Comments on: Meade vs. Celestron Telescopes? http://www.astronomicalbinoculars.org/celestron-telescopes/ Astronomical Binoculars Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: zugent http://www.astronomicalbinoculars.org/celestron-telescopes/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 zugent Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:12 +0000 http://www.astronomicalbinoculars.org/?p=374#comment-1864 #10: Celestron AC Adapter for use with all Celestron computerized telescopes. #10: Celestron AC Adapter for use with all Celestron computerized telescopes.

]]> By: benell http://www.astronomicalbinoculars.org/celestron-telescopes/comment-page-1/#comment-1706 benell Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:46:23 +0000 http://www.astronomicalbinoculars.org/?p=374#comment-1706 Celestron Telescopes - Great Videos About Celestron Telescopes, Telescopes Online Celestron Telescopes – Great Videos About Celestron Telescopes, Telescopes Online

]]> By: felda http://www.astronomicalbinoculars.org/celestron-telescopes/comment-page-1/#comment-912 felda Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:41:44 +0000 http://www.astronomicalbinoculars.org/?p=374#comment-912 If you're trying to get alt/az alignment, then yes. That's the alignment in which the base if the scope is level. If you don't yet know which is the North Star, or if it's blocked from your view, it would help to find out what the magnetic declination is for your location. In some places it's a long way from True North, but if yours is only in single-digit degrees, you can use the compass. Find it at one of these. If you are approximately pointing north, and are about level (even eyeballing the level is usually enough), the scope will be able to find out where it is by you centring the two (or is it three for Celestron?) stars. Get them as close to the centre of your eyeiece as possible when aligning. If you're trying to get alt/az alignment, then yes. That's the alignment in which the base if the scope is level. If you don't yet know which is the North Star, or if it's blocked from your view, it would help to find out what the magnetic declination is for your location. In some places it's a long way from True North, but if yours is only in single-digit degrees, you can use the compass. Find it at one of these.

If you are approximately pointing north, and are about level (even eyeballing the level is usually enough), the scope will be able to find out where it is by you centring the two (or is it three for Celestron?) stars. Get them as close to the centre of your eyeiece as possible when aligning.

]]> By: goongiarao fjell http://www.astronomicalbinoculars.org/celestron-telescopes/comment-page-1/#comment-746 goongiarao fjell Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:53:10 +0000 http://www.astronomicalbinoculars.org/?p=374#comment-746 Virtually all of the major brand scopes are imports. Meade, Celestron, Astro-Tech, Orion, William Optic. To call them JUNK is a big big mistake and completely untrue. How do I know? Well here is the web site of one of our Astronomy club members using a Meade LX90 in alt az mode without a wedge, and a Meade DSI Pro Camera. These are all well made scopes for the price point, and can serve you well for many many years. Here look at this web site-- LX90 PS I doubt very seriously that someone on this forum who ACTUALLY OWNS as Astro Physics Scope would call these other scopes junk. The AP scope is beyond the finances available to most of us who are in the Astronomy Hobby. AND if we were going to spend that much money we would probably buy a comparable Takahashi scope and NOT an Astro Physics scope. http://www.takahashiamerica.com/ Virtually all of the major brand scopes are imports. Meade, Celestron, Astro-Tech, Orion, William Optic. To call them JUNK is a big big mistake and completely untrue.

How do I know? Well here is the web site of one of our Astronomy club members using a Meade LX90 in alt az mode without a wedge, and a Meade DSI Pro Camera. These are all well made scopes for the price point, and can serve you well for many many years.

Here look at this web site– LX90

PS I doubt very seriously that someone on this forum who ACTUALLY OWNS as Astro Physics Scope would call these other scopes junk. The AP scope is beyond the finances available to most of us who are in the Astronomy Hobby. AND if we were going to spend that much money we would probably buy a comparable Takahashi scope and NOT an Astro Physics scope.
http://www.takahashiamerica.com/

]]> By: norhindema benji http://www.astronomicalbinoculars.org/celestron-telescopes/comment-page-1/#comment-304 norhindema benji Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:59:43 +0000 http://www.astronomicalbinoculars.org/?p=374#comment-304 From the page: "Celestron Telescopes - Great Videos About Celestron Telescopes, Telescopes Online" From the page: “Celestron Telescopes – Great Videos About Celestron Telescopes, Telescopes Online”

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