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Celestron RS-232 NexStar Serial Cable (93920)

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Celestron RS-232 NexStar Serial Cable (93920)
 
 
 
 
 
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The RS-232 serial cable connects into the Nexstar hand control or on some models, into the port on the drive base, and the other end connects into a computer.One end of the cable is a phone type jack, (RS-232) and the other end is a standard serial computer input. With CD ROM software this cable will enable your computer laptop or desktop to interface and control the telescope by pointing and clicking on sky maps shown on the computer monitor. With certain telescopes the cable allows downloading additional data from the Celestron website into the database of the Nexstar computer hand control.
 

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Up to Date with an Obsolete Serial Cable

Date of Review:  Feb 24, 2008
The Bottom Line: It lets you hook up to a NexStar scope, but the only reason you really need to is the 1 or 2 firmware updates you can expect.
Review: The Celestron RS-232 NexStar Serial Cable is one of those peculiar products which make me ask myself, "Isn't there some way I can do without this?" RS-232 is long in the tooth- to the point where it is starting to disappear from computers altogether...
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by: Pirich
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Will connect a computer to a NexStar...
Cons
Obsolete interface, mixed...
 
 
 

Product Details and Features

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Product ID 21612902

Properties

Type Motion Control
Brand Celestron
MPN 93920
UPC 050234939201
 

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Celestron Nexstar RS 232 PC Interface Cable
Interface your NexStar telescope with your laptop or PC Control telescope by clicking on sky maps on computer monitor RS-232 jack on one end of cable, standard serial connector on other Certain telescopes allow downloading new data into database 62-inch length
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