Meade 497 Autostar Computer Controller for ETX Telescopes
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: MeadeModel: #497 Autostar
Product features:
- 30,344 celestial oobject database
- Finds and Tracks all celestial objects, including the moon, planets, asteroids, comets, and satellites
- Celestial event option for eclipses, meteor showers, moon phases, and equinoxes
- Built-in eyepiece calculator and options for advanced telescope control
- Works with ETX-90EC, ETX-105EC, ETX-125EC Astro telescopes
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Digital camera reviews of Meade 497 Autostar Computer Controller for ETX Telescopes
Digital camera Review: Alignment Critical!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a handy accessory. Had I bought it at the list price, I would have been a bit disappointed. This is an example of how things are not as simple as you read. That can be a good thing. You DO have to know the sky to use this and the scope together! Also the setup requires knowing true compass direction, the bright stars overhead, and it helps to have a GPS or at least a good guess at your lat. and long.. I have a Star Atlas 2000.0, but do not have all the names of the stars requested by the Autostar during setup. I recommend picking the 2-star mode (NOT the EASY mode) and select widely separated stars that 1) you can recognize and 2) are near the area you want to view... This about doubles the accuracy. Lastly 3) center the alignment stars in THE SCOPE not just in the view finder. This is VERY IMPORTANT in the higher power ETX125. Overall, it is great how it will maintain a track in the level alt.azamath mode. That alone is worth the [price].
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