Dwayne,

I'm not familiar with the Meade 4600 and I can't find anything on the
meade website about it. Is it a refractor or reflector and what sort of
mount does it have?

FYI, although I am a member of TAC-Shasta, I actually live down in
Sacramento. There is an astronomy club in Redding, the Shasta Astronomy
Club, and they are planning a Mars viewing party on the 23rd at
Whiskytown Lake. Bob Thompson is the head of that group and his e-mail
is:

rhtastro@...

I'm still contemplating whether or not I'll be able to make it up for
this one, but if you contact Bob and ask him for some help, I'm sure
he'd be glad to assist you.

There is also the TAC-Shasta list owner, Michael Huster, who might be
able to hook up with you and give you a hand. I'm sure he'll see this
post.

Clear Skies,
Jim


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dwayne norman [mailto:openwater2@...]
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 11:48 AM
> To: tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [tac-shasta] Newbie
>
> Thanks for responding Jim.....i have a mead 4600
> model.It isnt anything fancy. I have played around
> with it some and actually was able to see rings around
> saturn, thats was exciting. I actually need someone
> that is knowledgeable about the tracking system that
> came with it and how to get it properly aligned and
> such. With the big Mars event coming up i dont want to
> have to keep adjusting it by hand...Thanks for any
> help.
> --- Jim Ster <sterjf@...> wrote:
> > Can you tell us about your scope? That would help
> > us to understand what
> > you're up against.
> >
> > -Jim
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: openwater2 [mailto:openwater2@...]
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:35 AM
> > > To: tac-shasta@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [tac-shasta] Newbie
> > >
> > > Hello everyone. Im new member and would like to
> > ask for some help on
> > > setting up my new telescope. If anyone can help
> > please let me
> > > know...thanks.
> > >
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