Ordered the NexRemote control software from TelescopePlanet.co.uk, it hasn’t turned up yet so can’t comment on their service, paid £95 which was £10 cheaper than Amazon or Green Witch. Paid an additional £4.95 for next day delivery, standard delivery is free but I couldn’t find out how it would be despatched or what the likely timescale for receipt would be. The software replicates the handset functions on a PC or laptop and comes with the necessary cable to hook it up to the SLT. Also comes with the serial to USB cable which I guess I can use together and extend the length of the run to the laptop to control the ‘scope. The only worry being which will hit the floor first when I trip over the cable, £300 worth of laptop or telescope? The cables also allow updating of the handset software, which I feel should have come as standard.
Did think long and hard about whether to get this or put a little more in and get a couple of higher spec eyepieces. I suspect that a ‘proper’ astronomer would have gone for the eyepieces but I am what I am, and that’s a bit of a computer nerd as well as someone with an interest in astronomy and the software allows the combination of two of my favourite hobbies.
Palmblogging
Seeing you like your techy stuff you should google Palm and Astronomy. You can pickup older Palm devices cheap on ebay and theres a fair bit of software around as well. on the software side I could help you out with that a good bit. There a Yahoo group that really good for Palm/ Astronomy stuff. Hell if you have a bluetooth scope and palm you can pair them. The Palms are great for logging stuff as well.The groups is called Palmastro