steamin63

shimrod the problem with purchasing from the USA is shipping . i can ship an item from the UK for a third of the price and receive it in a fortnight . the yanks take weeks and are so bloody expensive . 

here in australia we pay the "australia" tax .... everything is very much more expensive than the UK or USA . wifi dongle .... $280 , no thanks . id rather bin it . and no , if you purchase something online you are stuck with it unless it is faulty . its either a solution involving a laptop or the bin . 

i thik you are right . im just floating the idea . i normally dont do celestron . i think its an over rated product for its price . 

hello all , ive been gifted a celestron nexstar mount without a hand controller . i dont know if the unit works or not so im looking for a way to operate it via a cable and laptop . im not interested in purchasing a hand controller or usb dongle as they are close to $300 au and if the mount is a dud ive just wasted my money . i have a sktwatcher goto but the controller and dongle are not compatible with the celestron . any help would be greatly appreciated . thanks. 😊