I have had a good time with the AP400, but it has not been without some issues along the way. DEC seems to have some fits now and then, which could be due to an aged worm or perhaps something else. I

Do this: Kill the AP v2 driver, by double clicking on the "Client" part of the driver window. In APCC, click on the Virtual Port tab, and make sure the ports are created. If they aren't, click the

When you say unguided 90 second images, what level of star quality are you looking for from those images? That would inform just how much accuracy you will need in terms of the tracking. To be

Oh, of this I am very aware. When I was younger both of my parents had thier own '66 Mustangs. Coolest cars ever, and when my mom picked me up from school all my friends thought I was the coolest

Hi Sam When you have APCC running but ASCOM not yet connected, have you tried clicking the auto config option for the ascom driver first? -- Brian Brian Valente astro portfolio

Hi Ray, thank you for the response I must have rebooted the computer 10 times but still getting the error. The workaround which seems to get the mount working with NINA / ASCOM (but still showing

Here’s my Meade 16” SCT on its original tripod, after undergoing a “mount transplant” in which it received an A-P 1600GTO AE. Howard

The Mustang is why they call these mounts “Mach”. Of course, a smaller mount couldn’t be called a Mach 0.5. But with advanced features, it could be a Mach-E :-) Chip

Time to reboot your computer, as something seems corrupted. Those types of errors should never happen. -Ray

I believe that the "yes" in step 8 is supposed to be clicked to cancel the homing. I don't have a Mach2 to test with but maybe Mike at A-P can check this. -Ray

  Hi Brian, I use my AP1100GTO both for my home based observatory and as a portable setup for outreach around the Big Island of Hawaii. I do a regular outreach show at the VIS on Maunakea

Hi I am having another type of problem connecting to my AP1100. I am using a computer where virtual ports used to work ; now I get an error when I try to connect “ APCC Error connecting to AP V2

Drawings made at the eyepiece of my first AP scope, a 6” F/12 Superplanetary in 1989-90. Jim Phillips Get Outlook for iOS

Hi, I'm getting a small quirk when trying to home the mount after unparking from the ASCOM driver (in NINA). Not a big deal but I thought it would be worth reporting nonetheless. Here's is the course

Great shot Tony!

How is "drive to the site" portability defined? I assume this will be drastically different from person to person.

Thanks a lot Roland and Michael, I think that with today's small pixel cameras even rather short focal-length telescopes can get an interesting level of detail on galaxies. clear skies, Dan

It separates into three parts, which go together in a few minutes. I'd definitely love to see an AE equipped 400 size mount.

I haven't had a Miata but my mother did when I was a teenager. It didn't last long. Maybe just bad luck. She sold it and bought a 66 Mustang instead, which is still going. 😃

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