Binding: Electronics
Brand: Meade
EAN: 0709942920024
Feature: Recommended Minimum System For Installing Autostar Suite: PC running Windows 98SE with 64 MB and 200 MB free disk space.
Item Dimensions: 50
Label: Meade
Manufacturer: Meade
MPN: 04513
Publisher: Meade
Studio: Meade

Features:

• Recommended Minimum System For Installing Autostar Suite: PC running Windows 98SE with 64 MB and 200 MB free disk space.

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Accessories:

• Meade USB to RS-232 Bridge Cable

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The Meade #506 AstroFinder Software and Cable Connector Kit allows for Downloading of new Software to Autostar or for updating of Earth Satellite and other Celestial Object positions. With Meade AstroFinder Software loaded into your PC, Autostar-equipped ETX Telescopes may be Remotely Controlled from the PC Display. < The Software CD ROM displays over 10,000 Astronomical Objects including Galaxies, Nebulae, Star Clusters, Stars, & Planets on your PC Monitor (Windows ONLY, Second Party Software available for Mac.). This enables even the beginner to locate & identify objects to observe with the telescope, as well as print out Star Charts for use in observing sessions. Establish alignment, and simply point & click on any point on the sky map showing on your computer monitor, & the Telescope will Slew & Stop, showing that area in your Eyepiece. The cable included connects from a Serial Port to a Phone Type RS 232 Jack. PC's with only USB ports (PC's without RS-232 ports) require the computer accessory USB/RS-232 Adapter as well. This Kit is for ETX-70AT and DS-2000 Series ONLY

Customer Reviews

Average Rating:

Rating: - basics OK - could be better
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 ... Read More

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Rating: - outdated software
The software this kit comes with is old and outdated.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 ... Read More

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