Last night when I operated my 600EGTO from the Sky software I noticed that the The Sky and the mount were quite the same time. I tried the Intialise commands...
In a message dated 12/31/2001 9:14:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Wait till the CCD bug hits you. Roland Christen [Non-text portions of this message have...
In a message dated 1/1/2002 8:20:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... The time that the mount uses would come from either the keypad or The Sky software, depending...
Well ..... I got my notification after about 1.5 years of waiting and for some reason beyond my comprehension my wife has agreed to let me purchase the mount...
Congrats. Maybe you got mine? :) I gave mine up. The 900GTO and 600EGTO are
fine for me right now. Did you remember a keypad protector?
:)
Congratulations on...
I think the keypad protector is included in the 1200 now.. at least that is what it says on the webpage. I am on the waiting list for all the mounts , the 1200...
... Doug: 3-18lb. counterweights might be overkill. I have the 1200GTO on a 48inch pier on which have mounted a Losmandy DSBS, side-by-side saddle, AP155 on...
Hi thanks , I was a little concerned about that. The 8" newt with plate and rings is 45lbs. That doesn't include the camera (St-8e/cfw8) I figured if I added...
As a point of reference, my 7.1 inch f/9 on a 900GTO require two 18 pound AP
weights and one 14 pound from Robin Cassidy. It's weighs in at 56lbs all
decked...
Roland, Ok, thats not a problem, just so long as I know. Thanks. Andrew ... The Sky ... you start ... you then ... synchronized to ... a ... source. ... any ...
I know when training the PEC on my 900 GTO the time frame trained for is exactly 7 minutes. Is 7 minutes the correct amount of time that it takes for the worm...
In a message dated 1/2/2002 6:42:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... No, it is almost 6.4 minutes, but we want to make sure there is some overlap in the training...
... Congratulations Doug! You may find your Newt's movement is restricted by the pier's struts. I moved them down considerably on my 900/8" f5.9 MN set-up, and...
Whew!, thats a relief because I graphed my period error and it seems very much like the 6.4 minutes is the correct cycle period that I was coming up with. For...
Hi Jerry, Your graph looks pretty good - a lot better than my 900GTO, which indicated around 10 arc-sec. when last measured. Just to be sure we're talking...
Hi Andrew, Roland gave an interesting and very illuminating discussion on how the mount interacts with the hand controller and/or TheSky a while back in the...
I have been using my ATS portable pier with my A-P 900GTO mount for four months, now. This model ATS pier is the 8 in. dia. size and is custom sized to 54 in....
In a message dated 1/3/2002 12:05:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Yes, basically all you do is fold the legs out, line up the turnbuckles, and attach the...
... Hi Doug, I'm using a 24" pier. FWIW, you may find that 32" perches your 8" f5.5 a tad on the high side, especially near zenith. Despite rotating rings and...
BTW, I use the AP 24" pier for my 1200 goto for CCD imaging. Very solid combination. Pier sets up in 5 minutes. John Gleason, dvj@... Celestial...
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Hi John, Thank-you for asking. You are right I messed up and forgot to make the adjustment. Thanks very much for pointing this out. I would not want to be...
Thanks guys , I am primarily using my setup for imaging. Some visual stuff as I go. I am planning on putting the pier on a roll around platform that I have the...
Hi Jerry, Glad to help - it's an easy error to make. 7 arc-sec. looks pretty good to me! II want to measure it again with the main chip - hopefully this ...
Yes, here it is: www.advancedtelescope.com ATS Home Page Peter Natscher Monterey, California ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi folks, I will be uploading some new images taken the last few days with the 10" Mak. The first one can be found in the Photos section in the M33 folder in...
