Will this allow the skysync gps unit to do the alignment or will you still need do do the three star alignment regardless ?
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The GPS only captures time, date and location information so that you don't have to enter it manually. If you do have the GPS, make sure to enable the functionality through the NexStar menu. SkyQ Link allows the remote operation of the telescope but the alignment process still needs to be done manually. I agree with Doug, I would save my cash and get something more usefule like a Televue Barlow lens. You'll get more value out of it.In short, I find that Celestron makes good optical equipment and portable mounts but their ancillary products are yet to be desired. I have a few of these items and there aren't any that have been trouble free. Tech supports common boiler plate response is to 'replace' the item. The GPS only captures time, date and location information so that you don't have to enter it manually. If you do have the GPS, make sure to enable the functionality through the NexStar menu. SkyQ Link allows the remote operation of the telescope but the alignment process still needs to be done manually. I agree with Doug, I would save my cash and get something more usefule like a Televue Barlow lens. You'll get more value out of it.In short, I find that Celestron makes good optical equipment and portable mounts but their ancillary products are yet to be desired. I have a few of... » Read More The GPS only captures time, date and location information so that you don't have to enter it manually. If you do have the GPS, make sure to enable the functionality through the NexStar menu. SkyQ Link allows the remote operation of the telescope but the alignment process still needs to be done manually. I agree with Doug, I would save my cash and get something more usefule like a Televue Barlow lens. You'll get more value out of it.In short, I find that Celestron makes good optical equipment and portable mounts but their ancillary products are yet to be desired. I have a few of these items and there aren't any that have been trouble free. Tech supports common boiler plate response is to 'replace' the item. « Show Less
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Yes you still need to do the alignment. It's helpful for me as I travel to a number of different sites across a broad geographic area. It can save some time in terms of set up but it's not an absolutely essential piece of tech.
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you still have to do the alignment. save your money, i bought one of these and it was a waste of money, already resold it. hope this helps
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Unfortunately it has to be re-aligned every time. I use the auto-two star method, still takes a few minutes but by aligning it the telescope takes me to cool things like nebula and galaxies
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You should check with Garmin. They have made some sort of change since their new chartplotter will not work with older gps antennas. Must use this newer one. The reverse may be true.
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I just found this information on another dealer's website. From: JIM EDMISTON Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 1:55 PM Subject: SkyScout Production Update Importance: High Unfortunately, we have run into problems securing the GPS crystal for the SkyScout. This crystal was substituted by the factory with a part that we did not specify and resulted in inconsistent GPS readings. We were not informed of this by the factory and discovered it only during our testing of the initial production models. We want to make sure that we put out the best product possible , so we will need to delay our first shipments of SkyScout until mid to late June. The potential of SkyScout is so great that we cannot risk it by sending out product that performs inconsistently. We do not have a firm handle on the initial production quantities at this time, but it is anticipated that they will not be large. Production will be fairly allocated to the major accounts that have placed orders . Please express our apologies to our customers over this situation. Please be assured that this project has the highest priority of all relevant departments at Celestron. Jim Edmiston, Vice President of Sales, Celestron, 2835 Columbia Street, Torrance, CA 90503
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Check with DirecTV first but I think that you could get it to work in a degraded mode (see my review). If you add the two components that I mention in my updated review then it will probably work normally or you could get the kit that already includes those components. The pleasant advantage that I have discovered having added the two components is that they are easily interchanged with a quick release mechanism and the inexpensive alignment tool included with this kit makes finding the satellites extremely easy with out the need of an expensive $400 tool required to do the same thing with the SWiM model. Anyway it should work, but I have not tried the HR44/200 so I cannot confirm it. Check with DirecTV first but I think that you could get it to work in a degraded mode (see my review). If you add the two components that I mention in my updated review then it will probably work normally or you could get the kit that already includes those components. The pleasant advantage that I have discovered having added the two components is that they are easily interchanged with a quick release mechanism and the inexpensive alignment tool included with this kit makes finding the satellites extremely easy with out the need of an expensive $400 tool required to do the same thing with... » Read More Check with DirecTV first but I think that you could get it to work in a degraded mode (see my review). If you add the two components that I mention in my updated review then it will probably work normally or you could get the kit that already includes those components. The pleasant advantage that I have discovered having added the two components is that they are easily interchanged with a quick release mechanism and the inexpensive alignment tool included with this kit makes finding the satellites extremely easy with out the need of an expensive $400 tool required to do the same thing with the SWiM model. Anyway it should work, but I have not tried the HR44/200 so I cannot confirm it. « Show Less
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I have a Meade ETX70 with Autostar. I find the included alignment system to be too time consuming. The SkyScout does a pretty decent job in locating my objects of interest. I then point the telescope to that area and fine tune the location until I have it centered. For the price I find it to be a worthwhile investment.
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As far as I know this unit will bind to any fly sky ESC beyond that I'm not sure.
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I don't really know about it detecting the hd satellite dish. I have the feeling it should detect it. You just need to get the right satellite. Because there are three of them close together.
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This has western sattelites in it and you can add more if you want, but it does not carry beacons for you to identify it. If you're looking for the unit to indicate whether you're on directtv or dish network sattelite, the only way you'd be able to have that would be for you to program it yourself. The unit is designed only to give positive signals for sattelites in the arc. If you don't know how to use a signal meter for sattelites, this is not the meter for you.
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Does anyone know if the eTrek Vista HCx will average a waypoint?I use that feature all the time on my old GPS III plus (reuse/update my vehicle waypoint as an example)
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A satellite finder helps sometimes, but is not necessary. The elevation read out is very accurate and I use my GPS to tell me my direction (not a compass).
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Yes, as long as the window faces south. You need line of site with the satellite.
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I have never used a satellite finder with my system (Rm-dm 46 With elevation sensor). The elevation sensor is accurate. I use a compass to set the indicator to as close to North as possible and then rotate the dish back and forth a few degrees until I get a signal. This satellite dish performs great and as advertised, but you cannot get hd with Direct Tv with this dish. Hope this helps.
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That looks like a nice telescope! According to the literature, the SkySync GPS works with all nexstar computerized, non-gps telescopes, which should include the 127. You could contact Celestron via their website and ask them, or just order this from Amazon and give it a try. I am sure you can return it if there is a problem.
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Yes, you need to align each time, unless as mentioned, you have not moved the scope. If you have a secure and weatherproof permanent location, you can enable hibernation in the menu to keep the last alignment.Once you become familiar with certain named stars and "best pairs," you can do an auto two star align to save time.
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I think it should work. But would you mount it to a vertical or horizontal bar? I think you need to mount to a horizontal bar - otherwise it'll be sideways. (Unless your GPS has an option to swap between portrait and landscape view.) I hope that makes sense...
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It can use other stars. I usually do a 2 star align plus 4 collab stats. Works great for visual observing. After that you can do a polat align to increase accuracy for photography.