Download from a PC: Download a new version of the AutoStar software or object information ( e.g., new satellite orbital parameters) from the Meade. Manually slew the telescope to some point in the sky, do an ImageLink to get the precise location.Ĥ. Meade Autostar Directly control a Meade AutoStar-compatible telescope through the use of an astronomical software program with telescope control capabilities such as Meade AutoStar Suite Software. Meade Telestar Reflecting Refracting Telescopes DS-2114ATS Autostar LOOK MINT 285.00. From AutoStar on PC then select 2 star alignment.ģ. Meade ETX-70AT Digital 70mm Refractor Telescope w AutoStar Controller Extra Lens. Power on AutoStar handset, enter date/time.Ģ. The security built into Windows 7 prevents the AutoStar Updater Installer from opening immediately after the download.
MEADE AUTOSTAR SOFTWARE UPDATE
These installation instructions will help guide Windows 7 users during the AutoStar Update 5. So the process would be something like:ġ. Meade Autostar Supplementary Software Downloads. What would be ideal is if I could use AutoStar to do a two or three star alignment, then when AutoStar asks for the star, I instead enter a set of coordinates. Without any eyepiece I don't see how an alignment can be done. So it does not retain the alignment when parking. Which means after a few sessions like this the startup RA is several hours off.įrom what I understand, autostar requires an alignment at the start of each observing session. But what I find is if I do a 'sync' after an imagelink then park the scope, the next time I use autostar the error in RA has doubled. For use with 497 AutoStar and Meade AudioStar equipped models including Meade ETX-90PE, ETX-125PE, LXD-75 series, LX90 series, and StarNavigator telescopes. I use SkyX professional and ImageLink to know precisely where the scope is pointed at. The 505 Connector Cable Kit with Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition /Software allows you to both operate and update your AutoStar equipped Meade telescope from your computer. On my scope I have a camera on the main scope and a guide camera on the guide scope. Is there a method for autostar alignment using a PC?