Personally I found the center-positioned shoulder strap ackward given the weight of the telescope; the center of gravity of the case is just too far from the edge of my shoulder. And, unlike the earlier Shutan "Deluxe Soft Case for Meade ETX" (also reviewed on the Accessory Reviews - ...
Smaller telescopes, such as Models DS-60 EC, DS-70 EC, and DS-114 EC, are manufactured under exclusive license to Meade designs at their affiliated factory in Taiwan. In either case Meade onsite quality-control engineers trying to assure that every telescope that bears the Meade name meets ...
I had an ETX-125 from around 2000. The optics were great but the mount and electronics were absolute tinker-toys. Plastic parts and bushings just led to the most problem prone telescope I ever owned. Good riddance. SandyHouTex likes this #23 Redbetter Hubble Posts:14,520 Joined:16 Feb 2...
Up for sale is this original Meade ETX 90 Table Top Telescope Maksutov-Cassegrain. D = 90mm, F = 1250mm. f/13.8 Originally named simply ETX-90 Astro, it became known as the ETX-90 RA (right ascension drive) when the newer EC (electronic control) model was released. Alth...
The same process has been repeated on a gargantuan scale in terms of our relationship with China and it has permeated the telescope industry as well. American producers contract to China to produce. They outsource and they think they're in control. The producers steal the intellectual property ...
details in the Maria and the splash rays from Copernicus. Aristarchus and surrounding rills were oh so sharp. I've found that the 45 diagonal is not good for astro views but fine for nature views. The telescope really performs when using the installed eyepiece slot. What an easy grab and...