... Ouch. That's what the other post said too. And the £30 handling charge from the Royal Mail ... uk. Oh well, I'd better bite the bullet and pay it I...
Hello All, I have a question about optics that isn't really a telescope question... A good friend of mine is looking to get a larger apeture pair of...
You can take a look at http://www.aerocom.ws/bedair/ScopeStuff.html . There is a lot of info there on using the DS motors to drive other mounts. The 4500 has...
... . ... Thanks for your response Bob. I had a talk with a tech guy at Meade today and I explained what I wanted to do. Unfortunately, even though Meade...
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... Go to Yahoo Groups "Talking Telescopes" reasearch the archives, with words such as Binoculars, coatings, binocular coatings. Good Luck DL Smallen...
Hi, As most of us, who live in the western part of Europe have forgotten what it looks like, I have posted a picture of the waxing moon I took before the...
... Kevin I know just what you mean! The other night I noticed that there hadn't been an entry in my observing log since April. But I won't whinge - the...
PS Good photo Kevin though I like the waning moon even more. When my new eyepieces arrive the moon will be the first thing I try. (Well, Jupiter is out of the...
Hi all, Just picked up a Autostar 497 for my 114EQ scope and was wondering why I can't seem to track any satellites? I have updated the 497 with the very...
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... Door number three: there are still some bugs in the Polar Sat-tracking firmware. Which only show up -sometimes- ... you simply need to try different...
... Thanks for the reply Dick, the 2 line elements were downloaded using the ASU internet update command. I am not sure how to post a file on this forum. The...
... You may email them directly to rseymour (at) wolfenet.com (please don't forget to include your time and location info) Thanks! good luck hunting... (the...
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... ahh... i missed that nuance in my before-coffee reading... You can find out what the Autostar -thinks- the TLEs are by doing: Objects> Satellites > Select ...
hmm the combination of silly sunset times and the most cloudy weather I've ever seen has not done my astronomy much good at all :( bring on the blue skies its...
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Firstly apologies, I know thousands of people have probably asked this question but in my defence I did have a look around the various files and bookmarks on...
I had similar problems when I set mine up and this is what worked for me: Go to the section in the manual called "Caring for Your Telescope" and perform all...
... weather I've ... It skews our priorities doesn't it, when the long evenings makes us prefer winter to summer! This year though, there's not been a lot of...
... Glad you've done the research Owen. In previous posts (months ago) I said I was planning to buy a solar filter next year, to watch mercury transit the...
WOW - finally a late evening when I can skywatch with clear skies.. (first since April-ish) and in one go I located M13, epsilon lyrae and I looked straight at...
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... ago) I ... mercury ... these ... No tips, just get out there and do it! - BUT. . . If you're still using the 0.965 inch EPs, you may well have problems ...
Hi, Well the clouds cleared here (Ireland) for a while last night enough for me to get this shot of Albireo - my first attempt at stars. My tracking isn't...
I've posted a link in the Group's "Bookmarks" section under the folder "Reviews" that contains a review of the Meade 4500 telescope by Joe Roberts. It doesn't...
... Potential purchasers should be aware that lots of the details are very model-specific, e.g. 1.25" eyepieces. My finderscope doesn't have the dew problem...
... a ... It is certainly true for my 4504. There is a mod which replaces the bolts holding the Mirror mount with longer threads. This then pushes the prime...
hi all i got my 4504 telescope sept 2001 thought about it for years never did enything about it when i first got the scope it took ages to work out how to use...
