Hi Chuck, Small world, great to see you here! You make reference to "exquisite AP 1200GTO" ... how right you are! It will be love at first sight. Eighteen...
Chuck, you old so and so! I'm on the list for the 900GTO. It's off to the races! Hunter ... next 'batch' of AP 1200GTO's. I will be lurking and perhaps asking...
Hi Chuck, I have both an AP160 and Tak FSQ106 riding my AP1200GTO. I also just received my Losmandy G11 tripod which I plan to mate to my Mach1GTO (six months...
Hey Hunter...I didn't know you were waiting for one of these beauties yourself. Any guesstimate on receiving yours? If I'm no mistaken, the 900GTO is what is...
NICE! Getting a little greedy are we<G>. Did you pick up you 160EDF from the waiting list(if so how long of a wait/) or did you get lucky on Astromart? I'm on...
Chuck, I was told that I would probably make the spring notification list. Don't tell the guys at digital_astro - they think I'm a cheapskate and I wouldn't...
Here is a 52-frame animation (2 sec exposure each frame) of the January 28 flyby of near-Earth asteroid 2007 TU24. The 13th magnitude galaxy in the center is...
... No complaints. You should see the tandem in action. ... When you start using such premium equipment, you change your sights and priorities! ... Astromart? ...
Hi Hunter, Let's definately stay in touch on this site to keep our learning and investment private, unless we choose to share. Soooo, you want me not to spill...
Small world LOL.....all I can say is both of you are in for a real treat ! Gedas Gallery http://gedas.cc Web Page http://www.w8bya.com ... From: "hewholooks"...
I'm having a problem using the Sky to park the mount. It doesn't park properly - but it works fine with the hand control. Any ideas? Adam Sent by Adam Klein's...
Hello Are there any specific recommendations in terms of the oil to drop into the clutch knob holes? Is a sewing machine oil suitable? Also, I have my mount...
My AP900 parks just fine with TheSky. Perhaps you have something wrong with your TheSky site or time settings. There has been a lot of discussion in this forum...
Hmm - seems to have just sprung up with the new AP driver associated with the new ASCOM install. I checked the date/time. Sent by Adam Klein's Wireless Device ...
... Greg, Perhaps yours works in the manner that you use it. But I have seen difficulties using The Sky to Park an AP Scope. Specifically if the AP900/AP1200...
It's kind of strange. I have a friend with a 1200 and he parks perfectly. I have everything setup the same, all clocks the same and mine still parks one hour...
Hey Gedas...blah, blah, blah....patience my a$$. I want my mount yesterday, not closer to a year!!! Jeez, when my wife gave me the green light for the 1200GTO...
LOL....hang in there Chuck. It will all be worth it when it comes, trust me. besides, your not alone....I need to wait till this summer/fall for my new scope...
I now park it with the keypad w/out any issue. Something is going on with Sky 6. Adam Sent by Adam Klein's Wireless Device ... From: ap-gto@yahoogroups.com...
Hey Gedas...congratulations!....what scope are you getting and how long have you been waiting? I signed up for all the scopes and haven't a clue what will be...
Hi Jim, If I have this problem, I immediately suspect something to do with a daylight savings time toggle somewhere in the software / firmware chain. Rick. ......
Hi Rick, That was my first thought but I never use DST. I always run my imaging computer on standard time. Jim ... From: "Rick K" <JunkMailGoesHere@...> ...
If you are initializing the mount using the hand paddle, that might be your problem. The Sky does do some weird things if the hand paddle is introduced into...
Hi Garvin, I use 3 in 1 oil in mine however,the mating parts of the RA & DEC the manual states they should be oiled I find that annoying . Isn't the mount made...
Hi all, a beginner question : after attempting the installation of ASCOM plateform V5, a error message rose : "input string was not in a correct format" and...
Hi Chuck, if you like, contact me directly so we don't bore people.....I have been on the list for the AP155 (now extinct and replaced by the AP160) since 2001...
"Rust" is oxidation of iron. Moisture from the air can and does condense on exposed surfaces allowing the chemical reaction to occur resulting in oxidation....
Hi Phil, You are not the only one experiencing this problem. The ASCOM Platform apparently has a regional bug in it (it is not handling localization properly)....
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