I did some research during the day and found I needed to train the telescope motors so the AutoStar knew about the telescope it was connected to. So, I did that. I had hoped to do it during the daylight but did it right before heading outside. I did the AutoStar alignment and it did […]
Observing Night – Sept 11, 2013 Read More »
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
Observing Night – Sept 10, 2013 Read More »
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
Observing Night – Sept 9, 2013 Read More »
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
First Light – Meade ETX-90EC – Sept 8, 2013 Read More »
I purchased my Meade ETX-90EC in the summer of 1999. My wife and I were joining my parents for a few days on their vacation to Bend, Oregon. I can’t remember why I went into the store but I did and noticed the ETX. I was amazed that it was automatic and could point at
