Weasners ETX FAQFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSLast updated 4 October 2. Q. Which telescope should I buyQ. What is the difference between the RA, EC, AT, PE, and LS models Q. What is the difference between the ETX LS, LS, and LT models Q. Are the ETX 9. Meade ETX60AT Pdf User Manuals. View online or download Meade ETX60AT Instruction Manual. Q. How do I tell if my ETX has UHTC Q. How do I upgrade a non Auto. The Very Best Of Shocking Blue Download Movies. Star ETX to an Auto. Star capable ETX Q. My Declination altitude setting circle is off, what do I do Q. The Right Ascension azimuth setting circle tape moves, what do I do Q. One of the drive motors runs continuously but I dont see any movement of the telescope tube. GT2KB15kdj16TXDodd-c8si_XS-g10e68lCbqoUh9e4LT5rZOsnt7ceHRFcbQBM7N2Lw=w1200-h630-p' alt='Meade Autostar Etx-60 Manual' title='Meade Autostar Etx-60 Manual' />Is something wrong Q. I can not move the Right Ascension azimuth lever enough to fully engage the lock. What should I do Q. I can not remove the aperture or rear port cover or loosen the DeclinationAltitude scale knob. How do I loosen it Q. I have a spot on my ETX optics. How can I clean the optics safelyQ. Which telescope should I buy Q. What is the difference between the RA, EC, AT, PE, and LS models Q. What is the difference between the ETXLS, LS, and LT models Once you open the bottle and separate the labels you get to see how they look unmounted see photo on the left. This Meade set included the labels for the 99. StarGPS adds GPS to your Meade, Celestron, Losmandy Gemini, Vixen StarBook, StarBook TypeS, Orion AtlasSirius GoTo, SkyWatcher SynScanSkyScan or AstroPhysics GTO. Q. How do I get started in astrophotography Q. How do I calculate eyepiece magnification What is the max Q. 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Star scrolls text too fast to read. How do I change it Q. My Auto. Star says it is slewing when I try to GOTO an object but the telescope is not moving. What is wrong with it Q. My telescope has gone berserk. It slews until it hits the hard stop in either azimuth or altitude. It behaves erratically. What do I do Q. I just updated my Auto. Star with a newer from Meades web site. Now my Auto. Star GOTOs are acting funny the GOTO completes, I center the object, but then the Auto. Star slews it back to where it thought it was. What do I do Q. The power went off while I was updating my Auto. Star and now it doesnt work. Did I kill it Q. How can I tell what version of the Auto. Star software ROM I haveQ. What is and when should I CALIBRATE MOTOR, CALIBRATE SENSORS, and TRAIN DRIVES Q. Which telescope should I buy A. Beginning in amateur astronomy is like beginning any hobby. You should understand what you want to get out of being an amateur astronomer, what you want to do with the telescope, and what your expectations are, and then you should do some research on available telescope models and capabilities. When it comes time to do the research, this web site can help a great deal with its actual user experiences. Besides all the user reports and feedback, see What to Expect from Your Small Telescope. One other thing that you need to consider is the cost of the telescope and accessories. Keep in mind that low cost telescopes may have some tradeoffs in design and performance. Department Store telescopes are not normally a good beginners telescope they can disappoint and frustrate the new user to the point where interest is lost. Buy a telescope from a well known manufacturer and from an established telescope dealer who will stand behind the sale see the Dealers section on the Astronomy Links page for some good dealers. No one can tell you exactly what telescope to buy. Only you can determine whether an ETX or DS model is right for you. Certainly the ETX line has been very popular since 1. There are many other fine telescopes that are right for other users. Know your requirements and do your research, then buy accordingly. Back to the Table of Contents. Q. What is the difference between the RA, EC, AT, PE, and LS models A. The RA model was the original ETX non Auto. Star, 1. 99. 6. The EC model 1. Auto. Star and a tripod were additional cost options. As noted on the Announcements Meade page on 1. June 2. 00. 3, there is no real difference in the EC model vs the AT models the standard handcontroller was no longer included the EC model but the Auto. Star 4. 97 and the 8. AT model. It was just a designation change. The PE Premier Edition model started shipping around 2. Level North Technology LNT module but otherwise is essentially the same as the AT model. Unlike earlier ETX models, the PE model dropped an optical finderscope in favor of a 1. X red dot finder. The ETX LS started shipping in 2. ETX models. It included GPS as well as the Level North capability. Unlike earlier models, the LS models are available in ACF Advanced Coma Free or SC Schmidt Cassegrain optics. It also includes a built in CCD camera for true Auto Align the camera sees the alignment stars as well as for wide field astrophotography. The mount is a single fork arm, unlike the previous dual fork arm ETX models. Lastly, the ETX LS came with a new model Auto. Star, known as the Auto. Star III. Also, see the Q. What is the difference between the ETX LS, LS, and LT models Shortly after announcing the ETX LS model, Meade decided to remove the LS model from the ETX family. So, it is no longer considered an ETX telescope. Back to the Table of Contents. Q. What is the difference between the ETX LS, LS, and LT models A. SentMonday, December 1. FromMeade Instruments. ETX LS 6LS 6 are the same Light. Switch, Astronomer Inside built in. Audio, Auto. Star III, Eclips CCD Module, GPS, Magnetic North Sensor. Telescope. Flip a switch and Lightswitch technology Uses GPS. Magnetic North sensor, and level sensors to tell it where it is. Slew to a guide star and use the built in CCD camera to center and. SC and ACF optic available. Built in audio. and optional video display capability. The ETX LS 6 telescope and. LS 6 Telescopes are one in the same. There is no design. Software. architecture is unchanged. The ETX moniker was dropped because the. LS mount share nothing in common with the ETX series. The LS. series has a die cast Aluminum mount and 4. In fact, the LS mount has more in common with the. LX9. 0 Series. As a result, it was decided to drop ETX to eliminate. LT 6 LT series are Auto. Star 4. 97 based products. It is basically. a 6, single fork arm LX9. No GPS, no LNT technology level and. You have to manually enter time, date, and. Manually level, point the tube north and manually verify. ACF and SC optical systems are available. The LS and the LT are both single fork arm telescopes with 6. They operate. quite differently. Mike here There is now a family of LS and LT models. But as noted in above, the LS LT models are no longer in the ETX family. Back to the Table of Contents. Q. Are the ETX 9. A. From Dr. Clay Sherrod Unfortunately there are NO common components unless some adaptations are made in brackets, spacing, and even some gears. All three are markedly different. Back to the Table of Contents. Q. How do I tell if my ETX has UHTCA. The UHTC label should appear on the bottom side of the OTA Optical Tube Assembly. You can see a photo of this on my ETX 1. PE comments on the Helpful Information BuyerNew User Tips page. Back to the Table of Contents. Q. How do I upgrade a non Auto. Star ETX to an Auto. Star capable ETX A. Short answer you cant.