Hello everyone, What type of microphones and computer combinations have you found to work best with the DSV. My desktop is a Pentium II 350 with 128MB RAM, and...
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Bobby Middleton
bobm@...
Jul 7, 1999 10:04 am
... out. ... Thanks Charles and thanks for the other responses. That's "sort of" what I had in mind but I will really need a male and female of the other ...
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Charles Sinsofsky
strfire@...
Jul 7, 1999 1:56 pm
I recommend the Radio Shack micorphone mentioned in the manual. And/or if you want to spend the money the microphone from Shure also mentioned in the manual...
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RCK
rkuberek@...
Jul 7, 1999 9:40 pm
... Could you cut off one end and rewire it after pulling it through? Bob Kuberek ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/ap-gto ...
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Bobby Middleton
bobm@...
Jul 8, 1999 12:12 am
->> Thanks Charles and thanks for the other responses. That's "sort of" ... that ... time. ... Bob, That would be a usable option with one of the male/female...
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RCK
rkuberek@...
Jul 10, 1999 6:07 am
Hi all, I'm posting this to both the GOTO group and the AP group. Here is data on tracking errors for my AP600 from the other night. Subject was M101. The data...
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Todd Gross
toddg@...
Jul 20, 1999 10:05 am
It has happened sporadically over the course of the past few months, but this morning, I just couldn't get the keypad to power up! Any ideas? thanks! -Todd ...
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howard lazarus
lazhow@...
Jul 20, 1999 11:56 am
Hi Todd; This has happened to me several times. If you have the 600 which I think you do, this occurs due to how the computer box is placed on the tripod and...
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Todd Gross
toddg@...
Jul 20, 1999 12:37 pm
Howard.. this is very helpful, and exactly why we have this group. I have a feeling it is the in-box problem that is plaguing me. I'll play with it, and then I...
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Rich N.
rnapo@...
Jul 22, 1999 4:40 am
Yes, I have a 900 GOTO on order. However I don't like the idea of a telescope slewing to a target when I can move the scope myself. I know this can't be done...
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David A. Silva
dasilva@...
Jul 22, 1999 5:35 am
... Rich Why not use the hand controller to manually move the scope. That way you can still star hop without the GOTO function, and you won't lose the...
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Rich N.
rnapo@...
Jul 22, 1999 5:44 am
... Oh! Not a bad idea. Thanks! Rich...
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Paul Gustafson
drgus@...
Jul 22, 1999 12:25 pm
IIRC, you can use DSC's like the NGC-Max with the 900 GTO, but you have to buy AP's encoders for both axes, since the goto uses the motors, not encoders on the...
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Taimur Khan
timkhan@...
Jul 22, 1999 8:25 pm
Rich, Yes, if you move the scope/mount manually the mount won’t know where you’re pointing. What I do, when I manually use the scope/mount, is to first...
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Charles Sinsofsky
strfire@...
Jul 22, 1999 8:34 pm
I will be adding the ability to join this group and the other a/p group from my web site and also from a/p web site. This should stir some talks here. I have...
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visonneau-vincent
visonneau-vin@...
Jul 25, 1999 12:36 am
Hello from france (sorry fro my poor english) I just receive my new mount 5 days ago (ap900 gto).I make some try this week and i have some problems with...
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Derek Wong
dawong@...
Jul 25, 1999 5:20 am
... I don't have exact numbers, but if everything is right the precision can be outstanding, within a few arcminutes or better. ... There are several issues: ...
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N. Foldager
nf@...
Jul 25, 1999 12:19 pm
... Dear Vincent, From where did you purchase your mount? I am at the beginning of the runway to order a mount, but I am in doubt whether I should order it...
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visonneau-vincent
visonneau-vin@...
Jul 25, 1999 4:32 pm
Hello I bought my new mount ap900 gto in a french seller (Optique et vision,Antibes-Juan les pins in south of france ovision@...). There is an official...
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Charles Sinsofsky
strfire@...
Jul 28, 1999 5:13 pm
THe precision of the A/P 900 mount is close to 1 arc-minute if setup correctly. Perhaps even greater. I have done entire nights CCD imaging on my camera and I...
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RCK
rkuberek@...
Jul 29, 1999 2:03 am
... Charles, Do you repeat the N-Polar alignment procedure separately for different stars? Bob Kuberek...
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Charles Sinsofsky
strfire@...
Jul 29, 1999 2:17 pm
I should of changed the title, I wanted to just get a convo going here and used reply to get the right email address. but I forgot to change the title...will...
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Charles Sinsofsky
strfire@...
Jul 29, 1999 2:24 pm
Yes, I use the polar alignment with the lastest hand controller code, you must be at least 2.4 or later to use this method. What you do is initally point the...
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sjruss55@...
Jul 30, 1999 4:20 am
Hello Charles, I have V2.3 on my 600gto which I picked up 1/19/99. What was updated in V2.4 to allow your method of polar alignment that V2.3 does not have? ...
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Charles Sinsofsky
strfire@...
Jul 30, 1999 1:59 pm
Ok, I have to check my files, but if you request the inital alignment star under 2.3 and then have it autoslew to polaris, and then request back the orignal...
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Ray Gralak
ray@...
Jul 31, 1999 12:09 am
Hi Charles, I think Vincent's concern is that his optical axis may not be orthogonal to his mount. In that case, even the most accurate mount and polar...
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howard lazarus
lazhow@...
Jul 31, 1999 1:55 pm
Hi Charles; Howard Lazarus here. On my keypad which I got back in Oct 1998 I maually have to move the scope back to the selected star and then press goto to go...
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Charles Sinsofsky
strfire@...
Jul 31, 1999 10:48 pm
Hello All, This most likly applies to all goto people, so the latest hand controller code is 2.5, but i am finnishing 2.6 which will be a very bug upgrade new ...
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Charles Sinsofsky
strfire@...
Jul 31, 1999 10:53 pm
That message should be read 'big upgrade...lets hope its not a bug upgrade!! hahahah - charles ... From: Charles Sinsofsky <strfire@...> To:...
