Then we did duplicate the members on the group !!! Best regards, Florencio ________________________________ From: Eric Roel <eroel@...> To:...
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raf_1948
Mar 26, 2009 12:24 pm
Hi Howard - thanks for the confirmation and explanation - 1x it is. Ron...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 26, 2009 3:39 pm
In a message dated 3/25/2009 2:06:00 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Rule of thumb, use .25x and .5x when guiding manually with a crosshair eyepiece. Use the 1x...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 26, 2009 3:47 pm
In a message dated 3/25/2009 3:18:29 PM Central Daylight Time, ... 1) The difference in feel of the worm against worm wheel is caused by the tooth contact...
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Gary Burk
garynburk
Mar 26, 2009 4:14 pm
... The oscillation occurs with only the keypad connected. As background info, the keypad has been troublesome in the past and remains slightly so. AP...
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rhtrembl
Mar 26, 2009 5:02 pm
Thanks Orlando for your reply. I found out that, drifting stoppped whenever i set the tracking rate to sidereal in the sky. Regarding the sync command, i...
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rhtrembl
Mar 26, 2009 5:10 pm
Hi All, i've been using my new AP-1200 for more than a week. I'm upgrading from a Losmandy system. I found the polar alignment procedure with astrophysics...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 26, 2009 6:50 pm
In a message dated 3/26/2009 12:11:14 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Please use the Quick Star Drift method that is explained in the manual. Once you use this...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 26, 2009 6:52 pm
In a message dated 3/26/2009 11:14:53 AM Central Daylight Time, ... You can run the mount with the keypad disconnected. You can start the mount (initialize it)...
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Howard
howard4ap
Mar 26, 2009 7:07 pm
The most recent and up-to-date version of the GTO Quick Star Drift Method is on our website in Technical Support and is a part of the Keypad V.4.17 Addendum...
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j_kammlade
Mar 26, 2009 9:27 pm
Howard, Are you saying that if I currently guide at 50 % and get .4 rms error, I _will_ get better results at 100% ? Simple as that? Maxim asks for a pause...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 26, 2009 9:32 pm
In a message dated 3/26/2009 4:27:25 PM Central Daylight Time, ... When you set the guide speed at 1x, the calibration will be twice as good as it is at .5x....
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chuck_jaynes
Mar 27, 2009 4:09 am
I'm investigating what would work best under a Mach1. Can someone provide the pros and cons of these two piers, especially which on is more stable for imaging...
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kgkirkley@...
kgkirkley
Mar 27, 2009 6:05 am
... I think you will find no difference as far as stability is concerned. The Eagle is, no doubt, more elegant and quicker to set up but the AP portable piers...
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mike3457
Mar 27, 2009 8:09 am
... I don't want to sidetrack this thread, but I'm dealing with a similar question. How suitable would the AP Wooden Tripod be for imaging with the Mach 1?...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 27, 2009 2:44 pm
In a message dated 3/27/2009 3:09:59 AM Central Daylight Time, ... It will work very well with the Mach1. Rolando ************** Free Credit Report and Score...
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Pawel T. Lancucki
plancuck66
Mar 27, 2009 3:00 pm
Hi In Maxim the key setting is min_move. It defaults to 0,01 (I do not know why) and that means that Maxim would try to compensate for guide star shifts which...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 27, 2009 3:18 pm
In a message dated 3/27/2009 10:00:09 AM Central Daylight Time, ... 0.1 sec Min Move would translate to an error of 1.5 arc seconds and 0.2 would be 3 arc sec...
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raf_1948
Mar 27, 2009 10:59 pm
Wow - I really got my money's worth with these answers. Y'all have been a great help. Thanks! Ron...
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Bob Fera
robert_fera
Mar 29, 2009 4:07 am
Hey Ron, You might check out the the Autoguider Calculator on CCDware's site (http://www.ccdware.com/resources/autoguidercalcv4.cfm). It's pretty good for...
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JoeMize
sfojmize
Mar 29, 2009 2:49 pm
Also, when anyone uses the CCDware's Auto Guider Calculator page they should pay special attention what is said in the 'first' GUI box at the bottom of the...
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Dean S
searay90350
Mar 30, 2009 1:55 pm
I use the Sbig eFinder with the remote guide head for guiding. This is a 100mm F/4 guide scope basically. I have found that my best min move setting is 0.03...
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Divenuts
pins4fins
Mar 30, 2009 5:41 pm
I have a 14" Meade LX200GPS that is going on an AP1200GTO. The scope is only 36" long(plus camera or eyepiece) and going in 7' 6" Observatory. Is there any...
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michael mcdermott
starclusters...
Mar 30, 2009 6:46 pm
Hi I have a Sirius 7'-6" diameter dome W/ A 14" Meade SCT on a AP1200 gto. I have my pier centered in my dome. I cut about 2" off my alum. dewshield. I have no...
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Chuck
pins4fins
Mar 30, 2009 7:39 pm
Thanks Mike, That was what I needed to hear before locking everything down.One other thing I would like to ask you. Did you just align your pier towards...
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michael mcdermott
starclusters...
Mar 31, 2009 9:32 am
Hi Chuck, I aligned on Polaris,I too have the RSA. It made my initial set-up quite easy.- Mike...
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Chuck
pins4fins
Mar 31, 2009 4:37 pm
Thank you Mike. Chuck/divenuts...
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Barry Megdal
barrymegdal
Mar 31, 2009 7:54 pm
Last weekend I decided to leave the 1200 mount at home, and just take my previously unused Mach1 to our club's dark sky site. It set up and worked beautifully...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 31, 2009 8:33 pm
In a message dated 3/31/2009 2:54:51 PM Central Daylight Time, ... We have a solution for this. Please contact Howard at AP. Rolando ************** A Good...
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Rick Wiggins
meunage
Apr 1, 2009 1:58 am
Hi guys, Please post the solution as I too have a presently unused Mach1 and wooden tripod, but do want to use it this summer. Thanks, Rick...
