I just (12:20 UST) popped out for a quick look at the Sun. Typically the clouds were moving over as I set up my telescope (but my AT1010 on photo tripod so no...
... That, indeed, is the problem... you figured it out. An asteroid is not an unmoving "User Object" (like stars). You need to be under Solar System >...
This was posted in another group I belong to that has nothing to do with astronomy (actually a mostly humor-content group for us senior citizens). The...
OK, so to add the Sun as an "asteroid" using Autostar, go to Objects/Solar System/Asteroids/Add and enter these parameters: Name: Sun Epoch: 21-Mar-1999 ...
Hi Joe, I have the sun in as an asteroid. I also do daytime observing of the Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus and many stars. I like to drift align during the day...
Thank you all very much! I'm relieved to know it was just a matter of accessing the appropriate menu. I had seen and (thought I had) followed the directions,...
Hi, can anybody help me ? I have an lx-90 which is one year old and has been looked after fairly well. The scope is in great condition except for one small...
It might have been an off topic post, but it's certainly a welcome one. Thanx for sharing David. Dave ... From: <kdwmjw@...> To: <lx90@yahoogroups.com> ...
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It came in Wednesday (I ordered it Dec. 30th) while I was out of town--so I had to wait until this morning to go to the dealer and pick it up. At the dealer,...
The RA ring won't read as an RA ring unless you set it up on an equatorial wedge (right now it's reading azimuth for you.) The scope is quiet, but if you ramp...
Congrats Stan, Now if the weather will break all of us here in colorado can take our scopes out. And just think only 8-10 week wait for your $99 eyepieces. ...
Jafdem, Thanks! Simple beginner error----that explains things! Klaus, Yep, we need the moisture as you well know---but it should be clear tomorrow nite. Stan ...
Jafdem, Thanks....simple beginner error on my part...that explains it. Klaus, Yep, we need the moisture, as you well know.....but it looks like tomorrow nite...
Greetings Jim, From what I read from Dr. Clay...don't worry about it and don't look in there and live with it. Just a novice at this stuff. Richard Zue ...
It would be nice if Meade would have shipped the eyepieces with the scopes. That way one could enjoy the scopes to the fullest right away. Oh well!!! I am ...
One suggestion that I have used which I believe is moderately effective and safe is to take a couple of plastic straws and fasten them together end to end....
Thanks for all your kind messages about what to look out for when setting up my new LX 90 . I collected it yesterday from Telescope House. It was already and...
There is a (relatively) new comet visible in our LX-90s low in the northern sky just after sunset or, better yet, just before sunrise. Tonight I imaged...
... At least two things come to mind: (A) worst first: your barrel's Dec axle isn't orthagonal to the RA axle... so the scope is skewed between the forks. (b)...
I have a problem! I have calibrated in alt az (and recalbrated etc etc) and all is fine. Good gotos in Alt Az. Goto in Polar is fine as well. But when tracking...
Hello Jamie - That rate sounds suspiciously like "Lunar" tracking rate; check under your scope's tracking rate setting and make sure that your default is to...
Thanks for the reply - can I ask - what do you mean by pulling against the normal motion - how would I find out .... I am using a MX7 and a simple BC+F counter...
If the accessories - particularly with the MX7 - are bottom heavy on the OTA and are resulting in the telescope having to work overly hard to overcome the...
Thanks, dick! a) The magnitude of the error is approximately 40 arc minutes in RA, and 2-5 arc minutes in Dec. Both alignment stars are off in the same sense....
