At a price over 6k, it ought to have a fast download per scsi but you need to buy a scsi card for your laptop or desktop in order to ultilize the speed. Using the optional 520 electronic relay, the pictor may be used with other meade telescopes, as well as telescopes from other manufacturers. The pictorview xt software comes with 8 preset exposures to get you started quickly. The pictor 416xt is a 16 bit cameras that can provide tri color images, long exposures, and other advanced features. Find great deals on ebay for meade telescope manuals. Meade flipmirror systems permit a dramatic reduction in imager setup time. Meade telescopes are produced in several series to fit your exploring style and needs.
Meade 416xt pictor ccd imaging system for sale online ebay. Connect the flat black serial cable to the socket on the back of the pictor marked rs232. As you can see from those photographs, using the stiletto focuser really helps achieve improved focusing. Without the autoguider, you have to look through an offaxis guide scope during the entire exposure and keep making adjustments to keep the guide star centered in the crosshairs. Note that there are a few ccd cameras for astrophotography that include an inherent autoguiding function. In my experience its a bit tricky, but once you get it going its a very good tool for astronomical photography and it take away much of the work that comes with manual guiding. Meade offaxis guider manual meade 416xt kit, 201xt autoguider, off axis guider sold. I purchased a meade pictor 216xt ccd imaging system in the spring of 1998. Guido pasis meade pictor 201xt problems and solutions. The first time that i tried to attach the filter wheel to the 416xt one of the electrical connecting pins broke off. Meade deep sky imager pro autostar suite monochrome ccd. There are no special settings required to configure the scsi interface.
The case was originally from a small telescope but works just fine for the system. Use of the ccd autoguider has several advantages over the manual method. The communications port to which the camera is connected must be selected in the com port field. Meade instruments corporation pictor manual part 1. Pocket pictor combined with your palmtop device is the most portable ccd control package available. Getting started with the pictor 4161616 setup and focus. Adobe pdf files can be read with the free acrobat reader. Hello guys is there anyway for me to connect the autoguider to the lx90 i have the apm909 \\ but on the apm there is a ccd so i would imagine that would work right i have just ordered one so i wont know until it arrives but i just wanted to make sure thanks for all the help.
You may need to purchase a special scsi cable to connect your pc to the pictor. Im purposely avoiding the theoretical in favor of the practical approach. I was able to do this for exposure times up to 30 minutes but no longer. Easily complete your purchase with the payment method that is the best for you. I have the original box, instruction manual, cable for st4 mounts cgem, cg5, cge, atlas etc, power cable, extension tubes and parfocal ring. Meade pictor 201xt autoguider i am totally happy with the meade pictor 201xt autoguider. This makes it difficult to guide the telescope during photography.
Meade instruments corporation pictor manual appendices. For this driver, please select meade 208xt on the setup tab. Meade etx 90 ra getting started equipment help and advice. From all i have read on the web, the st7 and st8 appear to be the clear winners between sbig and meade. Guido pasis meade pictor 201xt problems and solutions james janusz instructions and tips for using the st4 autoguider pictor entries in the mapug topical archive. Meade instruments is acknowledged as one of the most innovative and dynamic companies in the telescope market. Find the user manual you need for your lawn and garden product and more at manualsonline. Worlds leading manufacturer of astronomical telescopes for the serious amateur astronomer. It has a very low sensitivity, small chip, and its own support software pictorview is very poorly designed.
Many amateur astronomers seem to consider the meade pictor 201xt autoguider to be a rather useless piece of equipment. Meade pictor 416xt 1616xt scsi diffraction limited. This plugin driver is available as part of the obsolete driver pack. Products include astronomical telescopes and accessories, eyepieces, ccd imaging equipment, astronomical software, spotting scopes, binoculars, and microscopes. We offer everything from meades simple refractor telescopes, highpowered triplet apos, to large dobsonian light buckets.
