Meade plossel 9mm illuminated reticle eyepiece pn 07068. This number is displayed on the keypad somewhere in the pec training process. Celestron ultima 2000, nexstar 5, nexstar 8, nexstar 11 gps and nexstar 114 gt telescopes will not work with other nexstar models. Pacific time while we and our suppliershipping partners are. If your pec has been trained in any way including an autoguiding setup, the autoguider will have smaller corrections to make because they will have already been compensated for. Drive training and ra tracking failure lx600 series. I dug out my first dsi pro i and was playing with it. I have never used my lx200 classic for long exposure astrophotography, and i have never messed with the pec.
Use the lx200 keypad hand controller to select the smart function choose learn if you want to start the pec training from scratch or update if you want to refine the pec training. Meade has completely redesigned the otas with a new mirror mounting and focusing system to achieve zero image. You can link device drivers dynamic libraries directly to your application developed in any. Dec 18, 2007 fingerprinting and pec posted in lx200 series. This 10 lx200acf has 10 diameter f10 acf optics focal length 2500mm and ultrahigh transmission coatings. Meade lx90acf advanced comafree instruction manual pdf. This level of precision is unobtainable with systems using high precision encoders, software pointing models, large gears or pec training and all without the need of an external computer. I have been using my sbig st2000 for several years now.
Th ere are plenty of these telescopes in use, and technology is trying to make them less desirable. There are two three things you need to consider to get your scope reasonably close to pointing at the south celestial pole, and you need to consider them in the following order. Our windowsbased systems offer unparalleled ease of use and proven reliability. At the very least used a web cam and guiding software to record pec. Meade lx600 acf 12inch f8 telescope w starlock star. I had been waiting until i got the software where it should be to do trainings. This 8 lx200 acf has 8 diameter f10 acf optics focal length 2000mm and ultrahigh transmission coatings uhtc for maximum image brightness and contrast.
Im a new member to this forum but a longtime user and collector of meade products. So you want a meade lx telescope how to select and use. Please reach us by live chat or email if our phone line is busy. However, as i say, i dont agree with your friend about using pec and autoguider simultaneously for imaging. The quality of your mounts pec recording and playback firmware is an essential piece of the puzzle. I understand that, unlike a lx200, i cannot train the eq6 through phd, because the eq6 does not see any slew controls. Pec training is only as good as the quality of the ra mechanics. The lx200acf comes fully equipped with a heavy duty height adjustable meade field tripod, 1. Must have program to reduce lx200 pec astroart ccd control driver for 416xtxte. Well, the pec training method you outline is correct and should work. This 10 lx200 acf has 10 diameter f10 acf optics focal length 2500mm and ultrahigh. After pec training, use this tool to further refine your mounts pe curve. See the autostar feedback page for other autostar user comments.
Hi i have carried out my first pec training with my lx 200r 8 inch in altaz and have the following questions that i hope some kind person can answer. Ktelescope is a robust serverclient control library for meades lx200 based telescopes. Meade lx200 acf 8 f 10 telescope with field tripod. The autostar suite software includes a planetarium program with a database of 19,000,000 stars and deep space objects for display on your computer. Explore scientific tdm controller w cable for 16 lx200 acf encoder and adapter. Skysafari 6 pro ios skysafari 6 pro android skysafari 6 plus download. You can link device drivers dynamic libraries directly to your application developed in any programming language indigo itself is written in pure c to make it as compatible as possible, load them on demand or to let application to connect to drivers on remote. The meade lx90 acf is a one of the classic catadioptric telescopes offered by meade instruments. This page provides information from meade and users on the meade autostar, audiostar, cables, and the autostar updater software. There are two three things you need to consider to get your scope reasonably close to. Lx200 classic mount and webcam guiding british astronomical. Must have program to reduce lx200 pec astroart ccd control driver for 416xtxte selecting astronomy software final. T his is the position the scope needs to be in to begin the process of polar alignment. Configuring the software upon launching the envisage software, both cameras should appear, each with its own live.
Meade lx200 acf 10 f10 telescope with field tripod. This standard equipment software package is designed to integrate the telescope with your windowsbased pc or laptop computer for an enhanced range of performance. Indigo is a kind of distributed software bus connecting device drivers on one side and application code on another. Fingerprinting and pec lx200 series meade 4m community. I attach a recent m31 image using the 60mm refractor 21no, 30. Meade 10in lx600acf advanced comafree telescope w starlock. Envisage only communicates via serial do not connect to the guide port on.
