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Shipping outside USA
Donghun
Hi
I tried to order an item from AP website and I cannot choose any other country than US as the destination country for shipping. Is AP currently shipping only to US? Thank you Donghun
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Re: Mach2 power consumption
#Mach2GTO
I will check for you tomorrow night if you haven’t gotten an answer by then Jerome.
-- Dean Jacobsen http://astrophoto.net/wp/ Image Gallery - http://astrophoto.net/wp/image-gallery/ Astrobin - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/
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Mach2 power consumption
#Mach2GTO
I'm wondering what other Mach2 users are experiencing with power usage with their mounts.
Using a Powerwerx watt meter, I'm seeing about 1.05 amps at 13.8V while tracking, as much as 5.15 amps while slewing. I'm powering with a Pyramid PS-15KX supply, and it gets hot. (Still indoors due to lousy weather). These motors are drawing a lot of juice! Is that to be expected? Jerome
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Re: The SkyX Star Synchronization
Thank you Geert and Stuart. I was just looking in the wrong place.
-- Dean Jacobsen http://astrophoto.net/wp/ Image Gallery - http://astrophoto.net/wp/image-gallery/ Astrobin - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/
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Re: The SkyX Star Synchronization
Stuart <stuart.j.heggie@...>
Dean, the check box is in the AP driver not TSX. You tell it to treat SYNC as RCAL. Then you're good to go. Stuart Heggie
On Mon, 25 May 2020 at 13:56, Dean Jacobsen <deanjacobsen@...> wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 10:40 AM, Mike Dodd wrote: --
Stuart http://www.astrofoto.ca/stuartheggie/
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Re: The SkyX Star Synchronization
Dean, it is in the AP Driver that you have to click a box to use Sync as Recal. Then it will work from TheSky. Geert Vandenbulcke Op ma 25 mei 2020 om 19:40 schreef Mike Dodd <mike@...>:
On 5/25/2020 1:07 PM, Dean Jacobsen wrote:
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Re: The SkyX Star Synchronization
On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 10:40 AM, Mike Dodd wrote:
It's been a long time since I looked in SkyX, but I believe there's an option to "use recalibrate when Sync is clicked."I remember that being there too once upon a time. But I can't find it now. So maybe it isn't there in the recent version. -- Dean Jacobsen http://astrophoto.net/wp/ Image Gallery - http://astrophoto.net/wp/image-gallery/ Astrobin - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/
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Re: The SkyX Star Synchronization
On 5/25/2020 1:07 PM, Dean Jacobsen wrote:
Does the Star Synchronization tool in TheSkyX's telescope tab performIt's been a long time since I looked in SkyX, but I believe there's an option to "use recalibrate when Sync is clicked." I suggest you dig deep and see if you can find something along this line. -- Mike Mike Dodd Louisa County, Virginia USA http://astronomy.mdodd.com
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The SkyX Star Synchronization
I fell silly for asking this question. I have always been a GTO Keypad user and one of the first things that I do when initializing my mount is to slew to a known star, center the star on the imaging chip and then use the RECAL feature on the keypad. THen I am good to go and when I start up TheSkyX, SGP, and PHD2, the software is getting the updated pointing information.
Now I am temporarily without the keypad. I know this has been discussed countless times before and I vaguely remember seeing reference to it in the manuals. But I haven't found it in the Mach2 or GTOCP5 manual yet... Does the Star Synchronization tool in TheSkyX's telescope tab perform the same function as the RECAL? -- Dean Jacobsen http://astrophoto.net/wp/ Image Gallery - http://astrophoto.net/wp/image-gallery/ Astrobin - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/
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Re: AP Driver error
Ray Gralak
Yes, Max you are running an old version of the driver.
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The latest current is v5.30.10. Either link will get you to the driver download link: https://www.gralak.com/apdriver https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver -Ray Gralak Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author of PEMPro V3: https://www.ccdware.com Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver
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Re: AP Driver error
Bill Long
Update the ASCOM driver.
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Max Mirot via groups.io <titansmoons@...>
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2020 7:48 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Subject: [ap-gto] AP Driver error I get this when connect to Voyager. If I kill the driver in task manager and reconnect it works fine.
Can this be fixed? 1.8.1.1 Version Thanks max
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AP Driver error
Max Mirot
I get this when connect to Voyager. If I kill the driver in task manager and reconnect it works fine.
