Ray, I like the driver, especially the hub feature. I have a few questions, and I apologize if these questions have already been covered here: 1) Does the...
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Ray Gralak (Yahoo Gro...
raygralak
Dec 17, 2009 11:11 pm
Hi Kerry, ... In the setup dialog there is an option to turn off tracking on unparking, but the mount is always unparked if the mount is in the uninitialized...
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ap-gto@yahoogroups.com
Dec 21, 2009 4:30 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ap-gto group. File : /_New AP ASCOM...
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Philip Perkins
pgp566
Dec 22, 2009 5:26 pm
Actually this one was plucked from the skies of southern France nearly a month ago so there's a bit of marketing in the term 'fresh'~ It's the first of...
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uthin8er
Dec 22, 2009 5:57 pm
Any release potential release dates on the horizon? I know you're busy with the ASCOM drivers, Ray. Just wondering if we can expect anything. Perhaps by NEAF? ...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Dec 22, 2009 6:12 pm
In a message dated 12/22/2009 11:27:09 AM Central Standard Time, ... WOAH! Spectacular!! Rolando [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Gilles COHEN
gillesc2003
Dec 22, 2009 6:15 pm
Nice image, Philip! November and December are the best months of the year for sea food in France ;-))) Gilles ... De : Philip Perkins <ppml3@...> A...
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Stuart Heggie
stuart_j_heggie
Dec 22, 2009 9:08 pm
Philip, this is an astonishing image - wow! I too run my AP900GTO CP2 pretty well out of the box. I never cease to marvel at how well made they are. Stuart To:...
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Divenuts
pins4fins
Dec 22, 2009 9:41 pm
Hi Philip, Best Crab Nebula I've seen......... Period Chuck/divenuts ... From: "Philip Perkins" <ppml3@...> To: <ap-gto@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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Philip Perkins
pgp566
Dec 22, 2009 10:38 pm
Rolando, Gilles, Thank you very much. Very generous as there is a problem or two with the image but overall I was quite pleased considering it was pretty much...
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Philip Perkins
pgp566
Dec 22, 2009 10:51 pm
Stuart, Thank you very much. I didn't meant to flippant when I said the PEM was untrained - actually I observe the PE quite carefully -- sure there is PE but...
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Philip Perkins
pgp566
Dec 22, 2009 11:03 pm
Chuck, Wow, you are very generous - thank you. Actually it all comes from other people..~ Chuck Vaughn for the wonderful custom RCOS field flattener (via...
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jimhp29401us
Dec 23, 2009 3:44 pm
Hello All, I have used Many AP mounts over the years and even without perfect polar alignment have been able to achieve very accurate slewing by just using Syn...
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Ray Gralak (Yahoo Gro...
raygralak
Dec 23, 2009 3:58 pm
... With the driver mostly wrapped up APCC is next on the agenda to be finished. Over the holidays I plan to be working on finishing off the last couple of...
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chris provost
lineman_16735
Dec 23, 2009 4:07 pm
Thats great news Ray. Don't work too hard...enjoy the holiday.  Chris ... From: Ray Gralak (Yahoo Groups) <yahoo@...> Subject: RE: [ap-gto] AP...
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Ray Gralak (Yahoo Gro...
raygralak
Dec 23, 2009 4:21 pm
Thanks Chris! However, I guess I'm really twisted because I am really looking forward to spending more quality time working on APCC! (LOL! :-) -Ray...
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Howard
howard4ap
Dec 23, 2009 4:35 pm
Hi Jim, You should not be using Sync after the very first centering of a star when you begin your session. After that, use recalibrate. The current servo...
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chris provost
lineman_16735
Dec 23, 2009 4:39 pm
Well, I can't wait to integrate APCC into my observatory. If you feel you must work through the holiday to bring us APCC then have at it:-)  Chris ... ...
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jimhp29401us
Dec 23, 2009 4:48 pm
OK, thanks very much Howard. Recalibrate and not sync after the first centering. I use sync on the first centering? I will try the tightening of the clutches ...
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Poschinger Konstantin...
kposchinger
Dec 23, 2009 5:22 pm
Hi Jim, the orthogonal problem should only be visible when changing the observing site from east to west. So if you don't change the site and all targets are...
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Poschinger Konstantin...
kposchinger
Dec 23, 2009 6:32 pm
Sorry in the last sentence is wrong you won't be able to get better slewing by more syncing! Konstantin Konstantin v. Poschinger Hammerichstr. 5 22605 Hamburg ...
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tucstargzr
Dec 23, 2009 8:25 pm
arrived just in time with no damaged boxes. YAHOO! If the skies are clear, we will "track Santa" crossing the skies for the lil visitors (using the free Sat...
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dannysperry
Dec 23, 2009 10:52 pm
Hi Jim, I encountered the same issue when I first started using my new AP900. I was a little disappointed to find that the AP mounts don't do any...
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Howard
howard4ap
Dec 24, 2009 4:45 am
I forgot to mention Rolando's Revised GTO Quick Star Drift Method for Polar Alignment as described in the Keypad V.4.17 Addendum. Once mastered, it is a...
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Matteo Morino
toa_mm
Dec 24, 2009 10:58 am
On the occasion of Merry Christmas and happy new year, I send a gift by the my observatory! version in H-alfa: ...
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Stuart Heggie
stuart_j_heggie
Dec 24, 2009 3:21 pm
Very nice galleries Mateo! Happy Holidays to you too! Stuart From: Matteo Morino Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 5:55 AM To: ap-gto@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
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jimhp29401us
Dec 24, 2009 4:45 pm
Thanks very much everyone for your help, especially Howard regarding Sync vs recalibrate! My son Charlie is 29 (and has a job! Whew!). When he was very young,...
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uthin8er
Dec 25, 2009 12:02 am
Same group as the ASCOM Beta testers? :) Or a select few?...
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Yves Laroche
coram37
Dec 30, 2009 6:58 am
Hi to all, I need to know if someone here has gotten some retransmit communication errors with the new ASCOM driver and the GTOCP3 controller. Thanks. Yves ...
