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Weight: 0.50 pounds
Manufacturer: Meade
Telescope Type: other-telescope-accessories
Model SKU: B0001DZ6K0
Meade Astro Finder
by R. Brown
from Carson, CA United States,
2010-02-08
I purchased this kit to use with my Meade DS 2090 AT-TC Telescope. I also purchased the Meade USB to RS232 Cable since my laptop does not have a serial port. I have tried multiple times to get the AutoStar software that came with the telescope to recognize the the computer without success. I called Meade's customer support and they indicated that I need to 505 cable kit even though the information on Amazon's site said that the 506 cable kit is for the DS 2000 series telescopes. The customer support person did make some suggestions that I will follow when I get home from work. The software that came with the 506 kit is not that easy to follow and unfortunately Meade does not include a written instruction manuel with the software. They could have done a better job if they had provided comprehensive instructions with the 506 cable kit. I will follow up once I try the instructions given to me by their technical support staff.
basics OK - could be better
by Arnie Aistars
from Ladera Ranch, CA United States,
2008-01-24
The manual is well-written, complete, and easy to understand, and the software functions reasonably well. Accuracy is spot on. I had no problems syncing my DS2080 and the display on my laptop was what I saw through the eyepiece. There's a longer lag than I expected for the software to catch up to any adjustments made to the scope, but once I got used to it it wasn't too annoying. I could not get the "remote handbox" feature to work after several tries. This should allow you to use all of the features of the handbox directly from the laptop. Not a huge deal, but I was looking forward to being able to read object descriptions as blocks of text on my laptop, rather than annoying scroll on the 1-line display of the handbox. It would be nice to have a printable (or at least viewable) Tour and Log. You can add objects to create a Tour offline, but I could find no way to access the list or edit it. Ditto for the Viewing log. The "night vision" display (converts your screen display to red) is a nice plus.
outdated software
by Ruth Ruhl-Rabis
from Arizona,
2007-04-25
The software this kit comes with is old and outdated. It is not supported by Windows XP nor Windows Vista. The latest supported version of Windows is Windows 98.
It also appears that the included software is a limited trial software. It is limited to the included 3 catalogs (star maps). The complete set of catalogs must be purchased additionally at quite some expense.
The cable connection kit couldn't be reviewed because it was missing from the package I received, but keep in mind when you order this kit, that neither Windows XP nor Windows Vista support serial ports anymore. The additional USB to serial adapter would be required.