My goal for this night was to work on the precision of my alignment using the AutoStar on the Meade ETX-90EC. I decided to try a higher powered eyepiece so the center would be a smaller area. I did the first star and took extra time to center it. I did the next star and …
For this observing session, I extended the tripod legs to make sure I wouldn’t have the issue with the finderscope being difficult to look through when the telescope was pointed vertically. The AutoStar alignment went the same but with a different second star. This time I had come prepared with a couple of targets. Earlier …
I had finally decided to take my ETX-90EC out to look at the sky in August. We had a few weeks of perfect summer clear nights. The kids were visiting my parents so no excuse not to stay up late. I had re-read all the manuals and got everything prepared. Then fate stuck. The weather …
