I was doing some visual observing with my Meade LX70 refractor. I then tried connecting my Canon T3i and was disappointed with the results. I was looking at Jupiter and could make out some of the bands and the moon with the different eyepieces but the image was way too small on the image with […]
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I purchased a Meade LX70 mount to use with my Lunt solar telescope for the solar eclipse. I was thinking about my next plans on the telescope models since I now have a reflector in the from of the Light Bridge 10” and a small compound in the ETX 90EC. I had read before that
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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
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For my Meade ETX90, I originally purchased the tabletop tripod legs. As I was thinking about getting into astronomy as a serious hobby, I was thinking that a full tripod would be nice addition to my equipment. This was a situation were eBay is so helpful. I was able to find the Deluxe Field Tripod
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
