MEADE Telescope Aiming Computer, Point And Click Mouse Amining Software, PC Interfaces

Telescope Aiming Computer

Meade Instruments Corporation
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#497 AutoStar?

Computer Telescope Controller

Turn Your Meade Telescope Into A Computer Aimed/Controlled Telescope!
PC/Laptop Interface

Simple "Go To" Button - Aims The Telescope

30,000+ Objects Database

Guided Tour Of The Universe Above

Follow Land Objects With Push-Button Control

Works With AutoStar Compatible Meade Telescopes

Works As Your Laptop or PC Software Interface

Optional Point-&-Click Aiming From a Laptop or PC!

Automatically Finds Saturn, Jupiter, The Andromeda Galaxy and Over 1200 other Celestial Wonders At The Touch Of A Button!
Connect the AutoStar computer to any AutoStar compatible Meade telescope, and explore the night sky as you never through possible!
Select an object to view, from the AutoStar's internal database of 30,000 objects. Then press the 'GO TO' button on the AutoStar and watch your telescope move automatically; aiming into the field of view of your selected object.

Access The Time Of An Astronomical Event, such as the rising or setting times of the moon.

Guided Sky Tour - Journey through the universe as AutoStar escorts you to the best celestial objects at your location.

Utilities - Calculate eyepiece magnifications; set the timer for an observing session; or survey user landmarks in 30-second intervals.

Quick Setup - Easy alignment permits all telescope operations with only a 2-minute setup.

Digital Readouts Of Telescope Position (R.A. and Dec.), plus menu options, glossary, and utility functions. Do a quick, easy alignment of your Meade telescope and then allow the AutoStar position your telescope and follow celestial objects automatically as they move across the sky.

9-Speed Dual-Axis Operation - Push button movement of the telescope on both axes at any on the nine drive speeds.

PC-Control - Operate the telescope through a personal computer, using Meade's astronomical software or other compatible astronomical software. The Autostar computer serves as the interface between astronomical software and a Meade telescope.

AutoStar receives power through an AutoStar-compatible Meade telescope and requires no separate power source.
Note: Software programs must be compatible with the LX200-series telescope to be compatible with Autostar.
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CASANOVA'S MEADE #497 AutoStar Package

AutoStar Computer Controller

One 6-pin to 4-pin MEADE Deluxe Coiled Data Cable

30,000+ Object Preloaded Database

Instructional Manual

Reg. $220 Online Only $149 Buy

Optional PC & Laptop Control Cables & Software

Point & Click Mouse Aiming Control!

Use a PC mouse to Point-And-Click on any object on a Laptop or PC's screen to aim your Meade telescope using the AutoStar? computer controller as the interface between any AutoStar compatible telescope and compatible Astronomy Software.

PC or Laptop Astronomy Software Makes Viewing The Stars And Planets

More Enjoyable

Informative

And Fun!

Meade Offers Two PC User Packages:

Meade's AstroFinder? Astronomy Software CD and Serial Data Cable Set

Meade Serial Data Cable Set Without Software

Meade's AstroFinder? Astronomy Software CD &

Serial Data Cable Set Package

AstroFinder Software/Connector Cable Kit

Test Drive

At Our Brookfield Computer Technology Laboratory

Demonstrations by Appointment

Meade AstroFinder? Astronomy Software CD

Features

Telescope Control - Control your Meade AutoStar equipped telescope from your laptop or PC.

Real-Time Interactive Star Charts - will help plan your stargazing sessions.

15,000 Celestial Object Database - Included.

Point & Click Aiming - Go Anywhere In The Solar System At The Click Of Your Mouse.

Update AutoStar's Database Using A PC - Download a new version of the Autostar software or space object information from the Internet and into the Autostar.

Transfer Data Between Autostars - Transfer user-defined space object information or new Autostar software from one Autostar Computer Controller to another. Clone your software between multiple owned Autostars or share with friends and colleagues!

Includes Astronomer's Control Panel V1.2 Telescope Control Utility Software.

Basic Control of Meade Telescope

Free Updates

Advanced Features Include Voice Commands

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Serial Data Cable Set

Data cables are used to connect a PC's or Laptop's ( RS-232 Serial Port) COM Port to a Meade AutoStar Computer Telescope Controller. The AutoStar now becomes the computer interface between the PC or Laptop software and the Meade Telescope.

Software requires: Windows 95/98/NT operating system, Pentium Class CPU, 16Meg of RAM and 15-60Mb of hard drive space.

Software & Cable Kit Includes:

AstroFinder? Limited Edition Astronomy Software on CD-ROM
One 4-pin to 4-pin Male Connector Cable
One 4-pin to 6-pin Male Connector cable
One 6-pin Female to 9-Pin Female Serial RS-232 Adapter.

For use with a ETX-70AT Telescope $45
For all other ETX models $45 Buy
No Refund on Software Purchase.

Serial Com Port Data Cable Set

Data cables are used to connect a Mac, PC's or Laptop's ( RS-232 Serial 9-pin Port) COM Port to a Meade AutoStar Computer Telescope Controller. The AutoStar now becomes the computer interface between the PC or Laptop software and the Meade Telescope.

kit Includes:

4-pin to 4-pin Male Connector Cable
4-pin to 6-pin Male Connector cable
6-pin Female to 9-Pin Female Serial RS-232 Adapter.
Does Not Include Software
MEADE Cable Kit Only $29 Buy

Serial To USB Converter

Serial COM Port To USB Converter Interface

Use with USB port on Laptops, PCs and Macintosh Computers.

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