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14"LX200GPS - UHTC

Started by frewi80, 12/12/2004 08:56PM
Posted 12/12/2004 08:56PM Opening Post
Aloha from Hawaii........Just want to know if somebody has experience with (guiding) using a Meade LX 200 telescope with a (laptop)computer.
I want to use the Starry Night Pro program to pinpoint my telescope to certain objects, which are NOT on the Autostar II memory. I guess I have to use the serial cable and connect it to the Telescope ports, but has somebody really experience with this. I just need some help with this for astrophotography purposes...
Posted 12/18/2004 06:37PM #1
I have a LX200 14 and use Starry Night Pro (4.5) to guide it. Works great and is a big improvement over the HC. Use the serial port (or USB with adapter/converter) and plug it into the serial port on the LX200 base. Make sure your location (lat and log) and time are set to what the GPS gives you. This setup is very easy and accurate.