Pec, but training the drive with software to get the best results required a. Ive always had good results training pec using an illuminated eyepiece and with my st7. The create pec curve window has improvements to better select wanted and filter unwanted frequencies. The last function is testing the pec there is an option to quit the program, saving the data collected and not destroying your pec training. Lx200 classic pec training meade computerized telescopes. How to select and use the lx200 and other highend models the patrick moore practical astronomy series at. This standard equipment software package is designed to integrate the telescope with your windowsbased pc or laptop computer for an enhanced range of performance features. By placing the source in the public domain we believe we can best ensure not only continued development but also the expansion of the project into other areas and applications. Meade lx 200 and autostarequipped robotic telescopes such as the etx 90125 and lx200 gps. On an eq6 mount the pec training is via the laborious keypad. Numerous user interface improvements have been made to the polar alignment wizard. Mar 23, 2012 well, the pec training method you outline is correct and should work. When the lx200 is ready to start the pec training it will start beeping and will continue to do so untill the full cycle 480 seconds has been completed.
This is useful if one user has downloaded a new version of. So the total number of tics in the training cycle is nominally 480x4521600. Use and distribution of the eqmod software and source is governed by the terms in the source code. A new 3d fft graph shows frequencytime relationships. Feb 01, 2012 video shot through optictracker software while tracking a cargo boeing 747. This site is dedicated to the meade lx200 classic series of telescopes. I believe that many of my experiences can help those that have a mount that has pec playback firmware as part of its feature set and are using to pempro to correct the mounts pe as best as possible.
I attach a recent m31 image using the 60mm refractor 21no, 30 sec exposures possibly with dark frame subtraction im learning the software but with an unclean primary. Lx200gps pec training posted in meade computerized telescopes. Instructions on using starlock pec tool can be downloaded here. First off, there are things that pempro can correct and those that it cant. Meade lx200 tracking boeing 747, optictracker main window. A pec training session runs for one cycle of the worm, 8 minutes480 seconds. In fact i only brought the scope out of a decades hibernation last year. Video shot through optictracker software while tracking a cargo boeing 747. Hence, systems such as the ones in the meade lx200 allow you to train pec, and then update pec to further refine it. Meade lx600acf 16 f8 advanced comafree goto starlock. Meade lx200gps pec training with phd imaging image. Select check www for latest version and install the new firmware. If the mount does not record pec properly, or plays back pec in a unorthodox manner, this is going to have adverse results in what pempro can accomplish. Sep 23, 2014 spent last weekend updating the software from 1.
On lx200 models, this is the rs232 port on the front of the scope, for 497 models, connect to the free port on the handset. Unfortunately, i never had enough time to do the thing any justice. Typical results and various ways to achieve these results are given in detail, so readers can know what to expect from construction to image. Lx200 classic pec training posted in meade computerized telescopes. Drive training and ra tracking failure posted in lx600 series. Lx200gps pec training meade computerized telescopes. After you start the pec training on your lx200 which will last about 8 minutes return to pempro and press the start sync. My question has more to do with pec training for both axis and im not real clear since the manual i. This is useful if one user has downloaded a new version of autostar software from the meade website. The majority of eqmod software is made available as open source enabling applications to be customized to any particular users own specific requirements. After you train the pec on this model, does it retain it after you power it off, or do you have to take the time to train it at the beginning of each session. I own several meade lx200 classic telescopes and i completely enjoy using them. I have spent a great deal of time with pempro from its early beta stages to its current version 1. Hi i have carried out my first pec training with my lx 200r 8 inch in altaz and have the following questions that i hope some kind person can.
So you want a meade lx telescope how to select and use the. Periodic error correction training lx200 series meade 4m. The lx200 classic does indeed have a pec training system, though i never got into that. Meade lx600acf 14 f8 advanced comafree goto starlock.
The lx200 acf comes fully equipped with a heavy duty height adjustable meade field tripod, 1. The encoder wheel has 360 slots, and rotates once every 8 seconds, so there are 45 ticssec. Then i remembered i was told you could do pec training with the dsi camera. This paper should be considered a work in progress. I look forward to hearing from lx200 classic users please address. Balance needs to be very slightly biased towards the east so that the worm is always pushing. Explore scientific tdm controller w cable for 16 lx200. If you applying patches or using the cable information, be certain you check the versionmodel number first to. Skysafari 6 plus ios skysafari 6 plus android envisage imaging software v7.
This level of accuracy is exclusive and unobtainable with other systems using software pointing models, high precision encoders, large gears or pec training all without the need of an external computer. A low level modulo that allows access to the lx200 command set, and. Ill fiddle around a bit more with polar alignment and pec training and then go for stacking. Periodic error correction training lx200 series meade. Pec training for the the lx90 telescopes will take about 8 minutes. To download, connect the lx600 to the computer, open the updater program and select upgrade autostar software now. Explore scientific tdm controller w cable for 16 lx200acf. Meade lx200 tracking boeing 747, optictracker main window view optictracker dotcom. Pempro will automatically zero the pec table contents of your lx200 gps. So i fired up the old meade software and was able to connect. An ascom client that allows the mount to be controlled by applications issuing lx200 protocol. This is far more accurate than the eyehuman reaction time. Envisage only communicates via serial do not connect to the guide port on lx series scopes. Lx200, meade uncensored and qcuiag yahoo discussion groups, as well as.