Anyone with an AstroPhysics GTO mount interested in testing out a new Windows-based (98/NT4/2000/XP only) utility? You must have a serial connection from your...
Took the AP900 out last night for the first time in two years to bring in the new year and first light with the AP 10". The software and ROM have been updated...
In a message dated 1/2/2003 11:25:45 AM Central Standard Time, hellow@... ... Check your time, date, daylight savings and location data. One of these is ...
In a message dated 1/2/2003 12:02:37 PM Central Standard Time, ... One other possibility is that the data base is corrupted. You can check the RA/Dec numbers...
One unusual aspect to this problem is that I can go to a star, e.g. Sirius, or planet, Jupiter, that is closer to the horizon without a problem. JHellow ... ...
In a message dated 1/2/2003 4:09:30 PM Central Standard Time, hellow@... ... Again, check the data for the object that is below the horizon. If the numbers...
I'm trying to do a "super" polar alignment with my AP-900 and I am wondering if I'm off in the weeds. From a previous helpful responses out here, I went ahead...
... Tim: All said is well and good, however I think the easiest and fastest way to perfectly polar align is to use the PAS to get very close and then refine it...
In a message dated 1/2/2003 11:48:06 PM Central Standard Time, ... At 32 degrees N, Polaris has significant refraction from the theoretical position. Trying to...
The link to the AstroPhysics Pulse Guider page is this in case anyone missed it: http://www.gralak.com/PulseGuider For now this version of APG (AstroPhysics...
... Thanks Kent, Chris and Ray for the help. It serves as a reality check. ... I would start at about 35 degrees up and as the night wore on I would reset to...
In a message dated 1/3/2003 12:30:15 PM Central Standard Time, ray@... ... Wow, sounds like some powerful stuff. Can't wait to see it. Roland Christen ...
Ray, That looks like a nice program, I'll give it a try soon. One question, when you change the slew rate from your program, does the change also show on the...
Sounds neat, I'll give it try with Saturn & M-1 tomorrow. Thanks, Tim ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus -...
Hi Ray, A couple of questions about PulseGuide: 1. Does the program automatically choose the guide rate when in pulseguide mode? 2. When using Pulse guide, you...
... Hi Gil, I've been writing software to control my 1200 and have also noted that the current settings, sent over the serial port, are not reflected on the...
In a message dated 1/3/2003 3:36:47 PM Central Standard Time, ... I can answer that. First let me point out that "Slew Rate" is used only in the GoTo mode. For...
In a message dated 1/3/2003 4:01:12 PM Central Standard Time, ... They never will be the same because as I mentioned in the previous post: "The Keypad Is...
Hi Gil, No, the handcontroller does not know nor should AO7 calibration care. That is odd that this happened. Are you sure that the AO7 was not calibrating...
Hi Joe, 1. Yes! 2. You could use PEM if you wanted... that is completely independent. The web page probably confused you... I just disable the PEM record...
Roland, I for one like that idea I can not tell you how many times I have forgotten to change the rate on the hand controller to .5 from 64 and have the image...
I confess I'm still a little confused, and perhaps the terminology is what's the cause of it for me. Let's consider the various "rates", and please correct me...
In a message dated 1/3/2003 4:45:08 PM Central Standard Time, ... Guiding rate and button rate are the same thing. Buttons historically were used for guiding. ...
... How about centering rate? ... If you're not using a dedicated autoguider (ST-4 or STV), you need some way to generate guiding inputs to the servo. MaxIm...
In a message dated 1/3/2003 5:24:24 PM Central Standard Time, ... Yes, you can use the com port, just like the buttons do in the keypad. Guiding rates are 1x,...
In a message dated 1/3/2003 5:07:34 PM Central Standard Time, ... What I meant is that the SBIG cameras would be better guided through the hard wired...
For those wishing to control the mount with their own software, the rate that the scope will move at can be very easily controlled in the program. Instead of...
Hi all, I am working a short time with the new program of Ray. So I know that the rates you send to the mount are not displayed in the keypad. But the...
