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Meade #505 AstroFinder Software and Cable Connector Kit for ETX 90/105/125/LX90 Telescopes

Meade #505 AstroFinder Software and Cable Connector Kit for ETX 90/105/125/LX90 Telescopes

Item#: MEAD082

Sale Price: $46.98

List Price : $49.00

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Control your telescope with your PC!

  • Control your #497 AutoStar equipped telescope
  • AstroFinder Software and Cable included
  • Choose which objects to "GoTo" from an interactive skymap
  • Cable also allows for updating telescope firmware from Meade website
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Control your telescope from your PC!


No more confusion! Finding stars and other celestial objects with your Meade ETX 90/105/125/LX90 telescopes is now easier than ever before.


The Meade #505 AstroFinder software/connector cable kit allows you to control your telescope from a PC. Load the AstroFinder software into your computer, and your #497 Autostar-equipped, ETX telescope can be remotely controlled from the PC's display. Simply point and click your way to any object on the computer screen, and the telescope will automatically slew around and place the object in your field of view. Truly, star-finding has never been so easy or rewarding!
 

Kit Includes:

  • The #505, 6-foot connector cable, and
  • A DB-9 serial adapter for connection to a PC or laptop.

    • The kit works with all Meade ETX 90/105/125 telescopes that use the #497 Autostar controller.  Compatible with Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7

     

    CHOKING HAZARD - small parts may pose a risk to children under 6 yrs.

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    Available for shipment to the USA and Canada only.
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    Meade Software and Cables

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    Meade #505 AstroFinder Software and Cable Connector Kit for ETX 90/105/125/LX90 Telescopes
     
    3.3

    (based on 7 reviews)

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      (1)

    100%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Astronomy (4)
          • Reviewer Profile:
          • Casual/ recreational (4)

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        Reviewed by 7 customers

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        Jul

        18

        2011

         
        3.0

        Good program, poor documentation

        By Meade Man

        from Virginia

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Cables are good quality
        • Easy to Install
        • Good graphics

        Cons

        • Had to buy USB converter
        • Very poor documentation

        Best Uses

        • Astronomy

        Comments about Meade #505 AstroFinder Software and Cable Connector Kit for ETX 90/105/125/LX90 Telescopes:

        Just purchased and installed it. Program appears to have all the needed functionality, but it will take a LOT of trial and error to figure it out. Oh well, this is after all just a hobby.

        • Was this a gift?:
        • No

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Sep

        21

        2010

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        4.0

        the good and the bad

        By Toxic Coolaid

        from TN

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Astronomy

            Comments about Meade #505 AstroFinder Software and Cable Connector Kit for ETX 90/105/125/LX90 Telescopes:

            The cable works exactly as it is supposed to. I had trouble getting my Meade LX90 to update thru the AstoUpdater, and Meade's customer support site is hard to follow. They have several programs with similar names...and an updater that you have to update. Here's what I found
            1. AutoStar Suite is the main program
            2. AutoStar Updater is another program found in AutoStar Suite
            3. You must update AutoStar Updater in order for newer telescopes to communicate properly. The version on my disk was 5 yrs old
            Once I updated AutoStar Updater, everything worked properly. I don't use the AutoStar Suite (yet) but the Updater can be used to updater information about new satellites, the ISS, comets, everything that's out there. I hope this helps.

            • Was this a gift?:
            • No

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            Jan

            12

            2009

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

             
            3.0

            Wow, I can see the colors

            By Dc

            from NM

            About Me Casual/ Recreational

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • I'ts bigger on screen

            Cons

            • Poor instructions

            Best Uses

            • Astronomy

            Comments about Meade #505 AstroFinder Software and Cable Connector Kit for ETX 90/105/125/LX90 Telescopes:

            I have poor vision and needed a way to see the stars. Being able to watch a screen is so much easier. Next, still photos.

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            May

            15

            2008

            (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

             
            3.0

            It works well

            By Roksh

            from Glendale, AZ

            About Me Casual/ Recreational

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Ease of use

            Cons

            • Doesn't come with USB

            Best Uses

            • Astronomy

            Comments about Meade #505 AstroFinder Software and Cable Connector Kit for ETX 90/105/125/LX90 Telescopes:

            It still amazes me when we live in a plug and play world, and yet manufacturers still produce things with archaic technology, would be useful to do away with the rs-232 connector and give us a simple connection with usb on one end and a connector to snap into the mount on the other...

            With that being said, after buying a 3rd party rs-232 to usb adapter so that I could connect my scope mount to my laptop computer, it worked like a charm.

            Its being used on a LXD75-AR5 with a 497 controller.

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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            Feb

            14

            2007

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            505 Astrofinder Software and Cable Connector Kit

            By Charles Thompson

            from Undisclosed

            Comments about Meade #505 AstroFinder Software and Cable Connector Kit for ETX 90/105/125/LX90 Telescopes:

            I am extremely satisfied with my purchase of the 505 AstroFinder Software and Cable Connector Kit for my LX90 EMC Meade Telescope. I was able to update my AstroStar and can now view the splendor of the night sky with excitement and the child like joy of my youth.

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            Customer Q & A

            Q1: Can this software operate with windows XP?

            A: Absolutely.

            Q2: Is this the appropriate software and cable package for a 12" LX90 scope?

            A: Yes. The #505 cable/software package will work just fine with a 12-inch LX-90 scope.

            Q3: will the #505 Astrofinder work with the Meade DS114 w/ auto star? also would the electronic eyepiece work on the DS 114 and if not is their one I could hook up to my lap top so the family could sit on the special deck I built for my scope?

            A: Yes, both the #505 Astrofinder software and the Electronic Eyepiece will work nicely with the DS114 scope with AutoStar.

            Q4: will the #505 software/cable kit work with the Meade DSX 90 Autostar?

            A: Hello, Yes, this will work with any Meade scope that uses the #497 hand controller (which I believe the DSX does) Best Regards, Denny

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