Articles

Here are some articles that I have written covering some of the areas that I have tackled over the years, I hope that my experiences and lessons learnt will be of use and interest.

Build a roll-off roof observatory

I have completed building a roll-off roof observatory - this is a 70 page document with approximately 90 photographs giving a step by step build guide.

Roof demo video here. 

LX200 Drives & Corrector Plate Clean

These photos and instructions show how to disassemble the LX200 RA and Dec drive housings and clean-up and re-grease the gears. It also shows how to clean the corrector plate.

WARNING: This will invalid your Meade Warrantee

 

Polar Align

Breath a new lease of life into your LX200 (or any other SC) by getting it properly polar aligned. Here are the photos and DIY notes.

Meade ETX105 Dismantle

 

After my Meade ETX conked out on me I decided to dismantle it and see how it works. Here are the photos and DIY notes.

WARNING: This will invalid your Meade Warrantee

PEC Train Your LX200

Although these note and photos are for a Meade LX200 some of the tips here can be used for PEC training on any scope