The pictor 201xt works better with guide stars between mag. I am beginning to contemplate the purchase of either an st7 or st8, perhaps next year if funds allow. Meade pictor 1616xt i could not justify keeping this ccd camera. Get portable with the meade lx65 and save until june 1st. Sep 15, 2017 hello everyone at sgl, ive been looking for a small portable scope and came across the meade etx 90 ra at a reasonable price on ebay in good condition. The companys innovative and technologically advanced products are recognized to be among the best in the world. There is no manual or software but the manual and autostar software are still available on the meade website. Meade instruments corporation pocket pictor for the. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by meade to be defective, provided the defective part is returned to meade, freightprepaid, with proof of purchase. An autoguider helps keep an object centered so that a 35mm camera can take long exposures of an image. Pocket pictor is the first software package designed to allow users of meade pictor cameras the opportunity to image with a pocket pc powered device. Connecting the meade pictor 201xt autoguider to the lx90 posted in lx90 series.
Check your computers manual to determine if you have a scsi port, then look at the scsi connector on your pc and on the pictor figure 1. This is the first part of a series on the pictor 4161616 and 201xt how to im willing to write, providing there is adequate interest. Meade 2045 guidescope with flip mirror and pictor 201xt. The scsi driver is selected using the meade scsi selection in the setup tab, and is used for the meade pictor 416xt and 1616xt cameras in scsi mode. Complete guidescope setup includes meade 2045 f10 sc scope older model with japanese optics, a meade 644 flip mirror and pictor 201xt autoguider. The pictor line of cameras has been discontinued by meade at the end of 2003. Completely compatible with meade lx50 and lx200 telescopes. This page will contain a journal of my experiences with ccd imaging newest entries will appear at the top of the page. In this setup you replace the illuminated reticle eyepiece on a guide scope or an offaxis guider. Telescope manuals coronado manuals weather station manuals sports optics manuals accessory manuals.
Connecting the meade pictor 201xt autoguider to the lx90. Sold, thank you jc im selling my meade pictor 201xt autoguider in great working order and very good physical conditions. Known for its groundbreaking telescopic designs, meade has introduced dozens. Meade pictor 216xt this unit may work as an autoguider, but is poor as an imager. The meade pictor 208xt cameras are connected via serial port. The basic function of the flipmirror system is to allow the ccd imager or astrophotographer to inspect, center, compose, and focus the telescopic image immediately prior to ccd or photographic image being taken. I dont know who writes the manuals for meade, but i hope to meet him. Meade pictor 416xte ccd camera with a pictor 201xt autoguider.
Pictor 208xt and 216xt are the finest ccd imagers ever developed in their. This will be used as a guide scope for my meade sct once it is on a new mount. Many amateur astronomers seem to consider the meade pictor 201xt. Astronomics used, demo, closeout, spring cleaning page. Meade pictor 201xt ccd autoguider meade pictor 208xt ccd autoguiderimager meade pictor 216xt ccd autoguiderimager meade pictor 416xte ccd autoguiderimager meade pictor 1616xte ccd autoguiderimager meade ccd equipment system meade epoch 2000ip image processing software testimonials related topics. Page 11 corporation meade to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original purchase in the u. Page 31 autoguider and telescope controls for users familiar with the product, the deep sky imager camera functions in a manner similar to the meade pictor 201xt ccd autoguider. Complete with all necessary cables, manual and hard dew shield. Question 1 can it be made to work with an lxd75autostar mount. This is the manual version apart from the ra tracking. Congratulations on your purchase of a meade pictor ccd autoguiderimager. Meade pictor xtseries ccd autoguiderimagers users guide. Meade 10 lx200 telescope helpful hints for astrophotography.
I did find it occasionally necessary to reattach the stiletto to redo the focus as the sc focus will shift depending on the telescopes orientation. I will also say that the latest version of the meade pictor software is quite a it more stable than the older version that came with my. Nebula photo shown earlier is one using the meade pictor 201xt autoguider that are guided perfectly. A world leader in the manufacturing of telescopes, solar telescopes, microscopes, optics, binoculars, for amateur astronomers and hobbyists. The lightbridge series of tabletop dobsonian design telescopes are a new take on portability. Meade instruction manual etx60at etx70at telescopes autostar 494 controller. Youll find new or used products in meade telescopes on ebay.
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