Hi, Gene, Like any optical instrument up to a point you get what you pay for. You can spend anywhere between £100 to £500, and as usual the improvement is ...
... I have a pair of Stellarvue BV3s--- very similar to Williams Optics bino-- they are very good as an entry level binoviewer. If you have a refractor or...
Hi Gene, I've been receiving mail from this group for a while but this is my first time responding. Since your question was so relevant to what I've been...
Whoops.... here is the correct URL for the bino viewers I ordered. Rob http://www.opticsplanet.net/william-optics-binoviewers-superpackage-wa-b ino-p.html Rob ...
I've have a problem in the declination drive of my 8" LX90 whereby I get a slight shudder in my siderial tracking. Sometimes this occurs on a constant periodic...
Hi folks .. Herb here. I've scanned the postings but can't find the answer so far. I have a one year old LX90GPS. I haven't used it most of the winter, and...
Sounds like the worm might have too much end play. go here: http://hometown.aol.com/kewtasheck/index.html (there is another place where these pages are kept,...
check the battery in the lnt module. Joe Herb Lober <elober@...> wrote: Hi folks .. Herb here. I've scanned the postings but can't find the answer so...
Yup ... what a bone head I am ... I had the LNT module unplugged before I stored the scope and forgot to put it back on. I just rte-attached it on and the...
... Ha!--- it helps to have the LNT plugged in! Anyway-- another thing can also do this--- in the hand controller the TELESCOPE selection is set to ETX instead...
... Since i retro-fitted an LNT to my ETX90, i can verify that a 1999-era ETX90EC (with current firmware) with an added LNT module works quite happily:...
Joe, the other URL is: _Jan's Meade LX90 Pages_ (http://jan.eaglecreekobservatory.org/) ==================== Looking Up, Alan 30.69° N 88.24° W In a...
... Does the variation in speed tend to depend upon -where- in the sky you're pointing? (id guess it's worse at 45 degrees elevation, pointing 45 degrees east...
Hi Dick, thanks for the response. The scope is 15 months old. Yes. The periodic nature of the tracking shudder / rattling noise does seem to be more prevalent...
Alan, Thanks, I have it on my home computer. I am using my laptop on vacation, and didn't have it. Joe AstronomyW4WMM@... wrote: Joe, the other URL is: ...
... Did it do it -last- year? ... If it -didn't- do it last year, try setting the -date- back to 2007. See if there's a change in behaviour. We (i'm no longer...
Thanks, all for the comments. The unit is working fine, now. I am quite disappointed with the quality of the LNT unit, though. It is held to it's base with two...
Your welcome... I also wish to thank Jan for creating this great site and to Kevin for maintaining it on the WWW. ==================== Looking Up, Alan ...
Hi Dick, Answers to a couple of your questions below. I didn't have much time to "play" with my scope today but I'll try to do some serious faultfinding in the...
Regarding Dick's comment on this issue, I am compelled to relate a problem I had with an earlier Meade scope, an ETX105. I had purchased the scope a couple...
Hi Stephen, I'm happy to hear that your LX90 is working well for you. Up until recently, mine worked like a dream as well. I still think it's a great scope. ...
Ed, I was looking at the Imaging Source web page and looking a some of the pictures and low and behold they have 40 pictures posted on there and 11 ot of the...
Thia past Saturday, May 5th, I was able to capture 2 shots of the "GREEN FLASH". The best picture would have been the one that would have been in between the 2...
Tonight I spent about 2 hours drift aligning. I detect no north/south drift after 15 minutes with 6.3FR, 2x barlow and 12mm eyepiece. I do detect a little bit...
... Hi Gene, I have the William Optics binoviewer and it is identical to the orion bino viewer (which if I recall is less expensive). I believe they are both...
Hi Tom, Yep - trust your gut on this one. Once you have your PA down pat - with no discernable 'up/down' drift over several minutes, then you will only have...