#:Qn#:Qs#:Qe#:Qw# Stop movement after above commandsįOCUS CONTROL - there isn't any focuser on the scope - we will talk about it later.
#Meade autostar etx 70 serial#
A much more elegant solution to taping the cable is to duplicate the controling serial port using a serial to ip server, and open a teminal (like TeraTerm) at 9600N81 to view and log the traffic.After all my finds were :
#Meade autostar etx 70 software#
A lot of info is written about Meade's serial protocol but the best way to learn about it (exactly as I did) is to tap the serial cable and spy on the data when controlling the telescope with a proper software such as Drsoft 's Meade control panel, Carte des Ciels or Stellarium. The Autostar program will also provide important astronomy information about the objects being viewed, including their age, distance from Earth, and spectral types.Smaller than many similar telescopes, the Meade ETX-60 has dimensions of 21.2 inches by 13.2 inches by 7.6 inches and weighs 10.2 pounds. All you need is the optional 506 cable set from Meade which is actually an RS232 to I2C adapter that connects to the AUX port of the microscope. Barlows 3x lens was also used that deteriorated the resolution but I wanted to push it to its limits.įrom the point of view of an electronics engineer the most interesting feature of the ETX-90, is the precise guiding mechanism which can be controled by the computer's serial port. C, a sea area existed between the scope and the target and atmospheric conditions far from perfect. Now even the most novice amateur astronomer can locate and explore the planets, galaxies, and nebulae, as well as star clusters, asteroids, and comets, all at the push of a. At this case the distance to the subject (the Mi-8 Helicopter) was about 2.5 kilometers, temperature was about 27 deg. Let Meade high-resolution optics and revolutionary Autostar TM capability take you on an automated guided tour of the Solar System, the Galaxy, and beyond. Even though the USB video adapter has a resolution of just 640 x 480 pixel, it is very good for land surveying as shown on the following video. The technology tracks the objects and compensates for the rotation of the earth.
![meade autostar etx-70 meade autostar etx-70](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0749/4383/products/MEAD132.jpeg)
The AUTOSTAR allows you to align the Meade ETX telescope so it will point at the object that you want to see through the eyepiece.
![meade autostar etx-70 meade autostar etx-70](http://scopeviews.co.uk/MeadeETX80_files/image016.jpg)
When Lidl sold its Bresser microscope (another 60 Euros welll spend), it supplied it with a USB camera that fits not only to the microscope, but via an (supplied) adapter to the 1.25' eyepiece holder of the ETX-70. The Meade ETX-70 is designed with motor control mount technology to move with precision. That telescope costed a mere 200 Euros at Lidl and in my opinion it isn't just a fine little telescope for the beginer, but it's also perfect for land surveing.
![meade autostar etx-70 meade autostar etx-70](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nr87N46OVaA/maxresdefault.jpg)
These fine nights of September when Orion rises early the morning above the horizon, and Jupiter dominates the sky, its a pleasure to use the small ETX-70 telescope guided by its Autostar 494 controller.