http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/ Int'l Meade LX90 Telescope Users Group Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:38:06 GMT johansea http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82053 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82053 Gday Ifikratis ... Ooohhh goody. :-) I was beginning to wonder if there was an unforseen bug. I know 2 star aligning creates funny baselines and offsets but i Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:06:31 GMT IfikratisK http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82052 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82052 I just tested tonight..it worked!!! Thank you very much Andrew and Fernando! It unparked correctly, and everything seems ok with that. I also found on TheSky Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:46:23 GMT Kevin Muenzler http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82051 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82051 My experience too. This year was a dud for North America. I saw a few really nice fireballs but no "shower." Kevin ... From: lx90@yahoogroups.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:51:46 GMT IfikratisK http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82050 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82050 Thank you very much Andrew..and for your patient to explain.. (Actualy I understood what you said to your previus posttoday while I was driving..) So, I'll Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:25:55 GMT johansea http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82049 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82049 Gday Ifikratis ... No its not :-) A Polar one star still goes to 2 stars its just that, the first is always Polaris/Sig Octans and you are "supposed" to use Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:07:15 GMT kdwmjw http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82048 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82048 Missouri has been cloud-covered since the last ice age it seems, and we even has a good snow shower on the 17th. So, so much for Leonid viewing. But, even Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:51:54 GMT IfikratisK http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82047 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82047 Thank you very much Andrew..this is something I didn't know.. However the goto's were good. But what you describe is the two star alignment..if Fernado is Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:15:54 GMT johansea http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82046 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82046 Gday Ifikratis ... Almost, ( you dont need to touch the RA clutch ) You really need to set the RA axis to the correct polar home position, as this is used for Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:44:05 GMT P. Clay Sherrod http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82045 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82045 Hi Kevin.... The evening of Nov. 16 and morning of the 17th, so this morning should have been around peak; clouds here have persisted, but early last week we Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:16:42 GMT Kevin Muenzler http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82044 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82044 Ok, when are they? According to my calculations they should be tonight (11/17-18). I've read and hear that they were last night (11/16-17) and that they are Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:17:23 GMT IfikratisK http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82043 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82043 However..something I forgot to mention..because I cannot set the telescope to the polar home position (because of the optical train), I'll do the One Star Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:22:36 GMT IfikratisK http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82042 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82042 Thank you very much Andrew! That was a really nice piece of advice! I'll post later after I have tested this with the unparking. Regards, Ifikratis Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:14:32 GMT johansea http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82041 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82041 Gday Ifikratis The numbers are "woofy" to say the least with a 497 ( ETX ) but should be better with an LX90 as it has better gears and encoder precision. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:43:03 GMT Kevin Muenzler http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82040 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82040 This one came as an email attachment. I didn't fall off the turnip truck yesterday! I ain't gonna open it! ;) ... From: lx90@yahoogroups.com Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:11:36 GMT Jim Holland http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82039 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/message/82039 Typically the virus or applet that crashes you computer is embedded in the web link Thanks for the heads up From: lx90@yahoogroups.com