Meade ETX-125PE. Mounting & 2 star alignment (Alt/Az)

This video is a poorly made and patronising attempt at helping you get the scope onto the tripod correctly and to align it using the 2-star method.

Before you start, you must have entered the date and time into the handset along with your location. Instead of choosing your nearest city, use Google Earth to get your location's coordinates.

Helpful sites:

Weasner - http://www.weasner.com/etx/menu.html(Everything ETX, fantastic site)

Stellarium http://www.stellarium.org/
(free, stand alone astronomy software. Doesn't need an internet connection when used, so you can take it with you when using the scope!)

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[Tractorman82]

thank you for this post. My etx was ex display and had no manual and the finder was broken. I've replaced the finder but didn't know how to align it.

[docsquee]

I can email you a copy of the manual if you like?

[bosb33r]

Nice Vid !! i still know the first time i bought this scope i didnt want to read the manual :D *****

[docsquee]

Or if you're slighlty stupid like myself, you read it and it makes no sense, you spend nights out shouting at the scope for not aligning and then several hours shouting at youself for missing one obvious little thing like pointing the scope north! :)

[ziduni]

how much is one my friend?

[docsquee]

About £675 - £700

[giannis400]

i'm gonna buy it the summer.

I found a job....

[MrSpenne]

I'm thinking of getting one of these but I thought to set it up you only had to put your location'date and time in then point north

[bnelson313]

You know this was pretty good demo. It would be helpful if Meade provided a DVD with the scope show just how simple it is to align the tele. Tonight I going out to watch the lunar eclipse with the 125ATX. Love the PE features. Thanks man!

[relativityprinciple]

@docsquee

would you accept paypal? :)

[trackandfield99]

why doesnt my etx-125 have a place to plug in the power cord? im so confused and cant find an answer

[chickenpoper]

dude i messed up the thing when u set ur location how do i reset the home position thing plz tell me i got a meade DS-2000 series telescope today

and acidently messed up the location thing that hapeens in the beginning of setting it up