Replaces the Wired controller that comes with Meade Telescope, plugs into same port. The battery terminals are soldered straight onto the PCB, will need a bit of solder, but otherwise works. No longer required.
$150 plus postage. Specs below.
Meade Autostar II Wireless Controller 07582 has all the same features of corded Meade AutostarII in a new wireless design, PLUS:
Enjoy wireless connectivity to your Meade Telescope
New keypad design with new button positions
Wireless Meade AutoStar will operate on 4 AA alkaline batteries (user supplied)
The new Meade Autostar II Wireless Handheld Computer Controller operates with any Meade LX-200 ACF Advanced Coma Free Telescope, Meade LX 400 and Meade LX 200 GPS Telescope
Completely redesigned and updated for Meade LX200 GPS Telescopes, Meade Autostar II Control Systems include the widest array of telescope capabilities ever offered in a commercial telescope:
Built-in 145,000-Object Library Included as Standard Equipment:
Enter into Meade Autostar II Handbox any of the 145,000 celestial objects stored in Meade Telescope 's onboard database, press GO TO, and Meade Telescope automatically slews (moves) to the object at 8?/sec., centering it precisely in the main telescope field. Additionally, the display reads out for each selected object its magnitude, size, object-type, visual quality rating, RA and Dec. Or, let the telescope take you on an automatic guided tour of TONIGHT'S BEST.
Stored in a 3.5 Megabyte Flash Memory, Meade Autostar 2 database is immediately accessible on the Auto Star II display and includes an incredible array of phenomena - virtually a lifetime of deep-space study, even for the advanced observer. A partial listing includes:
Object List No. of Objects
New General Catalog (NGC) 7840
Index Catalog (IC) 5386
Uppsala Galaxy Catalog 12,940
Morphological Catalog of Galaxies 12,939
General Catalog of Variable Stars 28,484
Other deep-space objects 28,484
SAO and Hipparcos Star Catalogs 42,277
Draper Star Catalog (HD) 21,127
Yale Bright Star Catalog (BSC5) 6150
Large Bright Quasars Survey (LBQS) 1055
Messier Catalog (M) 110
Caldwell Catalog 109
Named Objects 227
Herschel Catalog 400
Abell Catalog of Galaxy Clusters 2712
Arp Catalog of Irregular Galaxies 645
Major planets from Mercury to Pluto 8
Lunar features 1870
Asteroids and Comets 120
Earth orbiting satellites 50
Centroids of the constellations 88
Additional Meade Autostar II Hand Held Computer Controllers Functions:
Dozens of additional handbox functions, all easily and immediately accessible, make Meade Autostar II Controller the most powerful electronic tool ever developed for the serious amateur. A partial listing of fewer than half of these functions includes:
GO TO Capability to Any Input RA and Dec. Coordinates
A 200-object User-Defined Library
Event Menus displaying the Times and/or Dates of Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset, Moon Phases, Meteor Showers, Minimum of Algol, Equinoxes and Solstices
Custom-Guided Tours defined by the user
Standard Tours including Tonight's Best
24-hour Timer with beeper
Alarm Function with beeper sounds at selected times
7 Alignment Modes
Sidereal, Lunar, or any of 2000 custom Tracking Rates
Factory-Trained Smart Drive periodic error correction on both telescope axes with field-training capability
Specifications for Meade Wireless Autostar-II Telescope Controller 07582:
LCD Display: 2 line x 16 alphanumeric character display; red LED backlit
Electronics: Atmel 89C451 & PIC16C57 microcontrollers
Keypad: 20-button keypad
On-Off switch: Switch included
LED map light: LED light included
Memory: Display settings are stored
Battery Type: 4-AA batteries required (not included)
Size: 7.5" x 3.25" x 1.125"
Weight: 5.5 oz
Covering/Color: Black
Features of Meade Autostar II Wireless Computer Telescope Controller 07582:
Built-in 145,000-Object Library
Wireless Control of Every Feature of the Telescope
Operates with any Meade LX400 ACF and Meade LX200 GPS Telescope
Enhanced Ergonomic Design for Hand-Held Comfort
