Tho -- Well, the stainless tensioning rods are evenly dispersed, so any differential temp movement in them (vs the aluminium column) shouldn't change the...
1) Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think how level the mount is matters at all. The base can be tilted (I have set up on a slight slope for example) but...
Here's toasting a cold one to 2009. May it be MUCH better than 2008. Perhaps we can make the world a little 'greener', healthier, skies darker and a much...
Drew, ... TD: I agree. But, the point is that the pier itself is moving over the course of a few hours which invalidates any previous polar alignment. I'm...
Tho, Do you set up your pier while the sun is still up? If you do, then you may be experiencing the phenomenon I detailed to a manufacturer 3 years ago. In...
I don't know how all these problems could be related, so I'm just going to list everything. After a hardrive crash forced a total rebuild of the imaging...
Hi Roland & Marge! Happy New Year! Just wanted to let you both know that my work with AP refractors continues strong and that not everything I do these days is...
Hi John, outstanding image!!!!! I fell suddenly jalous. :-) Gilles ... De : john gleason <dvj@...> A : ap-gto@yahoogroups.com; ap-gto@yahoogroups.com...
Astonishing, John! Thank you for sharing. Terry O. ... continues strong and that not everything I do these days is with that "imported" refractor. :-) ... and...
Stunning! Beautiful...joe :) "May You Go Among The Imperishable Stars" Joe Mize www.cav-sfo.com Chiefland Astronomy Village, Fla. ... From: "john gleason"...
In a message dated 1/2/2009 1:10:55 PM Central Standard Time, ... The keypad is totally separate from any external computer. It is not affected by any computer...
In a message dated 1/2/2009 1:24:21 PM Central Standard Time, ... Fabulous! Rolando ************** New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making...
Norm, This is exactly what I'm suspecting and will test it out the next chance I get. I'm not certain but it's very possible that most of my error has been in...
John..it`s outstanding¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Thanks for this nice present¡¡¡ A treasure for a "northern" boy :-)) Don´t stop imaging¡¡ Best regards Antonio...
Hi John, another great shot. I generally don't care for the narrow band color palette but this one is quite pleasing. Must be nice to have an observatory in...
Yesterday I thought I would set up my APGTO1200 to get time from my computer. It worked fine but this evening, the mount is disoriented and shows a time 12...
Very well done indeed! Exposures used to be stated in seconds, then in minutes, now in hours. I wonder who will be the first to state integration times in...
Hi Jim, I've been hearing that from a lot of folks. Most don't like the green narrowband pallet. We have our observatory South Australia, not Coonabarabran....
I think Robert Gendler is now using "nights" for some of his massive mosaics. ;-) Thank you all for the kind comments on my image. As a long time grayscale...
I wish to ask a question of this august body. Has any one ever mounted a dual side by side set up for 2x C14s on an AP 1200 mount? The AP 1200 has a specified...
Thanks for all the responses. Hap Griffin, after seeing that pic of your mount loaded up like that, I will not hesitate to spend the little bit extra and go...
Ken -- You're going to need a rather beefy saddle/cradle arrangement to mount that kind of weight off-axis. I suspect the C14's would be too heavy for...
... from my ... and ... When I ... permitted on ... but and ... when I try ... I'm an AP1200 newbie, but it sounds to me like the mount is getting the time...
In a message dated 1/2/2009 7:37:48 PM Central Standard Time, ... Our present software for the keypad has a bug. When you request time from the servo, it...
Thank you Roland. That did the trick. Dan Knauss ... From: <chris1011@...> To: <ap-gto@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 10:04 AM Subject:...
Hi Rolando, I have a new 1200GTO estimated to be delivered in Feb.....will this 'bug' be corrected next month when my new mount is scheduled to be delivered? I...
Charles, I have been monitoring the AP groups for several years now and this is the first time I have heard about this 'bug' so I don't think it is much of an ...
Dear all, eventually I had a chance to take one more shot with my TEC140, the AP Mach1 and the Proline 16803. The target is a very classic and maybe a bit...
