John, I can leave the Mach1 as set up at my latitude in the ScopeGuard case. It is a super strong case and if I had to ship it somewhere I would be confident...
Hi, John: The Pelican case that I stow my Mach1 in allows me do so with the latitude (41N) set. This weekend, if you like, I'll take a couple of photos of the ...
Dear group, Which Pelican case model are people using for the Mach1? It seems like the 1520 is the largest model which is also within the limits for an airline...
UGC10822 a dwarf galaxy in Draco - an extremely faint close-by galaxy, neighbor of the Milky Way. A total of 4.8 hours of images stacked (29 x 10 min), just...
Rolando, I do not believe it! I went after the same target this evening but the seeing is very poor and I had to abandon my session (clouds are also now ...
Hi Group, Could somebody who has a MACH1 GTO tell me the distance from the base of the mount to the top assuming the mount is set to about 35 degrees latitude?...
Hi, Anthony: I store my Mach1GTO in a Pelican 1620 case (with wheels and retractable handle). I use this for car transport, and haven't (yet) shipped it to a ...
Anthony I've been using a 1550 for about three years now. Works great. john Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Should be about 18" http://www.astro-physics.com/tech_support/mounts/latitude-dimension-calc2.xls Mag. 7 Skies! Howard Hedlund Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone:...
I'd like to use this communication platform to thank Astro-Physics's team for the richness of the Technical Support section of their website. This past weekend...
I have both a 1620 and a 1550. My Mach1 fits nicely in the 1620. My SBIG ST-10 CCD camera came in the 1550. Johh, looking at the size of the 1550 I don't...
Wayne: I'm not Larry, but I store the mount with cables (as a visual observer, my cables are for dew heaters) in the Pelican 1620 box. My box also has ample ...
Thanks Larry, I'd appreciate that Wayne Hixson, Stargazer ________________________________ From: Eric Baumgartner <malkasten@...> To: Astro-Physics GTO...
Not sure what size a Pelican 1550 case is but I use a Pelican 1560 case and it fits the mount, counterweight shaft, AP power and control cables, handpaddle,...
Hi everyone, I'm Chris Haber, photographic artist. I've been producing an art book of my behind-the-scenes photos of NASA including the space shuttle...
Wayne/Eric, thank you. I was having buyers remorse and I haven't even received the case yet. I thought many people were using the Pelican 1610. It seems to...
Hi Anthony, I use the 1610. It's slightly smaller than the 1620. The mount fits just fine even with the polar scope attached. There's also room for the CP3...
Now the ScopeGuard does have individual seprate compartments for the control box, hand controller and the counterwight bar. It is really a nice case! Wayne...
I have the Scopeguard case as well and much as I like Pelicans (I have 7), the SG is just a whole different thing. Â Brutally heavy for shipping or travel...
Danny, This is very good information to know! If you have a photo handy, I would love to see it. If it is not readily available, please do not go to the...
Anthony and all, Check out www.casecad.com/cms You dl software to a PC (no Mac) and they custom Laser cut the foam. Very expensive but execution is very...
Hello all, We have just received a few extra Kendrick solar filters. There are several different sizes and they are of both the original and the newer styles....
With the tiniest bit of research on Amazon I was able to see that these are GE same cases length and width wise. The difference is the 1620 is 2" deeper than...
Hi Anthony, Try this link: http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/1292893/hr/415550611/name/photo.jpg If that doesn't work, go to the Photos section and see the "Cases"...
Hello Everybody, I am in need of assistance please. My ap1200 has stopped responding to guiding instructions and calibrations. Using PHD and Starlite xpress as...
Danny, My thanks for putting up the photo! It is really neat seeing how things fit with the Pelican 1610 case. I will pursue this route as well for my Mach1. ...
Guider pinouts here: http://www.astro-physics.com/tech_support/mounts/servo/rj11pinout.htm You could use a multimeter or oscilloscope to check whether the pins...
