Nice picture. SCT-on-AP came up the other day in an email with Bob Berta. Can anyone else confirm the detail in the nebula? The stars appear to show faint...
Hi Roland, Someone several years ago, I believe Thierry Legault (sp?) wrote that he believed that the collimation requirements for an SCT were that of the f2...
Mike.. I would agree, only I would never slew at 2x sidereal for around 30 seconds, I would much prefer to slew at a faster speed. Besides, I rarely touch the...
I've got an AP-1200 in a 10' Pro-Dome. Recently I thought it might be time to automate it so I can do most of the work from inside the house (50' away). Looks...
... George, This statement doesn't seem to be accurate. There are quite a few AP mounts residing in Domes and they work quite well. So I would suggest that you...
Hi George, I also have a PD-10 with an AP-1200GGTO in it. Last year I was all set to sell it and erect a roll off so I could put in a second pier for visual...
Hi George, I am just north of you in Woodinville WA. I have a C-14 on an AP1200 in a 10' Pro Dome. The system is fully automated and the slaving works fine....
... Thanks for the comment Steve. Yes that is coma that you see in the shot of M97. The coma is in the colour layer of the image, which as I mentioned in the...
Hi George, I have an AP900 in a TI 10'Dome. I am also going through the process of automating the dome at the moment as well. ... You are right in that the...
Hi Ajai! What do you mean by "slaving". To me slaving is when I move the scope and the dome follows. This can be done with DW ($1300 w/motor), or DDW ($2000...
... DDWCP ... centre and ... Hi Bill. Does it account for meridian flips too? Actually it looks like this is not an issue if you have DDW, since you can use...
... operation is ... It's a 2-edged sword. AFAIK (customer inputs to me) you MUST home a Paramount whenever you cold-start it. On the other hand, you can ...
... much more ... Just to clarify: "ASCOM" is not a control protocol so comparing it to "LX-200" is comparing apples to oranges. And you don't "use" ASCOM. ...
I have the DDW hardware from TI. I have no problem with the accuracy of the dome. It works fine even with the meridian flip. Yes I have the remote shutter....
Ok, Ajai, thanks for the info! I figured you had the DDW. Guess I'll have to go all the way with this, to do it right. I had my eye on the CCDWare stuff. My...
... a known ... long ... it ... advantage. ... have ... alone ... Perhaps someone can confirm something I was told about the Paramount: that if you want to...
Roland (or others) I was looking through my autogiuider settings in Maxim last night and noticed that the "simultaneous" check box is not checked. If memory ...
Hi Bill, When MaxIm first came out with that feature, I asked the same question. Roland said the AP mount is able to accept simultaneous RA/DEC guiding...
... Thanks for the answer, Bob. I was hoping you would make a comment about this. reading between the lines it smells like there's perhaps something more to...
I realize that the DigitalStar Voice is an old topic, but I just happened to purchase the software from Anacortes for what I hope will prove to be an easier...
Hi Marj, Any chance some pictures and descriptions of the new counterweight shaft and extension(s) will be added to the website soon? I don't think I'll be...
Hello, Ok the connection is failing due to the requirements of the startup sequence. If you place it in emulation mode, and then switch off the emulation mode,...
I'd like to take this opportunity to mention that one of the specific reasons I chose to buy my AP1200 despite encouragement from various people to get a...
... Bob: I'd add that it'd be a good idea to run the mount on a UPS - if you LOSE power, and don't have a way to home the mount, then it would be lost. The UPS...
... For your personal use, you can use whatever you want to control a telescope. For example, you could connect with pcAnywhere remotely. To run a paramount,...
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