Meade Magellan Telescope Computer Systems for Meade Starfinder Telescopes

Meade Magellan Telescope Computer Systems are accessories for Meade Starfinder Reflecting Telescopes.

Meade Magellan I Computer System directs your manual motions of a Starfinder Dobsonian or Equatorial Meade Telescope to locate, in 10 to 15 seconds, any object in the sky, either by calling up an object from Meade Magellan-1 's database or by moving the telescope to known celestial coordinates (RA and Dec.).

Magellan 1 Meade Telescope Computer Controller 02012 database includes:

• 7,840 NGC objects (the complete NGC catalog);
• 4,093 Index Catalog objects;
• 110 Messier objects;
• 8 major planets from Mercury to Pluto, and more
• 12,218 objects in total

Features of Meade Magellan I Telescope Computer Systems:

• Hand controller/ display unit with red-backlighted LCD display (2-line x 16 alphanumeric characters)
• RS-232 serial interface
• 12,218-object computer database
• 2-star alignment
• Two Hewlett-Packard optical encoders
• Flash memory permitting user reprogramming and software updating
• Bracket for placement of the hand controller on the telescope tube
• Attachment hardware and connection cords
• Meade Magellan 1 02010: for Meade Starfinder Dobsonian 12.5" or 16" Telescopes
• Magellan-1 02012: for Meade Starfinder Equatorial 16.00" Telescope

Meade Magellan II Telescope Computer System attaches to Meade Starfinder Equatorial 16" telescope and includes all of the Meade Magellan-I Computer Controller capabilities and features.

In addition Meade Magellan-II Telescope Computer System permits:

• Four dual-axis drive speeds - 2x photo-guide
• 8x image centering at high powers
• 16x image centering at low powers
• 32x microslewing - all of which are actuated through the MagellanII hand controller

Provided with the system are the required Declination motor assembly and tangent-arm hardware that enable electronic control of the Telescope Accessories in Declination. With Meade Magellan 2 telescope Computer Hand Controller locating even the most obscure objects is fast and easy.

Features of Meade Magellan-II Telescope Computer System 02019 for Meade Starfinder Equatorial 16":

• Keypad

• Hand-controller with red-backlighted LCD display (2-line x 16 alphanumeric characters)
• RS-232 serial interface
• 12,218-object computer database
• 2-star alignment
• Four dual-axis speed rates (2x, 8x, 16x, and 32x sidereal)
• Two Hewlett-Packard optical encoders
• Electric Declination control system
• Control panel
• Bracket for placement of the hand controller on the telescope tube
• Attachment hardware and connection cords

  Package Contents:

  • Meade Magellan Telescope Computer System
  • Hand-controller with red-backlighted LCD display
  • Bracket for placement of the hand controller on the telescope tube