Computerized  telescope?
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The telescope has a built-in computer to find and track objects in the sky. There are ports for other Meade modules, but not for hooking the telescope up to another computer, as far as I could tell from a quick read through of the manual. If you don't have the manual: http://www.meade.com/manuals/TelescopeManuals/LXseries/LX90-LNT.pdf#search='LX90%20telescope'\n\nIf you were expecting to see stars on your computer, you did not read much about this telescope before you bought or got it.
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See if this suits your needs. I have it and it's free. Picasa2.\nhttp://picasa.google.com/features/features-edit.html\n.
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Yes. And here you have some online scaners:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download
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Looks like you need to read the documentation on the website.  Is does say that it's all simulation mode for now, so you're not actually controlling the telescope yet.
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a pin-hole camera (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinhole_camera)\nor kaleidoscope (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleidoscope)\nmay be interesting projects.
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Assume a flag is 1 meter across, and the moon is 3.6x10^8 m distance at perigee.  Your telescope needs a resolving power of 1/3.6x10^8 radians.  \n\nThe resolving power of a typical telescope is ~1.22lambda/D radians where lambda is the wavelength of light being observed and D is the diameter of the telescope.  \n\nSolve for D;  D= 3.6x10^8*1.22*lambda  \n\nAssume a visible light telescope sensitive at 600nm = 6x10^-7 m\nand your telescope must be 263m in diameter.  You will want to orbit that puppy or phase errors from turbulence will kill you, with current adaptive optics technology.
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Lots of options and opportunities to specialize in that price range.\n\nA few possibilities: \nCatadioptric: 12" Meade LX200R http://www.astronomics.com/main/product.asp/catalog_name/Astronomics/category_name/SH2RX8FAHP0M9KU9QPNE5T8P61/product_id/12210RU\nDob-Newt: 14.5" Starmaster\nhttp://www.starmastertelescopes.com/new14.htm\nor 15" Obsession\nhttp://obsessiontelescopes.com/telescopes/index.html\nRefractor: 130mm TMB Signature (you'll have to skimp on the mount to stay under $5k; maybe a used GM-8)\nhttp://www.astronomics.com/main/product.asp/catalog_name/Astronomics/category_name/X9S97ENNVDED9JVW6C3HAN0S10/product_id/TMB130\nor a 102mm Stellarvue and plenty left for a good mount\nhttp://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=&pid=11163&m=93
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It's a great toy. A 60mm aperture (2.4") won't gather much light (which also determines the amount of detail you can make out at higher magnifications). Is this a refractor? Cheap models suffer from various distortions produced by inferior coatings, poor collimation, etc.\n\nYou can see a long way (moon, mars, stars, etc), but thre real question is how good the image is (fuzzy, dim, etc)\n\nTry the following website (page goes to a celestron 760 mm refractor - a decent instrument. Lots of description.)\n\nhttp://www.telescope.com/jump.jsp?itemID=116608&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C4%2C13&KickerID=699&KICKER
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http://www.ehow.com/how_17057_make-simple-telescope.html
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Newtonian telescopes are especially easy to collimate, since there is only one curved mirror and an eyepiece.  Basically, you need to get the eyepiece centered in the image formed by the mirror, you have to get it pointed in the right direction, and you have to get it focussed.
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Orion Telescope and Binoculars - http://www.telescope.com - good selection of cheap-to-moderate scopes, decent quality.\nFirst Telescope - http://www.first-telescope.com/ - all scopes under $500.\nAstronomics - http://www.astronomics.com/ - parent of First Telescope, a good full-line telescope dealer.
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A dobsonian telescope will give you the most telescope for your money. These are Newtonian reflectors on simple alt-azimuth (tilt & swivel) mounts. Get as much aperture as you can afford and handle. More aperture means being able to see fainter objects and finer detail. Many people find an 8" scope a good choice.\n\nOrion Telescope & Binoculars has some good beginner dobs. Zhumell is another brand with good values in this area.
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Sky and Telescope and Night Sky
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Listed is a site that has a variety of information on the history of telescopes, including information about Keplerian Telescopes. Also try using Wikipedia.
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Well, the telescope won't take pictures, you need to attach a camera to it for that.  But here are some suggestions:\nOrion Astroview 6" reflector, $400\nOrion Skyview Pro 8" EQ Reflector, $800\nCelestron Nexstar 6SE GoTo Schmidy Cassegrain, $1000\nMeade LX200, $570\nOrion:  1-800-447-1001, www.OrionTelescopes.com\nCelestron: 1-800-483-6287, www.celestron.com\nMeade: 1-800-919-4047, www.Meade.com\n\nBe sure to purchase the gizmo for attaching a camera if you want to take photos.
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Ahhhhhhh...A fledgling Amateur Astronomer!!...WONDERFUL!!\n\nThe first and foremost thing to consider is APERTURE..This is the SIZE of the opening of the telescope...The reason is, except for the moon, astro objects are dim...the larger the aperture, the more LIGHT will be gathered and focused into your eyepiece, so the clearer the image and the higher magnification you can use without blurring.\n\nYou mention a price range of $2000...That much money will buy a GREAT telescope, however, I suggest you start with a less expensive Dobsonian telescope for your first purchase.\nThis will give you some experience, HOURS of enjoyment, and will let you see if you are REALLY interested enough to upgrade to a more expensive piece. Dobsonians ( or NEWTONIAN...Same principle, REFLECTORS ) of good quality can be purchased on E-bay for around $300-$500.\n\nIn the $2000 range, look for a 'Schmitt-Cassegrain' with ' Go-To' electronics...Readily available
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Space Science Telescope Institute\nhttp://www.stsci.edu/resources/