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Connect a Meade telescope to a computer - Aug 20, 2007

One of the questions customers frequently ask about their Meade telescope is if there is a way to connect their 494 Autostar equipped (DS series or ETX-80) telescope to a computer. The answer is , yes, this is easily done with the Meade 506 Astrofinder kit, which supplies a star map for downloading to a computer and the necessary cables. Just pull up the map on your laptop, click a mouse on the object you wish to see and the motors in the telescope mount move the telescope to the correct position in the sky. In other words, it's a fun and convenient way to bypass the standard hand control supplied with your Meade telescope. Note that this does not provide images - you need to still look through the telescope for that. Also, if your laptop does not have a serial port (most only have a USB port these days), you will also need the RS-232 bridge cable.

posted by Joanie K @ 7:45 AM

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