I was playing with the AP PEM Pro program delivered with the new mounts. While I could read data from the camera with no issues, I could not connect to the...
Hi Roy, You can setup the COM port in the AP ASCOM driver setup dialog. I will send you a simple script file that will allow you to configure it by double...
... Roland: can one not use the original field flattener for the Traveler, albeit with an adaptor for the STL-11000? Mine is circa 1996 or 1997. Dave...
Dave, I have both flatteners and I use the old one with the Finger Lakes PDF Focuser, because it can fit in front of the flattener and maintain the proper...
Hello, Happy New Year everyone. Here's my first image for the year. Note the cloud details on the South Pole and around Mare Sirenum/Cimmerium area. Olympus...
Hi Alan, Nice set of craterlets! I just returned from 3 months in Fla, and do not get to see that many very often. BTW, it was nice to finally meet you at...
Hi Bob - Enjoyed meeting and talking with you too - Astrofest is a nice party. 3 months in Florida is sounding pretty good right about now - I haven't seen the...
I have to ask hypothetically ... I'm mounting a Traveler with the 7" sliding bar to a Takahashi EM-11, and have ordered the DOVE08 mounting plate and Q4044...
Dear Mr. Jones, The Traveler attaches to the 7" sliding bar with two 1/4-20 cap head screws. The heads do protrude on purpose to act as an emergency stop so...
Hello, Here's another image from last night. http://mars.cstoneind.com Best Regards, Chris Christopher and Vicky Go Christone Industries Manufacturer and...
Hello, Here's an image of Mars which I took 2 hours ago. The cloud detail is about the same as yesterday but the cloud below Solis Lacus is now more...
Good day gentlemen, The Pelican cases are excellent options. The various Halliburton (Zero) cases I have been using for many years are still doing very well,...
Philip, Finally had time to look into this wonderful tool. Last time I tried the Roddier it was picky about the file format and image size. How did you make...
In a message dated 1/5/2006 11:32:17 AM Central Standard Time, ... You cannot use a webcam, even if you convert it to .Fit format. The reason is that you need...
Hi Tom - Lovely image. M46 with its cool planetary has always been a favorite visual object. And isn't Puppis a sweet name for a constellation! Alan...
Tom, This is a really great image but raises a question: Can I infer from the color of the stars which ones are part of the cluster and which are background...
That pretty much rules out just about every CCD device out therein common use. None of them have a 96db S/N ratio. Putting a 16 bit A/D on a device that...
In a message dated 1/5/2006 6:40:55 PM Central Standard Time, ... no, every CCD camera made by SBIG and similar ones by other people work just fine. They are...
Here you go, Joe. http://www.neteon.net/cat.asp?c=18&gclid=CPTw2KnjtIICFRYlGgodAiMlCw Joe Castoro ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Per Astronomics, Meade is going to announce this newer version. Can some of you folks who understand CCDs, pixels, etc comment on how this might compare to say...
Sorry, hit the wrong address button! ... From: "Gary Harwell" <gharwell@...> To: <ap-ug@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 5:53 AM Subject:...
Joe, RS-232 implies 2 way communication; but I would check with them to see what is required to make it work. This may be a very expensive solution to just...
