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Please some help i have LX90 meade 10" and i need to connect my laptop to guide the telescope using the laptop and as you know that new laptops don't...
... If you are using Envisage v5.85, click the "Telescope" tab on the left side of the screen. There is a "fill-in" box immediately below that tab, with the...
I went back and read all of the relevant strings in this yahoogroup that i could find. I don't see any final answers to this problem: LX90 10" purchased...
As Joe wrote, the Belkin is probably the problem. The only USB adapter i can recommend is the Keyspan USA-19HS $30 street price, drivers available for Win98...
Some of you may be interested,as I was, in the Meade 909 APM clone available from the link below: http://home.comcast.net/~lynol1000/as_909/as_909_clone.htm As...
I have a nikon d40 camera, meade lx90 8" (original scope) and ordered a wedge today. I was wondering how important the levelling and time is for a reasonable...
I don't know if anyone else has seen this problem. One of my scopes is an LX90GPS and I purchased the port expander so I could attach a reticule and control my...
You didn't by chance unplug the Red-dot finder in order to plug in the Port expander, did you? Auto-align and GPS will not work if the red-dot finder is...
No, I haven't touched the LNT module. Plug in the APM and the GPS doesn't work. Unplug it and the GPS works fine. BTW, when I say the GPS doesn't work I mean...
Leveling is really not critical here. What help is a careful preferably two star alignment and, before that, making sure that the polar axis determined by the...
i have a lx90-8 and now i have wo ed apo 80mm guide scope and i wand to use it as a guide scope but how do i attach this thing to my lx90.orion sells a plate...
Stiffness is crucial. If you skimp here, you'll get flexure and unusable images. I bit the $ bullet, got the Losmandy rail and rings, and have never looked...
Hi, I have a Meade LX90 Classic. I just purchased a Meade replacement tripod. It is the newer style tripod with the spring-loaded bolt in the center. I have...
What is the trouble you are having? I have the new style tripod but not the accessories you mention. One idea, although I am just guessing here, is to...
Hi Fletch, I'm not sure if I can explain it well, but here goes... The problem is that the 3-IN-1 Accessory Tray is larger in diameter than the stock spreader,...
Does any one know the order that guide stars are selected in? Is there a list? The reason I am asking is that I have a restricted view of the sky from my...
I know the feeling man - my observing place is usually surrounded by trees and the autostar loves using stars low in the sky. Pick bright stars high in the...
Gday Arthur ... Magnitude ... The 497 Autostar has 79 "align" stars which are basically the "Named" stars When doing an "automatic" selection it goes through...
... http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar/as_497align_stars.html ... (in Two Star) You can also use the UP arrow to "wrap around" from Alberio to Vega have fun ...
Is anyone using this software from Bisque? Can anyone tell me the pluses/minuses over the autostar software and starry night software? Thanks in advance....
Nick, I have to ask what version of AS firmware are you running? Are you running any patches? Ray, what version are you running? During debug of the 909 clone...
Nick, I'm using the latest AS firmware (43eg?) with Dick's patches applied. I have the Meade 909 APM module and have had no problems with the GPS unit being...