I just wonder if the Motor Control Card is going bad because of something wrong with the motor but Meade doesn't catch the bad motor instead the keep replacing...
Is it possible to use both at the same time? I have a flexible shield right now and the heater strip just barely fits under where I can attach the shield. I...
Chris, I run the dew strip just behind where the hard shield attaches, no problems. Stephen P. Hamilton http://astro.hcadvantage.com 36° 45' 28" , -76° 15'...
Hi all, This was my second attempt at polar alignment. Gotos are near perfect, but I'm unable to capture 30 sec images with my 300D without RA drift or ...
Chris, Check out the Astrozap site ~ they are coming out with an integrated Al dew shield w/heater ~ hopefully fairly soon ~ but it won't do us Southern East ...
In my third attempt at RGB tricolor I have run into what I think are light pollution issues. I can handle light pollution in my gray scale imaging but it is...
O brother. I have the same sort of problem. I just got my scope back from Meade and have to send it right back. The unit worked for two days and on the ...
Difficult call Dennis, but on the whole I think I prefer V2, red haloed stars and all. Therešs far more nebulosity evident and the highly detailed background...
I am having trouble finding the Glass Fiber Contact Cleaning Pen, so I found something at Radioshack (Precison Electronics Cleaner). THis is the description:...
Thanks for the feedback, Chris. I'm at the bottom of the learning curve right now with RGB tri-color imaging and it looks like a long, steep, difficult climb...
I honestly couldnšt say. It sounds as if it would, but... The glass fibre contact cleaning pen is a tube that works like a propelling pencil, except rotating...
Peter; ... perfect, ... drift or ... and ... drift ... A good drift alignment will cure drift in Dec almost completely, depending on how critical you are with...
Dennis; ... are ... If you have Photoshop..try this to help with gradients. Image/Duplicate - Filter/Blur/Gaussian/Max effect I normally hit the original image...
Hi Guys, Can any one in the UK suggest a good counter balance system for the 90? I want it good, but not TOO expensive. All suggestions appreciated, I'm fed up...
Allan, try: http://www.scopestuff.com/ss_baln1.htm Jim Henson, canšt be faulted for product quality, price or service in my experience. Chris Light ... ...
_http://www.scopestuff.com/ss_keyf.htm_ (http://www.scopestuff.com/ss_keyf.htm) Check out this stuff that Scopestuff sells just to clean keypads. Rick...
Dennis, I vote for #1. I really don't like the look of the stars in #2. Also you eyepiece view gives me some idea of just how bad (light polluted) your skies...
Thanks for your reply. You're on the same track that I am. It is quite likely that Meade has repaired the effect and not the cause. A motor that somehow...
Yes, it is frustrating. It shouldn't be difficult to get the repair record as their computers are networked. The guy on the phone was able to check my extra...
Thanks for the input, Rick. Yes, my skies are pretty bad. Maybe that's what drove me to imaging. You are fortunate indeed to have dark skies. Dennis ... in...
Thanks Bradley, Actually, I was using the latest firmware and this was supposed to be a pre-test of periodic error. I was shooting at prime focus with a webcam...
Pete; If you look at the graph you'll see that the RA sinewave never quite gets back to its original starting point but the peaks, instead, tend to shift ...
Hi Pete, You are right on both accounts. You have a small Dec drift that can be mitigated with more precise polar alignment. I wouldn't bother at that level. ...
Hi George, I've pretty well reported the same thing as yourself for Dick's patch and like you I haven't had the opportunity to try it out on a clear sky!! I...
After going to Jan's website and seeing the breakdown of the right fork arm, I can see how easily a plug can be badly connected or outright disconnected from...
Okay, I just tried cleaning the Autostar as instructed by Chris. I was able to get hold of a contact cleaning pen. And I tried it, and when I turned the...
Hi I've managed to use my scope once in 3 weeks (damn clouds) and all went well. Tried to use it for the 2nd time tonight but encountered a few problems. The...
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