ETX80 Meade telescope + AutoStar

Question: Gavin, 21 March 2012 Can a camera be attached to this telescope for astrophotography and if so how easy it it to do? Answer: This is possible and very easy.
The first thing you need is an SLR camera.
To connect the SLR camera you need a camera-adapter that matches the telescope eye piece fitting. Besides that, you also need a T2-ring that matches your camera. This is brand specific.
That is all you need.

Question: mike, 19 February 2012 can this be connected to the 'skysafari 3 PRO ' application for iphone ? using a 'skywire' Answer: Not that we know of

Question: Adrian, 22 January 2012 I have used ``4mm Reflector telescopes before on an equitorial mount but have had to suffice with manual drive :(. I want a telescope I can take out to a dark place and set up quickly, mount a Canon DSLR (I have a T2 mounting ring) and point at something in the sky and take a long exposure shot sequence. Is this the telescope for me? Does this mount keep the scope 'upright' when taking a long exposure as I have heard that some mounts will allow the motion of the Earth to effectively rotate the star, planet, galaxy thus spoiling a long exposure. Answer: To answer your question: this telescope does have a feature to counter the rotation of the earth thus allowing you to take long exposure photo's. However this telescope has a 80mm lens/mirror and is not particularly helpful for nebulae or deep sky objects as the light gathering power is just not enough. If you want to take pictures of deep sky objects we would advice to take a telescope (with GoTo mount to counter the rotations of the earth) that has a lens that is at least 100mm.

However if you plan to take pictures of the moon, jupiter saturnus etc then this telescope will suit your needs. If you already have a T2 mounting ring you would only need the following accessory: www.telescopeplanet.co.uk/bresser-camera-adapter-(31.8mm-1.25-quot-) or www.telescopeplanet.co.uk/meade-64st-t-adapter-for-etx-70-80at

Question: Anonymous, 18 January 2012 Can i connect my laptop this telescope straight away Answer: No, you would need the following accessories: www.telescopeplanet.co.uk/meade-506-astrofinder-software-cable-connector-kit-for-etx70 and www.telescopeplanet.co.uk/meade-506-astrofinder-software-cable-connector-kit-for-etx70/accessories/meade-usb-rs232-adapter

Question: John Nuttall, 3 January 2012 Hi. Pardon my ignorance but can 'go to' scopes track star movements? Answer: yes Go-To works by both 'looking up the object' as 'following the object' to counter the movement of the earth.

Question: Anonymous, 8 November 2011 um hey im 12 and im really into astronomy but i dont know much about telescopes though is this suitable for me? It would be my first proper telescope?? Hannah x Answer: Hello Hannah, thank you for your enquiry. The Meade ETX is a real nice entry telescope and would suit your needs to take your first steps into amateur astronomy. It also comes with a GoTo module which makes finding objects much easier.

Question: Sarah, 3 November 2011 Can I connect a laptop or camera to this telescope? Answer: Yes, you can. To control the telescope from your laptop you need the following accessory ( www.telescopeplanet.co.uk/etx80-meade-telescope-autostar/accessories/meade-506-astrofinder-software-cable-connector-kit-for-etx70 ). To connect a digital single refex camera to your computer, you need a camera adapter www.telescopeplanet.co.uk/bresser-camera-adapter-(31.8mm-1.25-quot-) and a compatible t2 ring ( www.telescopeplanet.co.uk/marumi-t2-ring ).

Question: Sandro Musu, 1 August 2011 hi .. is this the best version of the etx 80 one can buy ? whats the tc version ? do you stock the backpack version ? Answer: Yes, it is. Meade ETX80 AT TC is the full name of this particular telescope. Unfortunately, we do not stock the backpack version.