Entered CNET Catalog:
08/28/2004
SKU: 04520
Manufacturer: Meade Instruments Corp.
Manufacturer description
Autostar Suite software is your complete digital astronomy solution for your Meade telescope!
There are several tools for PC control of your Autostar-equipped telescope with the Autostar Suite. You can click on an object on the star map display and can click "Slew Telescope" to center the telescope over that region, or you can use the AutoStar Control Panel.
Connecting to the telescope and dome can be done with a single network connection. You can then communicate via an IP address, using AutoStar Net Scope to control the entire observatory over the Internet! This solves the biggest problem in setting up for remote access to your telescope, and that is the problem of distance from the scope itself. You can be in your living room to control the scope in your backyard, or just as easily, control a friend's system in another country!
Autostar Suite offers still more, like building custom tours for the Autostar controller, keeping observing logs, camera controls for the LPI and Meade's Pictor CCD systems for imaging and auto guiding, and image processing with a blink comparator to aid in discovery work.
The Meade Autostar suite includes: LPI camera, USB cable, LX200 serial cable, #497 Autostar serial cable, DB-9 to RJ-11 adapter (for PC serial connection) and parfocal ring.
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Meade Autostar Suite - complete package specifications
- General
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Category
Home / entertainment / lifestyle applications
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Subcategory
Home / life - hobbies
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License pricing
Standard
- Software
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License Type
Complete package
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License Qty
1 user
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License Pricing
Standard
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Platform
Windows
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Distribution Media
CD-ROM
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Package Type
Retail