... From: "Rich N." <rnapo@...> ... Hi Rich, To everyone, sitting at Rich's 7.1 inch AP this weekend at CalStar staring at Jupiter was a religious...
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Carl Burton, Jr.
carlb@...
Oct 3, 2000 7:51 pm
Hi All- My 1200 mount arrived today and I have a question about the Losmandy plate. My question concerns the width of the C14 plate. Should the 2 plates...
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Greg Mueller
mueller@...
Oct 3, 2000 8:16 pm
The dovetail comes out when the knobs are loose, without sliding it all the way to the end. It's a little scary at first, but once you get use to it, it's...
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Max Mirot
maxm@...
Oct 3, 2000 8:19 pm
I have the standard single AP/losmandy mounting plate. It holds the C14 securely. I have no trouble removing the scope or putting on. It is however quit heavy....
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visonneau-vin
visonneau-vin@...
Oct 3, 2000 8:41 pm
Hi all Have someone any suggestion to reduce orthogonality error with a C14 ota and an AP900Gto mount,my new ota seems to have a very important orthogonality ...
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Terry R. Friedrichsen
terry@...
Oct 3, 2000 8:43 pm
... FWIW, this isn't the way the standard Losmandy saddle/doveplate system works. They do *not* pull apart vertically, but rather *must* be slid together (and...
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howldog@...
Oct 3, 2000 8:44 pm
Carl, I also have a C-14 and the AP1200 GTO mount also. The Losmandy dovetail plate for the C-14 slips into the reverse dovetail of the adapter plate on your...
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Max Mirot
maxm@...
Oct 3, 2000 9:02 pm
Here is my best shot 1)First polar align by drift method only. CCD camera drift is fastest if you have one. I would not use the mount one star alignment. 2)...
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chris1011@...
Oct 3, 2000 10:14 pm
In a message dated 10/2/00 6:20:17 PM Central Daylight Time, jgortatows@... writes: << Rich, I noticed you had the hand controller plugged in. As I learned...
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Greg Mueller
mueller@...
Oct 3, 2000 10:52 pm
Did you tune your polar alignment scope to your mount? If not you need to do that before anything else -- == Greg Mueller Port Gamble, Washington Amateur...
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Greg Mueller
mueller@...
Oct 3, 2000 10:54 pm
Correct. This is not the way the Losmandy plate dovetail works but it is the way the AP dovetail works. I think it's called the dovelm ... -- == Greg Mueller...
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Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky
jgortatows@...
Oct 3, 2000 11:32 pm
Hi Roland. As you recall, the whole power question came up a few months ago. I was just relaying my experience of the past two times I've had the 400GTO out....
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Rich N.
rnapo@...
Oct 4, 2000 12:28 am
... with ... and ... the ... Friday ... Microdrive ... few ... with ... Hi Roland, I will be getting a larger battery, most likely an Optima marine type. I was...
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Rich N.
rnapo@...
Oct 4, 2000 3:09 am
On the positive side... at the AP 900 SMD mount and AP 54" pier performed very well with the AP 180EDT. The damping time was very good. The movement by hand,...
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visonneau-vin
visonneau-vin@...
Oct 4, 2000 3:46 am
What can i do "tune my polar scope",i fact i screw it to the end and rotate the ra to have the two star and the 2 ring parallel so i can adjust azimut and...
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Greg Mueller
mueller@...
Oct 4, 2000 4:57 am
There are some little screws around the outside edge, that hold the reticle in place on the polar alignment scope. Point the RA at some distant object like an ...
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Greg Mueller
mueller@...
Oct 4, 2000 4:59 am
Oops, I meant ORBIT ... -- == Greg Mueller Port Gamble, Washington Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut Visit my homepage! ...
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Chuck Hancock
cdh59@...
Oct 4, 2000 10:44 am
Hey y'all- After a night under the clear-but-dewy skies of North Georgia this past weekend, I was wondering about this matter of battery power. The trolling...
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upstateauction@...
Oct 4, 2000 11:07 am
Hi, Someone asked for an update a couple of days ago and my emails have gone unanswered so far at ap, Please provide a new ship date for the new chips/upgrade....
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visonneau-vin
visonneau-vin@...
Oct 4, 2000 12:44 pm
Hi Is the level of the bottom of the big part of my aP9000mount part (RA) important if i want use my polar scope to polar align my mount,there isn't spirit...
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chris1011@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:17 pm
In a message dated 10/3/00 6:34:27 PM Central Daylight Time, jgortatows@... writes: << However, I am certain you don't have to have the hand controller...
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Greg Mueller
mueller@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:17 pm
I hear people argue about this all the time. The answer is no it does not HAVE to be level. But it sure makes it easier. All you're doing when you polar align...
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chris1011@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:23 pm
In a message dated 10/3/00 7:38:55 PM Central Daylight Time, rnapo@... writes: << I think my AP 800 mount used to run quite a bit longer on a similar ...
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chris1011@...
Oct 4, 2000 2:27 pm
In a message dated 10/4/00 8:12:42 AM Central Daylight Time, visonneau-vin@... writes: << s the level of the bottom of the big part of my aP9000mount...
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Marj
marj@...
Oct 4, 2000 8:27 pm
Chris, We are putting the final touches on the servo box chip update for the GTO mounts. This update includes several new features, most of them are completed...
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David Speltz
dspeltz@...
Oct 4, 2000 8:43 pm
Marj What changes can we expect in the new chip and keypad program? David Speltz ... Chris, We are putting the final touches on the servo box chip update for...
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Marj
marj@...
Oct 5, 2000 7:50 pm
David, Complete information will be provided soon. Marj Astro-Physics Phone: 815-282-1513 Fax: 815-282-9847 ... From: David Speltz...
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forsberg@...
Oct 6, 2000 7:01 pm
Just a little confussed? I have long suspected that Astro Physics has screwed up the notification list as to when they put people on that list. You are my...
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visonneau-vin
visonneau-vin@...
Oct 6, 2000 9:52 pm
Could you explain e your drift method with ccd camera,i have one and this method seems very useful. Bye Vincent ... From: Max Mirot <maxm@...> To:...
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Marj
marj@...
Oct 6, 2000 10:36 pm
Andy, When you contacted us in September 1998, we were accepting orders for the 1200GTO and 1200SMD (this is the one for which you requested a quotation) ...
