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Merlin66
14-03-2007, 06:11 PM
Anyone have an Autostar controller they want to sell??
PM me.
5ash
14-03-2007, 10:49 PM
have you looked on ebay they come up all the time
philip
Omaroo
15-03-2007, 08:11 AM
Just a couple off ebay at the moment:

Meade Autostar Model 497 Ver. 43Ea Telescope Controller (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Meade-Autostar-Model-497-Ver-43Ea-Telescope-Controller_W0QQitemZ280092578962QQc ategoryZ74930QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2 VQQcmdZViewItem)

Meade #497 Autostar Computer Controller for ETX (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Meade-497-Autostar-Computer-Controller-for-ETX_W0QQitemZ270099108455QQcategory Z74930QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZ ViewItem)

Meade Autostar #497 Computer Controller (BRAND NEW!!) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Meade-Autostar-497-Computer-Controller-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ320092362583QQcategory Z74930QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZ ViewItem)
Ambermile
15-03-2007, 08:35 AM
Real astronomers use push to anyway :P:wink2:
Omaroo
15-03-2007, 08:50 AM
"Real" astronomers don't need any gadgets to tell them where they are - they use a starchart! :P
LX200
15-03-2007, 09:19 AM
:lol: You'll fit in with most on here down south with that kind of attitude :D
Ambermile
15-03-2007, 10:30 AM
You know, a year ago I'd have amazed myself saying that! Now I got Sky Atlas 2000.0 the world is not my oyster :)

Mind you, for imagers, the Autostar is a Godsend I have to say.

Arthur
Merlin66
15-03-2007, 08:33 PM
Agreed... "push to" is OK, I used dobbies up to 18" for many, many years!!!
However, there comes a time when GOTO can be fun and on the smaller ETX the kids can get a buzz which hopefully will enthuse them further into the hobby.
I've seen the ebay ads etc, but the "average" price at the moment is around us$ 120 plus us$ 15 postage.... really a bit more than I want to pay right now.