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Mystery OTA

Last post by helicon « Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:15 pm
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by Indytom » Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:42 am

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I am really hoping someone here can shed some like on this particular scope. I just recently picked up an8” Meade SCT at the swap meet during the...

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NIce scope and a good pick-up. Enjoy!

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Last post by helicon
Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:15 pm
Updating an c1990 LX200

Last post by robf « Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:47 am
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by bscloutier » Thu Sep 26, 2019 5:20 pm

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So I have a 12 LX200 from the early 1990s. I had once updated the chipset back then. It has been stored for over a decade. Now that I want to get it...

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This is an old thread, but if anyone reads this, if you have not replaced the under-spec'd 25V tantalum capacitors in the LX200, and are using the...

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Last post by robf
Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:47 am
Meade LX 90 Not Aligning

Last post by Piet Le Roux « Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:12 am
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by Blackbelt760 » Fri Sep 27, 2019 2:38 pm

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Hello to all.
Hope this is the proper forum.

I'm not a newbie to astronomy but am new to GOTO computerized tracking.
Not interested in...

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my If all fails list for the meade LX90ACF :
1) Install patched firmware : this can be downloaded from It does remove a lot of bugs from the...

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Last post by Piet Le Roux
Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:12 am
Meade LX 600 12 or 14" vs Meade LX850

Last post by mbenjaminz28 « Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:52 am
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by Jeff Doy » Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:57 pm

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Hi there. I'm about to buy a new scope as I'm getting back to stargazing (at last...) and I want to do some astro imaging in a while. Looking for...

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Hello,

I own a nice LX600 12 ota, very happy with the ota. Great focuser design, little mirror flop to worry about. I deforked it. I bought the...

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Last post by mbenjaminz28
Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:52 am
Loose secondary holder, meade 12" lx200 acf

Last post by StarBru « Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:31 pm
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by yobbo89 » Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:45 pm

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I was keen to get the scope back into collimation and action tonight after I give it a bit of a tune up adjustment but I can't figure out how to...

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Hmmm.....My Meade LXD55 Schmidt Newtonian 10 is having a similar problem with the loose secondary spinning around, as I have mentioned here in my own...

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Last post by StarBru
Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:31 pm
Meade LXD55 SN10 secondary problem

Last post by StarBru « Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:32 am
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by StarBru » Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:24 pm

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I recently bought ANOTHER Meade SN10. Why, you may ask? To make a long story short, it came with a JMI case and an upgraded JMI NGF-55 motorized...

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Thanks, Don Quixote. That is some good information and should apply if that is the case!

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Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:32 am
Polaris 130mm

Last post by jwnrw « Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:13 pm
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by jwnrw » Tue Oct 01, 2019 6:14 pm

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This gets some really good reviews as a good starting point which will give long service to a newbie to intermediate sky gazer. I have had my hands...

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Focus Scientific - our local astronomy store do a ton of after-market adjustments to the tripod to make it substantially more stable. The do pretty...

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Last post by jwnrw
Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:13 pm
Cannot change + to - in Dec.

Last post by Shabadoo « Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:35 pm
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by A Friend on the Hill » Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:30 pm

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I have a Meade LS8 And I am having problems when entering RA & Dec co-ordinates . The RA goes in fine but I cannot change the + to - when entering...

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Good to see you've figured it out!

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Last post by Shabadoo
Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:35 pm
LX200 GPS Polar Align ?

Last post by Jockinireland « Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:04 pm

by Jockinireland » Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:04 pm

I have just got a wedge for my LX200 GPS and have read up the manual on how to polar align. I think I get most of it but would appreciate if anyone...

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Last post by Jockinireland
Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:04 pm
3 out of 4 so far

Last post by Ozman « Sun Aug 18, 2019 5:50 pm
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by seer » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:17 pm

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Three of the four telescopes that I have are Meade. I think that in my price range they are the best brand.

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My LX200ACF is a Meade, and I have a little 70mm f/10 refractor that is a Meade. The little refractor is a cheap scope, but has a surprising crisp...

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Sun Aug 18, 2019 5:50 pm

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