WOW, what a fine piece of machinery!!!! Got it set up, scope and camera mounted and balanced, and connected to my laptop, and communicating with the software...
I am new to astronomy and nobody knows this better than Howard. Having the AP 900 and 1200 mounts has been a real pleasure, but what really impressed me was...
I'll second that. Besides being a technically very savvy guy Howard is also a true gentleman. My experience has always been that Astro- Physics has world...
I totally agree ;-))) Gilles I'll second that. Besides being a technically very savvy guy Howard is also a true gentleman. My experience has always been that...
Well it happened, the impossible. The DEC cable got caught under the big knob used to attached the DEC housing to the RA housing during a park. The cable...
... It might help if you told us which mount it is. If it is the 1200 there has been PLENTY of discussion in the past about cable routing and methods of...
Sorry it is a 1200. I do see a better way to connect it under the polar housing but the cable is not long enough to do that. I am going to see if I can cap...
Dean -- I simply shorten my cable by pulling it back through the plastic clip on the CP3 control box so that it's not quite long enough to ever get below the...
Dean, Regardless of what mount it is or when it was last discussed - your experience is a timely warning to all of us who might have missed this topic. Sorry...
Dean, The same thing happened to me on my AP 400 on the Portable Pier. What I finally did was to "borrow" a cap screw from Steve Peterson and screw it in with...
... end was ... front. I ... I have also been fortunate to never have my cables become tangled. I also suggest to Dean to check out the manual that comes with...
Does anyone know the details for the 'RR' and 'RD' commands? Specifically, what does the 'sxxx.xxxx' value added or subtracted represent? I don't see any...
Hello Mr. Galiyano, I have reviewed your post with our software engineer. We cannot figure out where the "J" response is coming from. The mount servo does not...
Me too, Todd. I'm on the list also. This will be my first AP mount, so I'm very eager to get started using it. The website just gives a general timeline of...
Roland, I have only managed to capture this one event since I found out about the Serial Trace capability of the ASCOM driver. I still have the system setup ...
Dear Todd, We have quite a few parts completed or nearly completed. haven't reviewed the situation totally, but my rough estimate is that we could start...
Dear group. I would like to mate a AP900 to a standard Meade field tripod for greater portability. Does anyone know where I might purchase such an adapter?...
Sandy, I have posted two photos (look under Meade tripod) of an adaptor plate that I had made for the Meade giant tripod. Others have used the AP pier adaptor...
Thanks Harold, your adapter looks really solid. This is the way I'll go to. Maybe Precise Parts could help. Sandy ... plate ... AP ... tried ... the ... me. ...
I'm not sure what the top of the Meade tripod looks like. but I drilled and tapped the AP pier adapter to fit the existing holes in the Celestron Super HD...
Thank you Marj. I got on the list through Anacortes and they notified me I would receive one December/January-ish. That was just their estimate. I was just...
There are many parts associated with the mount and they are not quite finished yet. Please note that we have NOT accepted any orders for these mounts yet. You...
THAT is a good one to be on <g> Herb York www.BuyTelescopes.com www.AstroMart.com www.Binocs.com ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Thanks Edd, is your set-up stable? waht scope are you using with this arrangement? Sandy ... in ... an ... adaptor ... the ... found ... for ... tripod...
The AP900 on the Celestron Super HD tripod is a very solid transportable set-up for my AP155 EDF with piggy-backed ED80 guide scope. I presume the Meade...
