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Meade MySky telescope compatibility - Jun 20, 2007

One of the questions we have been getting on the new Meade MySky is about its unique ability to add a GPS function to certain Meade telescopes. Which ones? The following is a typical question I received, yesterday. "Can I add the Meade MySky to my Meade NGC-60 telescope to get GPS capability. Will it give my NGC-60 automatic tracking, too?" The answer to the first question is, no. The MySky will only work with Meade telescopes equipped with the Meade Autostar computer. Although the NGC-60 telescope has a computer, it is not the Autostar. However, the Meade MySky will add GPS capability to any Meade telescope that has an AT, PE, LX Classic or LNT in the model label/description. Examples include any of the DS series, such as the Meade DS-2130ATS-LNT 130mm and any of the ETX series in an AT or PE (but not EC), such as the Meade ETX 90PE UHTC Telescope Premier Edition. (This will add even more capability to an already excellent telescope series). Adding the MySky would also be a great way to upgrade the older LX90 LNT models to the current GPS equipped LX90GPS telescope version, since Meade does not offer a dedicated GPS upgrade for the older LNT version. On to the second question. For the same reason, the answer to the second question is also, no. The NGC-60 has a manual GOTO computer, not an Autostar computer. In other words, the NGC has no motors - you must move the telescope manually, following the computers instructions, to find an object. Adding the MySky will not add motors to the mount. Sorry.

posted by OpticsPlanet @ 7:45 AM

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