Well, inspite of a bright moon and high level thin scattered clouds, got some observing in tonight. Once everything cooled off and settled down, got some great...
I've got two eyepeices so far, both the original Series 4000 26mm, and a 9.7mm Series 4000 plossl. I think they are supposed to be "par" focal, but they each...
Interesting. I don't quite understand or follow what you did to ".....just took Polaris coordinates but made it directly at 90 deg, rather than 89.15" Are you...
I've been thinking of getting a TeleVue Everbrite diagonal to replace the Meade stock diagonal. My thought is that if I'm going to spend the money and...
I have the 1.25" Lumicon mirror diagonal and like it very much. Unless you MUST use 2" eyepieces don't spend the money on a 2" diagonal. It won't give you...
A wedge look much cooler than a field rotator but probably cost about the same. I haven't seen any for the LX-90 but I'm sure someone makes one. Kevin, WB5RUE...
I think what he did is add an object called "CNP" for Celestial North Pole at +90. I wonder if it crashed AutoStar trying to convert from polar coordinates to...
I would also note that if you want to do autoguiding via a guidescope instead of an off-axis guider then you have to use the wedge. Richard ... -- ... Richard...
Hello Jose - Like Kevin, I prefer and always use the 1-1/4" mirror diagonal; if you have one of good quality (either the Lumicon or Televue) then you will gain...
This effect also occurs with large antennas used to receive telemetry from satellites (eg 15 m paraboloid) with low earth-orbit satellites which are moving...
Dr. Clay - I just bought the TV 1.25" Everbrite - I agonized a long time over whether to get the 2", and finally came to the conclusion it wasn't worth it....
It all depends on the declination and your latitude. If you are photographing something that will go EXACTLY overhead then there will be NO field rotation...
By all means, the Televue 32mm eyepiece is the best investment in low power I have ever seen; it is a wonderful eyepiece with a great field of view and...
I think that's only true if you live on the equator. And for it to happen if you _do_ live on the equator then the object must be on the celestial equator. I...
Dr Clay, I thought you had real good things to say about the 35 panoptic aswell. I know that it is 2" but you said it was one of the few 2" that worked real ...
Thanks Kevin, Dr. Clay and everyone. It seems 100% for the 1.25". However, I'm intrigued by the statement: "the light path is designed for only 1.25". What...
Hi Dean - Well of course the 35mm Pan IS my best lower power eyepiece....but he was specifically needing one for only 1-1/4" eyepiece holders! You cannot get a...
Hi Brock, thanks for the reply. I've tried scopetronics and their reply is :- that they don't have anything of that size and they suggested that I try and find...
Curious to know what happened to your first bolt. I had to replace mine because it had some factory burrs or misthreads on it that caused it to lock with the...
Hi Russ, You might try this good old U.K. company. They seem to have all sorts of stuff and will even make adapters. http://www.srbfilm.co.uk/index1.html Ian...
Very good idea, Rick. Anyone up for bugging meade about sending out a couple hundred thousand new dust caps? :) ... TheElf Michael Lott mlott@......
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I have had several questions about the Meade LX-90 wedge. I have posted a picture in the "Wedge" photo folder. The Meade adapter plate for the LX-90 has...
Warning. I went through this a couple of weeks ago in this group (check the archives) The Everbright 2" diag and Televue SCT adapter will not allow you to go...
How common is it for the RA lock to turn with the telescope when slewing in one direction, but not when slewing in the other direction? With some careful...
How much is it? ... From: João Clérigo Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:06 AM To: lx90@yahoogroups.com; lx200@yahoogroups.com Subject: [lx90] Aluminum Rear...
I find the post interesting in that last night I was observing and "goto'ing" just fine. Suddendly, at the next goto, the scope wasn't moving in RA. I looked...
