Yes, I offset my pier. The Declination axis is approximately centered in my PD10 but above the center of curvature. Otherwise people would have to sit or lie...
1508
Michael Cook
ecusersysop
Feb 5, 2010 6:14 pm
Hi Bruce, Thanks for your perspective. I know all too well how much fiddling is required with the geometry settings. It didn't take me long to get the dome...
1509
Rick Wiggins
meunage
Feb 5, 2010 10:28 pm
Hi Mike, I think the bottom line the application. I know you to be a serious and well thought out astronomer, so I am guessing here that you know what you want...
1510
Michael Cook
ecusersysop
Feb 5, 2010 10:41 pm
Hi Rick, Thanks. I appreciate your thoughts and sharing your experience. It's always nice to hang an idea out here and get some feedback. Besides minimizing...
1511
Michael H
a1parkranger
Feb 8, 2010 8:10 pm
Hi Mike, I centered my 10ft concrete pier in the dome when starting out with my fork mounted 10" LX200. I had a custom steel pier that offset the fork to the...
1512
epavlu
Feb 16, 2010 3:33 am
Hello - I'm not sure if this is an appropriate question for the group. I have a PD-15. I have a Paramount ME. I'm using Digital Dome Works (DDW 5.1). Does...
1513
Michael H
a1parkranger
Feb 17, 2010 7:48 pm
Definitions: Dome Equator = top of base ring where you can look over top and see out of the slit. Scope Pivot Point = The RA axis Optical Axis = Center of your...
1514
J M
jsmiller58
May 11, 2010 4:29 pm
I have a PD-15, purchased new in late 2007/early 2008. If you look at the dome from the outside, there are "cables" on both sides of the shutter that I think...
1515
Bill Gardner
b_omarr
May 11, 2010 4:48 pm
James, Those cables along the outside of your dome are the wind restraint system, meant to hold down the shutter in the case of extreme wind. They do not have...
1516
J M
jsmiller58
May 11, 2010 6:54 pm
Thanks Bill - will do! James...
1517
Michael Cook
ecusersysop
May 12, 2010 2:29 am
I have the newer, more quiet gearhead motor assembly for my 10-foot dome. At the top end of the windlass shaft is in a bearing assembly that has two bolts...
1518
Michael H
a1parkranger
May 12, 2010 2:01 pm
Good catch. Just checked my 5yr old HD-10 for good measure and found things snug. Thinking about this a moment, I am sure the rubber washers are for noise...
1519
Rick
starliterick
Jul 19, 2010 3:48 am
Tried to install DDW on windows 7 64 bit dell machine. Install stops and I get message 'VB6stkit.dll file not found' Everthing feezes up at that point, and I...
1520
Tim Long
t_p_long
Jul 19, 2010 10:11 am
I can't speak for the DDWCP software, but the ASCOM Driver has some
known issues with the latest versions of Windows, .NET Framework and
ASCOM Platform. An...
Tim Long, I have a log in for the DDW ASCOM development group you show below. I've watched as you have made progress over the past month. I would like to Beta...
1523
David
eyeline.media
Oct 16, 2010 5:52 pm
I'm having install issues on Vista64 that are very similar. I've tried running as admin, running in compatibilty modes, turning of data execution protection...
1524
ecusersysop
Oct 17, 2010 5:51 pm
Bill, Well 4.5 years since you posted this issue has passed, and I experienced the same erro for he first time last night. I'm running ACP under trial since...
1525
dc3dreamer
Oct 19, 2010 12:44 am
I have to jump in here... I am the author of ACP. The assertion "it only happens with ACP" seems to place the blame on ACP. I can state with 100% certainty...
1526
bw_msgboard
waddington50
Oct 19, 2010 2:06 am
For what it's worth, I see this type of problem every time I use the dome, and I am *not* running ACP. That is, my dome control application sees a ...
1527
Bill Gardner
b_omarr
Oct 19, 2010 3:17 am
Mike, As my original post was as you said, four years ago, I would like to remove myself from this entire discussion. Since the original posting, Bob has ...
1528
Richard
rrsabo
Oct 20, 2010 4:12 am
For what it's worth, I've used ACP with a ProDome 10' for 3 years imaging most of the night over 100 nights a year. DDW and ACP have worked together without...
1529
Michael H
a1parkranger
Oct 20, 2010 1:42 pm
I suspect I will feel the heat for titling the subject heading as such, but I did this to make this issue searchable within the group (as in knowledge...
1530
ecusersysop
Oct 20, 2010 1:46 pm
Bill/Bob, Sorry that I brought this issue up. I was merely answering Bill's posting, and mentioned what Tim had observed. Please follow the thread to see for...
1531
ecusersysop
Oct 21, 2010 1:43 pm
As you may be aware, Tim Long is working on a new DDW driver (with vendor support). I submitted this issue to the ASCOM Issue Tracker site: ...
1532
Rick
starliterick
Nov 27, 2010 1:40 am
Hello, It was reported a while back that Tim Long was working on a new driver that would work with the new ASCOM 5.? and windows 7. It was due out late...
1533
dennis_persyk
Dec 3, 2010 7:41 pm
Hello Group, When I purchased my 10-foot ProDome ten years ago it came with Dome Track 2 hardware. I have the original poly bag with the hardware, missing the...
1534
Rick Wiggins
meunage
Dec 3, 2010 9:18 pm
Hi Dennis, I might be interested. What hardware do you have? Thanks, Rick Sent from my iPhone...
1535
rharrismcse
Dec 20, 2010 1:34 pm
Hi all - Richard here from the Ozarks Hills Observatory My 6" Home Dome has been working great remotely ontop my roof but recently I found an issue where the...
1536
pscheuter
Jan 13, 2011 1:29 am
Hello, I'm new to this group and in the process of sketching ideas on dome construction. I was wondering if there is a cad or drafting program to turn my...
