I'm at 1680 x 1050 (Apple Cinema). The overwriting occurs at all font sizes. I'm a novice at html (actually below novice if that's possible), but the source...
Bob, The results with the little Orion SSAG and the AP900 are so good that of course all it has done is to show up faults elsewhere in my system. Ten minute...
'Afternoon, Just got out in the sun today and got some documentary shots of the new mount. I thought I would share it here, so you nice folks could see it. ...
Hi Hunter, I have a few questions if you don't mind. Maybe I am having a senior moment, but what is PHD? Antoher question or confirmation is "Is aggressiveness...
Hi Hunter, That is an impressive image. Great details and good color. I am really impressed that this was done with a DSLR. Thanks, Rick ... be ... shots ... ...
In a message dated 4/3/2008 12:55:50 PM Central Daylight Time, ... You will always have some drift in both axes, even with perfect polar alignment. Unless you...
Thanks Rick. I have to confess, I have processed and re-processed this image until I was happy with it. I got a new laptop at the same time and am having a...
Hi gang, Sorry for any cross-posts from the ASCOM group, but here's my problem: I've recently acquired a 600E GTO CP2 (D chip series) and cannot connect to it...
I'm considering leaving my APO 1200 GTO outdoors over the winter, so that setup/knockdown time is lessened, and since I use it by remote control to image...
I've had my AP 1200 and RCOS 12.5 in a portable shelter for a few years. I haven't had an issue - other then heavy winds banging the shelter around. The...
I have left my AP900 98% of the year outside just covered in Tarpoline. I only bring it in when a typhoon is coming! Never had a problem with my mount....
Well, I must of scared it into submission by the post... After 3 hours; multiple un- and re-installs; and a couple of restarts of the PC, it mysteriously...
you can easily remove the control electronics box and I recommend that if you go through a long wet period my ap1200gto has been in the outdoors for over four...
Thank you all for your informative replies - gives me the confidence to go ahead with my plan to build a nice viewing deck surrounded by hedges to block the...
OK, let us all admit that even a mount with perfect polar alignment and perfectly smooth gears, and a perfect RA drive, will still show both RA and Dec drift...
Morgan, For a time, I kept my AP1200 with OTA in a bag. We had some high winds and something flying in the air hit the OTA putting a dent into it. So I...
Hmmm...that's an interesting thought. What kind of hard shell did you come up with? I have a C14 on mine so it would take a pretty good sized barrel or drum......
Why bother with this small part of the overall pointing errors. This is basically taken care of with software such as T-point which also zero's out other...
In a message dated 4/4/2008 4:35:32 AM Central Daylight Time, ... Yes, the tracking rate can be modified on the fly using a program that calculates the amount...
I re-read your question and still come to the conclusions of why bother? Are you planning on unguided imaging for several hours per exposure? I have no idea...
... alignment and ... both RA ... different ... this ... pulse-driven ... of the ... it is ... perfection? Or ... is working on ... Roland, why would this be...
In a message dated 4/4/2008 9:58:16 AM Central Daylight Time, ... T-Point does not do anything for modifying tracking. All it does is modify pointing errors...
... I'm not saying it can't be done and I'm certainly not saying it shouldn't be done. I just don't see the reasoning behind doing it unless it is part of long...
... When you start imaging with longer focal lengths tracking rate correction becomes very beneficial. If you are imaging in narrowband with an SBIG camera...
... modify ... number of ... possible to do 5 ... tracking. ... image. Giong ... you need to do ... would ... have used ... narrow band. ... I understand the...
... Yes, it could be much harder for an autoguider to guide on a guide star if the guidestar has insufficient brightness (say, because it is behind a narrow...
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