this was recently shot from the backyard in the suburban sf bay area using the stinger450 class/cass and the cm10 camera (~120# load total) guided via a...
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Bob Holzer
holzerinatl
Aug 11, 2006 2:33 am
Thanks Jim & Ray: I'm not sure I need the new features but what I'm looking for is the 100% reliability that Jim has had and anything that will help me prevent...
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stardoctor5
Aug 11, 2006 3:33 am
James, You will be pleased with the combination. The photo of my combo is at: http://www.stardoctor.org/meade.html before I added the superfinder. And with the...
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mogulskier_groups
mogulskier_g...
Aug 11, 2006 4:53 pm
Wow! I recently did about 4 hours on the bubble too. But from my backyard without the benefit of narrow band filters and only using an 80mm f/6 scope. Such a...
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Dave Weaver
theweaveastro
Aug 12, 2006 2:31 am
If I am in Park Position 1, and I slew to Jupiter using the hand controller (around 9PM EDT), the objective of the OTA points toward the ground during the...
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Mike
tmb_mike
Aug 13, 2006 10:49 am
... tighten 2 ... motor box to ... Hi Roland Will this easy worm meshing be on 900's and 1200's also? Mike Clemens...
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Luca
blkmtr
Aug 14, 2006 12:33 am
Hello, my name is Gianluca Valentini and I write from Italy. I apologize for the long message, but I would like to know if anyone can help me understand and...
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Christopher Go
stone_1990
Aug 14, 2006 1:53 am
Hi Gianluca, You might want to check your hand controller cable. Just unplug in and plug it again. I had some problems with my AP900GTO lately and it seems...
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Steve Reilly
sreilly22911
Aug 14, 2006 1:57 am
You may also want to disconnect the hand controller and use Ray's PulseGuide program to see if the problems are consistent. Steve ... From:...
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mogulskier_groups
mogulskier_g...
Aug 14, 2006 5:28 am
1) Is it possible that you change the N/S switch when you were plugging it back in on the 13th? I did this once. 2) Make sure that your DC power supply is up...
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Luca
blkmtr
Aug 14, 2006 12:23 pm
Hello Chris, Steve and Dave and thank you all for your help. Alas nothing seems to fix my "baby"! Speaking on the phone with the Italian technical assistant...
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Richard Seavey
mount1200goto
Aug 14, 2006 12:45 pm
Luca Sorry you are having such a frustrating problem with your mount. Did you know that a nearby lightning strike can damage the controller and/or keypad ...
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Luca
blkmtr
Aug 14, 2006 4:46 pm
Hello Richard and thank you very much for your sympathy. I thought that, once unplugged, the mount would have been safe. That is the reason why I took thr...
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Richard Crisp
rdcrisp
Aug 14, 2006 5:25 pm
maybe the mount is not receiving full operating voltage? If I have a high resistance connection to my battery mine will behave erratically when I deliver...
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Richard Crisp
rdcrisp
Aug 14, 2006 5:26 pm
did you verify the 'red' power light is burning red instead of yellow? i realize it is a basic question but sometimes the simplest and most obvious is...
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guidoretiig
Aug 14, 2006 5:51 pm
Hi Luca, what is the number of the GTO - box CP2 or CP3? Guido ... for the long message, but I would like to know if anyone can help me understand and maybe...
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mogulskier_groups
mogulskier_g...
Aug 14, 2006 9:09 pm
I was reading about the CP3 controller. It seems that this power supply induced behavior has been fixed in the CP3 controller? Dave ... happened ... ...
15631
jiprovi
Aug 14, 2006 10:07 pm
Over the weekend I came across an odd (at least in my experience) situation with using TPoint with my AP1200 mount (2006 version). The GOTO accuracy becomes...
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Luca
blkmtr
Aug 14, 2006 10:59 pm
Hello Guido, it is a CP3 a little more than a year old. Ciao and thanks for trying to help. Luca ... From: guidoretiig To: ap-gto@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,...
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Luca
blkmtr
Aug 14, 2006 10:59 pm
I will verify that too Richard. Ciao Luca ... From: Richard Crisp To: ap-gto@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 7:22 PM Subject: [ap-gto] Re: Why my...
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Luca
blkmtr
Aug 14, 2006 10:59 pm
Hello Richard, yes I checked and the the light is red. I truly appreciate your help. Thanks. Luca ... From: Richard Crisp To: ap-gto@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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jiprovi
Aug 15, 2006 12:38 am
Not sure if this is the issue but I would like to hear from someone about it: My setup with the sky is follows: I use ASCOM Astro-physics driver to control...
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jiprovi
Aug 15, 2006 1:57 am
Well - I did a TPoint run using only the AP Sky6 drvicr (no ASCOM/POTH) and the results were astounding. My 20 point run across the sky yielded 9 arcsec RMS...
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Joe Mize
sfojmize
Aug 15, 2006 3:10 am
Guido, sorry to be tardy. I also had a problem last Saturday night with my 1999 fully updated AP1200. It would find the first star but went some place...
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guidoretiig
Aug 15, 2006 6:25 pm
Hi Luca, I do have the CP2 and had the problem of an erratic behaviour of the mount. It was caused by a hardware problem of the GTO - box, which was solved by...
15639
starclusterseeker
starclusters...
Aug 16, 2006 5:41 pm
Hi group, I just joined and have a question I hope someone can answer. I have a Sirius Observatory 7'-6" diameter ( HomeDome). I have a Meade 14" SCT...
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Eric Baumgartner
ew_baumgartner
Aug 17, 2006 12:06 am
Hi, Michael: If you haven't already done so, you might wish to consult the measured drawings of the AP1200GTO on the Astro-Physics web site at ...
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dmwmpd
Aug 17, 2006 12:09 am
Hi Michael, The answer depends on the position of your pier in the observatory, or whether you can move it. The 1200 Mount pivots the scope about the DEC axis...
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Luca
blkmtr
Aug 17, 2006 12:11 am
Hello Michael, I have exactly the same dome with a 1200 with an 11" Celestron and a 4" Takahashi (permanently equipped with a 90mm Coronado) riding on top of...
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Jeff Young
jeybball
Aug 17, 2006 2:47 am
Michael -- I have a 16" SCT on a 1200 in a 10' dome. Taking the radii, your dome is 15" smaller than mine. I have my pier centered, and the scope is a tight...
