down from 70 deg. to 15 deg.. The other factor to consider...
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Ray Porter
ray_porter@...
Mar 1, 2001 2:31 pm
I don't know that anyone has actually gathered statistics but the Meade LX200 has been around for about 10 years and many of the original scopes are still in...
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Peter Vasey
petevasey@...
Mar 1, 2001 3:46 pm
The link to use now is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/files/LX90%20Meade%20Documents/ The manual is shown in the list on that page. Peter....
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ian
ian@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:41 pm
At [Wed, 28 Feb 2001 16:03:11 -0800] Ken Hayes <khayes0@...> wrote: I think we can get some good results on globular clusters but I haven't tried yet...
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reim58@...
Mar 1, 2001 10:53 pm
Nice shots Ken. Your camera seems to do a nice job at 16 seconds. I will say that my experience using 64 second exposures shows that 2 to 3 minutes is the max...
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reim58@...
Mar 1, 2001 11:01 pm
I believe the LX200's used 18V motors where the LX90 uses 12V motors. I did ask Meade this very question (how long will the motors and gears last) and they did...
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peterspagnoli@...
Mar 1, 2001 11:17 pm
I purchased the #551 power cord (for use from car cigarette lighter as well as from an outlet). Can this cord be attached to an external (rechargable) battery...
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daverice@...
Mar 1, 2001 11:21 pm
Ray, Thanks for the detail on the procedure. I will give it a try. Actually I will give it several. I have learned that it takes a good bit of practice to...
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daverice@...
Mar 1, 2001 11:25 pm
What about the effects of cool down on columnation. Should one cool down the scope prior to checking or adjusting columnation. ... dropping ... may ... about ...
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Dean
dean@...
Mar 1, 2001 11:28 pm
Peter, Look at www.scopetronix.com they have a battery connector that is fused to avoid reversing the polarity. Otherwise there are adapters avail that use ...
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Ray Porter
ray_porter@...
Mar 1, 2001 11:55 pm
Always allow your scope to reach equilibrium before collimating. You should also try and pick a night of good, stable seeing. Generally, anything that can...
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Ray Porter
ray_porter@...
Mar 1, 2001 11:56 pm
The cord should work with any external, 12VDC power source. I've used my scope with a Radio Shack power station and the Radio Shack Universal DC power cord. ...
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ryderc1@...
Mar 2, 2001 12:00 am
It certainly appeared to me that the collimation was not nearly as good before the scope was completely cooled down; at least judging from the star tests. For...
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John Vanregenmorter
johnnyv@...
Mar 2, 2001 12:02 am
Quick question. I work at a retail store in Denver, Co. and we have had two LX-90's come through here with defective horizontal locks. The problem is when you...
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Peter Vasey
petevasey@...
Mar 2, 2001 12:11 am
Hi, Peter, Have a look at my power system using a standard car battery. Go to my equipment page. For connection using a cigarette lighter plug (for my ...
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Ray Shapp
rayshapp@...
Mar 2, 2001 2:57 am
Hi All I just ordered an Lx90. My dealer says they're back ordered and I should get mine in about two weeks. I made my decision after participating on this ...
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Bob Snelgrove
steelgtr@...
Mar 2, 2001 3:02 am
Welcome to the dark side....
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Ray Shapp
rayshapp@...
Mar 2, 2001 3:51 am
Peter V. Like Monte, I'm hanging by my wrists waiting for the LX90 I have ordered. I went to the page you suggested to read about the Autostar and I see that...
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chuckdvorak@...
Mar 2, 2001 4:20 am
John, Just curious, did you notice any gap between the lower base of these scopes and the area near the scale. I remember one of our members mentioning this...
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Ray Shapp
rayshapp@...
Mar 2, 2001 4:23 am
Hi All Regarding external 12 volt power source, is it correct to assume the tip is positive (tip inside the plug that goes into the 'scope)? Also, is the ...
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chuckdvorak@...
Mar 2, 2001 4:25 am
Ray, It should be the 497. Chuck ... ordered. I ... that the ... the model...
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chuckdvorak@...
Mar 2, 2001 4:32 am
Ray, Several members have come up with alternate power supplies. Try a search on power, power source or power supply. I'm using a 12volt DeWalt cordless...
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bogi@...
Mar 2, 2001 4:45 am
Hello team, I was the one that mentioned the gap on the lx base. I am confused though, Chuck. Mine got back to normal with "clockwise" rotations. (looking from...
