Hi--- (Posted this in AP-GTO also) I'd like to put both my C-11 and AP130 GT side-by-side on my AP1200. I'm having no luck getting to Robin's website---anyone...
I'm not sure why I am getting these, but.. I shouldn't be. Scott Hammonds www.creatorsview.com ... From: ap-ug@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ap-ug@yahoogroups.com]...
In a message dated 2/28/2009 7:03:32 PM Central Standard Time, ... Atta Boy! UncaRollo ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2...
Dave, However the spikes were added, it was a "tasteful" application of the technique...I'm sure Anthony approves! Congratulations on a fine piece of art! Hank...
Will manually focusing a guide scope work ? It would save a lot of expense and cabling and weight if it wasn't required. Focal length is 2700mm for imaging...
One kind of mounting ring is a ring pair which is hinged. A scew tighten s the rings together. A second kind of mounting ring is a guide scope monting ring. It...
... Yes, manually focusing a guidescope will work, but with an imaging focal length of 2700mm we need more information. What kind of imaging instrument is it?...
... The 3 point rings allow one to point the 'guidescope' where you want it, either with the imaging instrument or somewhere else. How rigid they are will...
I focused my guide scope manually about a year ago, haven't touched it since. I am imaging at just over 1200 mm. Scott Scott Hammonds www.creatorsview.com ......
At that FL I would be very careful of differential flexure. Using a guide scope may be very demanding of every attach point and optical component. I use an...
Kent: I'm not too worried about the astrograph or the mounting of the rings. The telescope was designed by someone even more paranoid than I am. I may be wrong...
... I've had and used the AP guidescope and it is one of the best because it is about as light weight as you can find....and that is important. The heavier the...
Lawrence, I would think that if your guidescope is a typical F/10 achromat you'd be fine. The critical focus zone at F/10 would be quite tolerant of temp...
Lawrence, the more securely you can hold it the better so I would vote for the hinged rings. Someone (Kent Kirkley or Jerry Lodriguss?) wrote an article about...
Well, it does sound like a private conversation got accidentally forwarded (and I have therefore deleted it from this reply). On the other hand, the...
I'm interested in this thread from the standpoint of learning what others are doing with their setups in regard to guiding. I personally do not use a...
I want to mention a rather different idea about guide scopes. I recently bought and installed it on my AP1200 mount. According to the seller once it is...
Phil, I use the Sbig remote guide head, and an SX guide head with eFinder the same way thru the finder bracket. Both work great that way and is one less scope...
It had been cloudy for the past week. I was rained out during the quad transit! Fortunately HST was able to get some stunning images. Images should be...
After Toms mediocre effort on this :-P this is a slight anticlimax but I think it demonstrates the densness of this amazing marvel of our southern skies. If...
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