Hello all There has been some talk this week about mods to scopes.So i thought i would let you know what i have done.Firstly i made a set of tripod legs with...
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Andy, I will be very interested to see the mods for the electronic focus ! Mark...
Thanks Jim and Johnny for your quick replies. Replies from anyone else with experience to offer still welcome! Jim, I should have mentioned that I did the...
I myself am very very curious about filter use. Are these for photographic purposes or do they help bring out details for visual use also? Where can one find a...
Richard, I was a little off in my calculation, I get confused sometimes. But follow this link and you can learn a lot more than this old brain can remember. (...
that rule of thumb of twice the aperture in mm is just that, a rule of thumb. now, your mirror might be really really good, or maybe you got a "monday morning...
Yepper, Sunday morning I woke up and there was snow falling, but then the R&R is up close to 11000 feet. Sure hope things turn around for the Rocky Mountain...
Yes a star does look the same at higher mag, unless it can be split! we use magnification for a select number of reasons: Splitting double stars; Seeing...
David Woodford
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Jun 3, 2003 8:48 am
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Hello and greetings from the UK. I am new to the group, and in owning a Meade, so expect a lot of requests for advice and opinions. I have recently acquired a...
hi all I have added some photos of the electric focus mod to my scope and the wooden tripod i made. If anyone is interested in the ef focus mod i can post...
Tom, Greetings from Norway, I actually had the opposite problem as the lattitude adjustment knob on my 4504 was next to useless so I replaced it with a...
Tom, I will try to remember to pull my lat knob and measure the threads on it at work tomorrow, and get you the thread size/count in the evening...my boss...
Hi mark I found the kit very adaptable all you need to do is make a bracket. On a scale of 1-10 i would say a 3 not hard if i can do it hay anyone can.If you...
All I find under files/astrophotos/cronepeak is an empty folder. This is proof that I must see these pics of this electronic/electric focuser. Please help me. ...
Hello Stuart Thank you for reading my plea. I will be very happy to accept your offer. My details are: Thomas Hynes 2 Skelwith Close Davyhulme Urmston ...
Managed another 10 minutes of viewing tonight ! before the clouds appeared again. Cannot get the hang of my RA drive though, I had a belief that if I set up to...
Mark, The moon and Jupiter don't track well since they have their own travel motion not just the apparent motion from the Earth's revolution. With a good...
Hi all, I'm looking at a 2nd hand Meade 4504 this evening and am thinking of buying it as a starter scope. Does anyone have any recommendations on what I...
400 Euros is 4 times the value of the scope! For 400 you could buy something REALLY GOOD and not a starter scope like the 4504... something like an 8 inch...
David Woodford
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Jun 5, 2003 9:57 am
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also, if you are in Europe, try talking to the telescopesuk yahoo group who can tell you about the best european scopes to buy.... David W London...
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Jun 5, 2003 9:59 am
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There are mounts with drives that have it pre-programmed in and even the 114EQ drives can be "programmed" to track at other rates. AutostarETX explained the...
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Jun 5, 2003 2:13 pm
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What is everyone else planning to use for Mars viewing this year? Well, now I *am* confused. Here is Harry Siebert's advice ... ... also work ... have any ......
