Image of the day

Captured by
Byron Davies

Sh2-86 (NGC-6820)

My Account

New to Astromart?

Register an account...

Need Help?

Meads Auto star. Universal?

Started by replicaprops, 03/11/2006 11:07PM
Posted 03/11/2006 11:07PM Opening Post
Hello everyone. I just got into telescopes and bought my first this week. Not even here yet and im hooked.
I bought a etx 90 from amazon and was curious about the auto star feature. If I decided to upgrade to a larger size scope, would I be able to rig the exsisting auto star controller to work with a larger scope?

I understand motors are designed to handle torque loads and I guess Im wondering what the biggest size tube these motors could ever handle.

As a follow up question, has anyone ever tried to use the autostar and make their own motor assembly to work with larger scopes as well.

Thanks, Rob