MacScope
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Reged: 12/18/04
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Loc: Western Pennsylvania USA
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I just bought a Meade ETX 90. I have never seen one like it fork mount and base are all metal with a nice black crinkle paint job made in Japan, optics made in USA. Meade website is no help. Optics look good but have not tested them yet, rain and clouds due to new scope. Serial number 428203. Help!
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StarWars
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You can download the ETX-90 PDF manual from the Meade.com web site... 
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MacScope
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Reged: 12/18/04
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Loc: Western Pennsylvania USA
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I went there and downloaded three different etx-90 manuals they are not this model. This appears to be pre-goto.
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Orion 100mm ED APO f/9 SVP
Edmund Newt 6' f/8 gem
Selsi 60mm f/13.3 altz
Meade ETX 90
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jgraham
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Reged: 12/02/04
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Loc: Dayton, Ohio
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The early ETX-90's have were re-designated the ETX-90RA (Right Ascension) after the GoTo versions came out. Try Mike Weasner's Mighty ETX site for information (www.weasner.com).
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-John
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StarWars
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I went there and downloaded three different etx-90 manuals they are not this model. This appears to be pre-goto.
Apparently you have a non-goto model...Try Weasner.com
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Sony Digital Media player..
MX 460 earbuds
Celestron 2x Barlow Lens
Orion Collimation Eyepiece
Rigel Quick Finder
Assorted Bino's
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MacScope
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Reged: 12/18/04
Posts: 82
Loc: Western Pennsylvania USA
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I have a non-goto that appears to be the first model of ETX 90, before they had the RA model it has almost no plastic and is AC with no place for batteries.
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Orion 100mm ED APO f/9 SVP
Edmund Newt 6' f/8 gem
Selsi 60mm f/13.3 altz
Meade ETX 90
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Dangermouse
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Loc: 170.5E; -45.9S
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Post some pics!
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Matt Looby
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Reged: 07/09/03
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Loc: Wadhams, NY
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sounds like the Meade 2045 (?) SCT
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DanJ
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Reged: 12/01/04
Posts: 1088
Loc: Youngsville, NC
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I have an older 90RA that I use from time to time. It takes AA batteries that really last forever. I got a great alignment this past Saturday and Jupiter and the Moon were tracking quite well.
I have a manual for it. If you want, PM me and I can email you a copy.
Cheers!
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Dan J.
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MacScope
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Reged: 12/18/04
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Loc: Western Pennsylvania USA
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It is a maksutov not a schmidt, front corrector tells me that. I will post pics soon. It is awesome on Jupiter.
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Orion 100mm ED APO f/9 SVP
Edmund Newt 6' f/8 gem
Selsi 60mm f/13.3 altz
Meade ETX 90
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TimD
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Reged: 02/16/05
Posts: 900
Loc: CA USA
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can't wait to see the pics. Meade did a few runs of low number scopes, like the 2045 all brass model I once saw. If it's got an AC mount it must be older! I've seen a couple Meade scopes over the years only once. As if they were a prototype of test market or such.
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