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78949
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Nov 1, 2008
10:52 pm
78950
  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...
Maher Abul
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Nov 2, 2008
12:27 pm
78951
... 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...
autostaretx
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Nov 2, 2008
3:56 pm
78952
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...
brook_fox
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Nov 2, 2008
10:10 pm
78953
The Belkin is your problem.  Take it back and swap for a Keyspan. Joe Search for belkin on this list and you'll find a slew of problems with it.  ...
Joe Tannenbaum
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Nov 2, 2008
11:42 pm
78954
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...
autostaretx
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Nov 3, 2008
1:27 am
78955
OK, I uninstalled the Belkin and installed the Keyspan.  Download worked.  I restored the firmware and reset the handbox.  Many thanks! ... From:...
Brook Fox
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Nov 6, 2008
2:12 am
78956
Many problems went back to the belkin adaptor. Joe...
Joe Tannenbaum
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Nov 6, 2008
2:53 am
78957
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...
Philip Gorbould
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Nov 6, 2008
9:43 am
78958
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...
hoof4747
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Nov 9, 2008
9:13 pm
78959
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...
paizisn
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Nov 9, 2008
10:21 pm
78960
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...
Ray Rankins
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Nov 9, 2008
10:47 pm
78961
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...
paizisn
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Nov 9, 2008
10:53 pm
78962
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...
Jean-Paul Richard
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Nov 9, 2008
11:52 pm
78963
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...
corenele
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Nov 10, 2008
3:47 pm
78964
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...
Willam P. Suriano
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Nov 10, 2008
3:58 pm
78965
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...
Steven J. Marty
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Nov 10, 2008
4:05 pm
78966
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...
Fletcher Gross
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Nov 10, 2008
4:51 pm
78967
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,...
Steven J. Marty
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Nov 10, 2008
6:30 pm
78968
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...
Arthur
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Nov 10, 2008
8:14 pm
78969 Joe Lalumia
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Nov 10, 2008
9:51 pm
78970
... You can just choose the two star alignment and PICK the stars you want to use to align. Joe...
Joe Lalumia
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Nov 10, 2008
9:52 pm
78971
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...
Richard Miller
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Nov 11, 2008
12:56 am
78972
Gday Arthur ... Magnitude ... The 497 Autostar has 79 "align" stars which are basically the "Named" stars When doing an "automatic" selection it goes through...
johansea
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Nov 11, 2008
1:29 am
78973
... 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 ...
autostaretx
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Nov 11, 2008
1:43 am
78974
Try the "Best Pair" program. You can configure it for your horizon ... and the price is right (free). http://www.ilanga.com/bestpair/...
Jim Trull
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Nov 11, 2008
1:59 am
78975
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....
stoosh023
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Nov 11, 2008
5:26 pm
78976
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...
lynol1000
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Nov 11, 2008
5:38 pm
78977
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...
Ray Rankins
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Nov 11, 2008
7:58 pm
78978
I have 43E with no patches....
paizisn
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Nov 11, 2008
11:38 pm
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