Can this be fixed? 1.8.1.1 Version Thanks max
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Re: PhD pulse guide error
Ray Gralak
Max,
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There's not enough information to say. For example, did the failure message come from the driver or PHD2? Was the mount parked or tracking? If the scope is near the pole, RA moves will hardly produce any star movement. Also, have you tried looked at the driver log file to see if the PulseGuide moves were actually sent? -Ray Gralak Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author of PEMPro V3: https://www.ccdware.com Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver
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PhD pulse guide error
Max Mirot
PhD guider connects to AP driver ok.
When I try to calibrate I started getting a error message that mount did not respond to pulse guiding (failed message). I close PhD then restart and reconnect the drivers. Calibration proceeds normally and guiding works all night. I any suggestions? Max
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Re: Mach2 and PHD2 Guiding recommendations
I have yet to take my mount outside. It's been a bad weather holiday weekend, of course. My local club had to cancel its much delayed Spring stargaze/camping trip. But, I've been trying out the new mount indoors. It's a really beautiful machine. Can't say any more than that. I've never seen an A-P mount or had one before, but I decided to buy one on good faith. I'm completely satisfied. I still have to get used to the software's Connect, Park/unpark routine. None of that was necessary with my Celestron CGEM. Also, I'm used to my old Goto mount circling around to approach a target (using Stellarium). The Mach2 just goes there directly. This is soo cool. :) Love this mount! Really looking forward to a night outside! Thanks, Roland! Jerome
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92mm Stowaway review
Harley Davidson
Hey guys, I did a review of AP's 92mm Stowaway refractor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOamVLteJSs Have a happy and safe Memorial Day! tony
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Re: Mach2 and PHD2 Guiding recommendations
Bill Long
Great to hear. Many adventures to be had in the future under the stars for sure.
🙂
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Dean Jacobsen <deanjacobsen@...>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 10:40 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Mach2 and PHD2 Guiding recommendations The mount is a beautiful mount and it worked great on its first night out. Thanks Roland and everyone else at AP. Very well done.
-- Dean Jacobsen http://astrophoto.net/wp/ Image Gallery - http://astrophoto.net/wp/image-gallery/ Astrobin - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/
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Re: Mach2 and PHD2 Guiding recommendations
The mount is a beautiful mount and it worked great on its first night out. Thanks Roland and everyone else at AP. Very well done.
-- Dean Jacobsen http://astrophoto.net/wp/ Image Gallery - http://astrophoto.net/wp/image-gallery/ Astrobin - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/
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Re: Mach2 and PHD2 Guiding recommendations
Bill Long
This whole data set was taken unguided:
AG Optical 10" iDK | FLI Ml16200 | AP1100 AE
Using my standard 80pt APCC model I always use. Works a charm. I should have actually dialed back the L frames. All subs were 5 minutes.
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Dominique Durand via groups.io <dom33.durand@...>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 10:19 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Mach2 and PHD2 Guiding recommendations Hi Dean,
nice curve, but I think it's the least of things with this frame. But "No modeling or other fancy stuff yet.", I personally went for my 130GT without guidance. Frame received Wednesday 6 p.m., Thursday 1st modeling of 35 points and conclusive tests ... Friday clouds ... Yesterday Saturday 2nd modeling 86 points, with a small series of photos on M109 (cropped version) and a checking of pointing ... the score seems pretty good to me and I still have to know if with the return of deviations below 0.65 arc.min this is correct. But without guidance last night, here, with 14 exposures of 6, 'what I get with my AP130 GT and a QHY294c (recent for me). No longer having to guide is only happiness. Dominique
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Re: Mach2 and PHD2 Guiding recommendations
Dominique Durand
Hi Dean,
nice curve, but I think it's the least of things with this frame. But "No modeling or other fancy stuff yet.", I personally went for my 130GT without guidance. Frame received Wednesday 6 p.m., Thursday 1st modeling of 35 points and conclusive tests ... Friday clouds ... Yesterday Saturday 2nd modeling 86 points, with a small series of photos on M109 (cropped version) and a checking of pointing ... the score seems pretty good to me and I still have to know if with the return of deviations below 0.65 arc.min this is correct. But without guidance last night, here, with 14 exposures of 6, 'what I get with my AP130 GT and a QHY294c (recent for me). No longer having to guide is only happiness. Dominique
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