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Dan Kaiser
dhkaiser2002
Dec 2, 2002 4:26 am
Back in June of this year George Sallit ask... ... Just tonight I did a periodic error test on my newly arrived AP 900GTO. I will post the graph in the files...
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Joe Marietta
jmarietta
Dec 2, 2002 11:22 am
See the following link: http://www.darklightimagery.net/AP900GTO.html Joe...
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Joe Marietta
jmarietta
Dec 2, 2002 1:25 pm
Hello, I a have been using Roland's technique of polar aligning with a CCD adn CCDOPS track and error. I have the dec down to less 1/3 of a pixel drift or 0.46...
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Steve...
k4ikm
Dec 3, 2002 12:39 am
Joe, More likely, these are due to refraction in the atmosphere. As you probably know, the atmosphere causes stars to move at different rates when they are at...
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Robert Kuberek
skater91354
Dec 3, 2002 4:35 am
You didn't mention whether you shimmed the rings. Bob K....
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Joe Marietta
jmarietta
Dec 3, 2002 7:20 pm
Hi Bob, Nope I did not shim the rings. I have an AP 155 with AP rings on a losmandy dove tail plate. I read Roland's procedure on how to check fo...
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Joe Marietta
jmarietta
Dec 3, 2002 8:57 pm
Hello I just read the following statement in a polar alignment article on starizona.com: "The use of a polar scope and the drift alignment method are ...
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Gil Jones
azgilrock
Dec 3, 2002 10:15 pm
You can have your mount polar aligned without the scope being orthogonal. The result is that if you sync on a star in the east, every object you slew to on the...
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Ludwig Allegra, MD
ludwigallegra
Dec 4, 2002 12:21 am
Yes, orthogonality only deals with pointing accuracy as one "flips" the meridian. Perfect polar alignment is achievable even with a great deal of ...
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Steve Reilly
sreilly22911
Dec 4, 2002 12:43 am
I assume that this does not refer to SCT's due to mirror movement issues? Steve ... From: Ludwig Allegra, MD [mailto:Ludwig@...] Sent: Tuesday, December...
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Dan Kaiser
dhkaiser2002
Dec 4, 2002 2:06 am
DOVELM users be aware! I mounted a C14 on my new 900GTO using the DOVELM adapter. This adapter grips the Losmandy dovetail plate with 2 angled rods, the...
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H. Gryttenholm
mrgrytt
Dec 4, 2002 3:57 am
The brass "angled rod" should not be able to rotate. There is a alignment groove in the bottom of the angled rod that a alignment pin engages. The rod ...
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AA Johnah Fish Estates
mkeitel2000
Dec 4, 2002 11:10 am
Dan, I changed my plate out to a Meuller Ultra Adaptoid Plate Though I use it on a 1200 mount they make one for the 900 mount as well I did allot of research...
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Tim Khan
timkhan
Dec 4, 2002 12:19 pm
Greg also has a Mutant Adaptiod Plate that makes the losmandy dovetail look puny in comparison. It is also a tip-in like the Dovelm. Tim ... ...
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AA Johnah Fish Estates
mkeitel2000
Dec 4, 2002 1:03 pm
Tim, Did not know that he made an older type plate Since there is only one on his web site and it is the much sturdier one Mark ... From: "Tim Khan"...
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Bryan Henry
planetary_hu...
Dec 4, 2002 1:24 pm
Do you have a URL for the Mutant Adaptoid Plate? Thanks. Bryan...
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AA Johnah Fish Estates
mkeitel2000
Dec 4, 2002 1:28 pm
Yes sorry http://www.muellersatomics.com/gizmos2.htm Mark ... From: "Bryan Henry" <behenry10@...> To: <ap-gto@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, December...
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Steve...
k4ikm
Dec 4, 2002 1:45 pm
Mark, Could you measure the depth of the dovetail on this plate? I have a mounting plate by Robin Casady and it is on the shallow side, my dovetails are barely...
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AA Johnah Fish Estates
mkeitel2000
Dec 4, 2002 1:50 pm
Steve, All that I know is that I am using a Losmandy plate on the bottom of my scope and I have to slide it into the Meuller plate it will not go in like I use...
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Tim Khan
timkhan
Dec 4, 2002 3:11 pm
Actually A friend and I special ordered it from Greg. Off the top of my head, its about 7" wide and 24" long and 3/4" thick, and drops in like the dovelm and ...
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AA Johnah Fish Estates
mkeitel2000
Dec 4, 2002 3:19 pm
Tim, Very nice Mine is 3/4" thick and I believe 15" long though, how ever long the Losmandy plate is add 2" to it. I can not drop mine in though. The groves...
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Gloony
Dec 4, 2002 4:24 pm
I have addressed this incident with Mr. Kaiser personally, however, I thought I should also respond to the group message. It appears that the setscrew used to...
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Dan Kaiser
dhkaiser2002
Dec 4, 2002 4:44 pm
Thanks to all who have responded. As noted by "Gloony" ( ? ;-) ) Astro-Physics has let me know that I apparently have a defective DOVELM. I will return it to...
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Greg Arnold
sbwriter1
Dec 4, 2002 4:50 pm
I wonder if AP has plans to change their other plates to locking blocks. From the e-mail address, it appears that Gloony is Christine at AP....
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Dan Kaiser
dhkaiser2002
Dec 4, 2002 5:19 pm
... Yes I was aware of that. I was trying to interject a bit of levity into a serious situation. Christine has been very forthcoming and helpful concerning...
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AA Johnah Fish Estates
mkeitel2000
Dec 4, 2002 5:25 pm
I should have posted my experience I had the AP plate too I threw mine in the garbage and bought the Meuller one Mark ... From: "Greg Arnold" <soarxc@...> ...
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Christine Schmidt
apchristine
Dec 4, 2002 8:20 pm
The DOVELM16 was created specifically for the heavier equipment. The DOVELM is great for the 400 and 600E mounts with smaller refractors or reflectors. You...
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Tim Khan
timkhan
Dec 4, 2002 8:25 pm
Mark, Isnt that a little strong wording? Some of my ccd images are done using the dovelm and lomandy plate, with a 80 f/ll guidescope on one end and the small...
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AA Johnah Fish Estates
mkeitel2000
Dec 4, 2002 8:51 pm
Tim, Strong wording? Should I have said I placed it gently in file 13? Placed it in the circular file? Let is have another home somewhere else? I just told...
