Thanks to all who posted for their assistance. When I inspected the R/A gearbox the gear was so very loose I wonder that the mount was even able to slew....
It looks like I'm going to need the Losmandy MA Adapter and the AP LT2APM. Would someone please confirm this or suggest a better method. All of my OTA's are...
I built the top of my pier to look like the top of a Meade Tripod. In other words I have a 1/2" bolt welded to a 6" steel plate. I also machined an adapter...
Fred, An easy and quick solution is to purchase the Losmandy (MA) Meade Adapter - heavy aluminum short pipe stem about 8 inches tall. This makes it look like a...
Hi all Lose gears seem to be a pretty common topic. Maybe we should take some sort of countermeasures, like locking the little set screw with Loctite (or I ...
The 1st group of 900GTO notifications went out yesterday. We sent e-mails and letters based on our notification process. Please be sure that your spam filters...
My Igloo observatory (10' ProDome) has been replaced by a Backyard Observatories http://www.backyardobservatories.com/ 15' 6" x 15' 6" roll off. I now have...
Now you just need a warm room. It's the best thing I ever did designing the new observatory to have an environmentally controlled room attached to the ...
Hi Dennis, Long time no hear. It's time to fire up the airplane and take an up high image of the roll-off like the one that you had of the dome. <g> My...
Dear group, Who stole the sunspots?! Where have they gone?! As noted by Dr Phillips (SpaceWeather), "As of March 31st, there were no sunspots on 78 of the...
I recently upgraded from a Losmandy G11 to an AP1200 mount. Aside from the superior quality and stunning performance of the AP1200 which I could rave about for...
I own an AP1200 - and the mount isn't responding to a manual keypad instruction to slew E W N S. The mount properly responds to Park and will go to an object...
... Did you get your AP1200 new or used? The AP1200's usually came with the 'plug' you seem to be missing. You can find it on the AP website. Polar Alignment...
... Astro-Physics used to sell an adapter kit which included the collar, waffle spring and lock-down nut. I no longer see it listed on the website or price...
Greetings, If there has been a discussion on this in the past please point me to the group's message number. Otherwise, I am looking to get either the monolith...
... Does this mean the Craigster is considering an AP900 Mount ?!?!?!? If so then Great! Best Regards Bill -- William R. Mattil http://www.celestial-images.com...
In a message dated 7/6/2009 10:34:14 PM Central Daylight Time, ... What button rate do you have set on your keypad? There are 6 button rates, from .25x to...
In a message dated 7/7/2009 8:48:06 AM Central Daylight Time, ... They both are! Rolando ************** An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 ...
Hi Jerry, You will need to order either the PASILL3KIT or the PASILL4KIT, depending on the polarity of your illuminator. To see which kit you need, try the...
Thanks - let me check that setting. ________________________________ From: ap-gto@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ap-gto@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dean S Sent:...
Hi Craig, I've had an ATS portable pier for the last 3 years. I cannot say enough great things about it. It's very transportable, takes about 2 minutes to...
Hi Dan, You read my mind! I do want to get a couple of aerial shots of the roll off. I hope to borrow a friend's image-stabilized lens and shoot a night shot...
I would be grateful if someone could confirm whether or not it is possible to simultaneously connect an AP mount in both Pulseguide and TheSky6 and if so, how?...
Hello group! With great pleasure I invite you to browse my new website to www.skytoa.it Will soon complete the missing parts! I ask you to insert it into your...
Richard, I use Pulseguide with The Sky 6 by using 2 different com ports. I have my keypad set to Auto-connect: EXT. I turn on the mount, connect to the mount...
Hello group new member here sometime soon I hope to be the proud owner of a GTO 1200 mount my question is what is the damping down time for the 1200 mount...
... There is a big difference between a G11 and an AP1200GTO. In fact...there is almost no comparison. While I haven't done specific tests.....I'm think the...
Greetings! I am wondering if anyone in this user-group is aware of how much the 9.25" x 1.875" Diameter Extension (Part #M12675) weighs. The weight is not...
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