Congratulations Roland!! -Ray Gralak ... From: mbarber1000 [mailto:barber@...] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 7:01 PM To: SBIG@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
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Rich Jacobs
rjacobs@...
Mar 1, 2002 2:32 pm
Re: AP900 Guiding Error John, Although 12 arcsecs of PE does sound a little high for the AP900, the PE tracing is quite smooth and easily should have been...
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John Smith
johnzonie
Mar 1, 2002 2:53 pm
Hi Rich, Thanks for the comments. At Roland's suggestion, I did not use Maxim for this test but rather CCDSoft version 5. For some reason, may Roland's ...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 1, 2002 4:20 pm
In a message dated 3/1/2002 6:37:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Although that is somewhat high (should be under 10 arc sec for the 900 mount) an autoguider...
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John Smith
johnzonie
Mar 1, 2002 5:01 pm
Hi Roland, Yes, calibrating and guiding was done at 0.5x. The calibrating numbers were in units of pixels per second. I'll try repeating the experiments...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 1, 2002 5:19 pm
In a message dated 3/1/2002 9:02:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... .5x will seriously limit you when trying to guide out your PE. As far as getting good results...
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gboutin
Mar 1, 2002 7:06 pm
There is a complete manual on the AP website. I believe the info you are looking for is in there. ...
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Roy Uyematsu
roystarman
Mar 1, 2002 7:08 pm
... From: <ap-gto@yahoogroups.com> To: <ap-gto@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 7:29 AM Subject: [ap-gto] Digest Number 551...
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Derrick Farley
lhdome
Mar 1, 2002 8:18 pm
In message <DKEKIDFLJAJOCCNKKGGCMEDMCMAA.johnzonie@...>, John Smith <johnzonie@...> writes ... John, your PE plot is very similar in form...
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Terry.Home
tjohnhome97035
Mar 1, 2002 10:20 pm
Roland, What is the PE for an average 600GTO mount? Thanks...Terry ... From: "Derrick Farley" <derrick@...> To: <ap-gto@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 1, 2002 11:18 pm
In a message dated 3/1/2002 2:23:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... I can't answer that. When we made them we had no way to measure them for PE. Roland Christen ...
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Jim Janusz
palmdesertratx
Mar 2, 2002 1:03 am
Roland, Was that + / - 1.5 to 2.5 or + / - 3 to 5 for a total of 6 to 10? Jim ... From: <chris1011@...> To: <ap-gto@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, March...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 2, 2002 1:34 am
In a message dated 3/1/2002 5:05:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Total of 3 to 5 arc sec. Roland Christen [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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markws7m
Mar 2, 2002 6:55 am
... Anybody have this number!? M...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 2, 2002 5:53 pm
In a message dated 3/1/2002 10:56:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Base diameter is 5.8", fits into a 6" diameter .064 to .082 wall thickness pier tubing. ...
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markws7m
Mar 2, 2002 7:07 pm
Thanks Roland! Mark ... thickness...
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John Smith
johnzonie
Mar 3, 2002 4:26 pm
I thought I'd share some data and analysis acquired over the past three nights. Even though some change in seeing was likely, it was generally around 3.2...
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kberna1376
Mar 6, 2002 3:56 am
I have the AP1200 on order. What is the best size pier to use with the 1200 and a C14? I am 5'-8", and the 48" pier seems high to me, but also seems to be...
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randy_nulman
Mar 6, 2002 5:17 am
Hi, Not sure if there's still a dec. issue, but would like to describe my experience last night (imaging M109) Although there is no appearant backlash issue I...
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mlunsold
Mar 6, 2002 1:46 pm
Hi All I just purchased a newer 1200GTO mount. Could anyone recommend the best way of mounting a C14 with a 4" to 6" f8 refractor mounted to it using Losmandy...
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marjchristen
Mar 6, 2002 1:48 pm
Survey to all, We provide two COM ports on the GTO control box and wonder if you are actually using both or just one? If both, how are you using them? Thanks...
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Jeff Ball
jefferyball
Mar 6, 2002 1:53 pm
Hey Marj, I just use the one comm port with the STV. Jeff Ball...
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Lawrence D. Lopez
lawrence_d_l...
Mar 6, 2002 2:03 pm
I was all set to mount my C14 using the "super adaptoid" plate (which mounts to the AP mount), a losmandy dove tail, and C14 rings and decided to just stick...
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randy_nulman
Mar 6, 2002 3:14 pm
I think I was a little "unclear" about what happened... Basically I found that calibrating at 1x (backlash at "0"), everything calibrated fine. However, when...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Mar 6, 2002 3:25 pm
In a message dated 3/5/2002 9:24:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... I believe there is a software issue with Maxim that has not been resoved. Do your calibration...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 6, 2002 3:51 pm
I only ever use one. Ron Wodaski The New CCD Astronomy http://www.newastro.com ... From: marjchristen [mailto:marj@...] Sent: Tuesday, March 05,...
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Mark Jenkins
markjpcs
Mar 6, 2002 5:19 pm
Hi Marj, I only use one of the com ports. Mark Jenkins mrj@... http://www.bigcigarastronomy.com...
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Ludwig Allegra, MD
ludwigallegra
Mar 6, 2002 5:50 pm
I only use the one but do appreciate the option of the 2nd prt. Ludwig ... From: marjchristen [mailto:marj@...] Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002...
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Bert Katzung
katzung1
Mar 6, 2002 6:40 pm
Hi Marj and Jeff: I don't have an STV (yet) and have not been using either com port. I use my ST-4 in stand-alone mode (plugged into the guider port), but...
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Mark Jenkins
markjpcs
Mar 6, 2002 6:45 pm
The STV is connected to the guider port, not the com port. -Mark...
