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I've had my CGX since almost the very beginning. I was on a waitlist after it was announced so it's safe to say mine is an early model. Anyway, Over...
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UPDATE: 09/13/2020
I've finally made contact with Celestron and they are looking into my problem and they may cover it as a warranty issue even...
Hi, seems my 130 Nexstar goto early model is dying. Hookup up power, dead short,smoke and boom, blew a capacitor in power supply. Replaced capacitor...
Hello fellow AVX brothers and sisters. Last Thursday I got set up with my AVX mount, David H Levy etc. in my usual spot. Using the PA scope when...
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Could it have been a quick power glitch that erased your alignment. Sometimes when I accidentally graze my DC power plug it causes the power to very...
After the hand control for my 8SE died I ordered a new one. Of course, the style is slightly different from the old one and I can't find...
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No, Greenman, we will not execute them. That would put them out of their misery. They need to suffer. But you can supervise the smoldering sulfurated...
Say, if there are any SE experts out there I could use a clarification on setting the goto approach and alignment stars. I’ve got sources that advise...
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Thanks, Ylem. I've been there and it's a great site. Haven't seen the book yet.
You should be able to order it from the site, if not the big A.
Evidently for the CGX versions there is a Calibrate Mount routine in the hand controller. It can calibrate RA offset for minor index errors, and the...
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BTW...Did you ever figure out how to calibrate the Mount??? That damn manual is worthless!!! I did get a polar alignment and a calibration done...
So I finally finally managed to get a working avx mount after some significant headaches and ordeals. I eagerly plugged in the mount via the...
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Now, this is only a suggestion, but I reckon Windows misidentified the scope driver. Probably best to plug it in with a wired keyboard attached - if...
For those who have successfully tried this and understand the vintage tripods and their flaws.
For s short period of time, during the transition from...
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Check this vendor's inventory periodically and see if anything he has comes close. His stock changes all the time.
So, I had an lxd75 that while loved, was just one headache after another. I wasn't in a position to pickup a brand new mount that would exceed what I...
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Thanks everyone. Sadly, that amazing deal seems to have not meant to be. The amazing staff at Markarian fine optics in Vancouver actually drove out a...
I currently have the Celestron Nexstar 8SE, looking to get into astrophography. That mount is giving me more problems than it is worth. Sometimes it...
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How does the mount perform without the starsense connected? Many people have complained about the lack of consistent behavior from it.
I decided to check the battery for the RTC (Real Time Clock) that is in the CGX-L and I assume the CGX as well. I could not find anywhere where this...
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I decided to check the battery for the RTC (Real Time Clock) that is in the CGX-L and I assume the CGX as well.
Hey folks, are you having problems with defective Celestron hand controls? The one for my old orange-tube 8SE died so I ordered a new controller. It...
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I believe he finally found a controller that worked for his mount.
Hello everybody,
Yesterday as told by the Celestron Tech Support I updated the Firmware both HC and MC, 12 packages total. Followed the instructions...
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Are you sure your polar alignment is good? And also the balancing is very crucial or else you will experience backlash.
It almost feel like its a...
Hello everybody,
Last night was the first night in a week or so I could get out. Set up all went fine, did everything like always and the mount went...
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My Celestron CGX struggled to keep on track until I realised that it thought I was at the default Greenwich Observatory location. It doesn't...
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