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Re: M42 from my future observatory site
Robert Chozick <rchozick@...>
Hi Kent. Well it had rained an hour earlier. It was not a good night. The property is between Paducah and Guthrie east of Lubbock.
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On Dec 19, 2020, at 3:12 PM, Kent Kirkley via groups.io <kgkirkley@...> wrote:
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Re: M42 from my future observatory site
Robert Chozick <rchozick@...>
Thanks for the comments. The 16 bit CMOS makes such a difference. I can’t wait to get a lot more time on this.
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On Dec 19, 2020, at 3:10 PM, Bill Long <bill@...> wrote:
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Re: M42 from my future observatory site
Kent Kirkley
Robert
Out of curiosity, where is the property located?
The fact that you had so much humidity is concerning but even Ft. Davis can have high humidity. Kent Kirkley
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From: Robert Chozick via groups.io <rchozick@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Sat, Dec 19, 2020 3:08 pm Subject: Re: [ap-gto] M42 from my future observatory site Because of the high humidity there was a lot of moisture in the air. Must of the subs had high thin clouds making the brighter portions glow. I left in some that messed up the brightest stars. If not it would have been only 10 subs. I threw out 20 subs. By the time I stopped the sky was full of moisture The new land is high bortle 2 with a ranking of 21.99 on the light pollution map.
Robert
On Dec 19, 2020, at 1:51 PM, Clement Elechi <celechi@...> wrote:
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Re: M42 from my future observatory site
Mark Ledbury
Absolutely stunning image - woo! Thank you for sharing this! Mark
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Re: Version P02-08 now available for GTOCP4 and GTOCP5 control boxes
garyemc
Marj
If I have the older keypad with the 256k circuit board, can I send that in to AP and have the circuit board upgraded so I can take advantage of the new software?? gary
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Re: Balance helper by amp draw?
#Mach2GTO
Bill Long
Sharpcap works wonderfully. Why not just use that? I use that to Polar Align for unguided imaging all the time. The residual error I get reported in APCC Pro after a sky model run proves out how good it is. No need for a Polemaster and no need for a RAPAS.
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Micheal Fields Jr via groups.io <mpfjr@...>
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 12:10 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Balance helper by amp draw? #Mach2GTO @Woody
I am trying not to buy more stuff than I need. An RAPAS is great but unless someone gives me one I have no intention of spending $500.00 on something I'll only use one time. For example I did not buy the hand controller. The reason I am asking these questions is that I am trying to do this in my back yard just to play around and learn the software before I take it all out and put it up in my observatory 2 hours drive away. Would be super handy to have a polemaster or RAPAS but it is not something I'll need more than once.
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Re: Balance helper by amp draw?
#Mach2GTO
Bill Long
AP mounts are incredibly easy to balance, easy to use, and easy to forget it is even there.
Did you know: AP mounts can safely be used in the CW up position to image all night without the need for a Meridian flip? The more you know...
🙂
Obviously, you would need to ensure clearance... but the gear supports it nicely both physically and in the software.
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Micheal Fields Jr via groups.io <mpfjr@...>
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 12:00 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Balance helper by amp draw? #Mach2GTO No but there are still "good ideas" and those good ideas find themselves being used by everyone.
I very rarely use my mount's built in balance utility anyways so it isn't a big deal that there can't be one for the Mach2GTO. I was just asking if I missed the feature hidden away somewhere.
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Re: M42 from my future observatory site
Bill Long
Looks great!
I had nothing but problems with my 6200 mono, but the smaller chip seems to be doing well.
The new 4/3 mono with two different effective pixel sizes is really interesting. I picked up the QHY 284M Pro to check it out.
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Clement Elechi <celechi@...>
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 11:51 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Subject: Re: [ap-gto] M42 from my future observatory site Hello Robert,
Wonderful shot. Just curious about the subs you threw out because of high humidity. In what way were they so much worse than the others?
I have been eyeing the ASI12600, so I need to remain on the CFO's good side for a while yet
 Clem
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My astrobin gallery:
On Saturday, December 19, 2020, 2:37:06 PM EST, Robert Chozick via groups.io <rchozick@...> wrote:
I am buying some property in West Texas and this is my first light. I have not purchased yet and just went out there with my portable setup one night. I lost most of my subs as the humidity was 90 percent but I managed to use about an hours worth. I
did get shorter exposures for the various parts of the nebula. I will redo this later with 4 or 5 hours of exposure. I really love my 16 bit CMOS ASI2600. It is a great camera.
Robert
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Re: M42 from my future observatory site
Robert Chozick <rchozick@...>
Because of the high humidity there was a lot of moisture in the air. Must of the subs had high thin clouds making the brighter portions glow. I left in some that messed up the brightest stars. If not it would have been only 10 subs. I threw out 20 subs. By the time I stopped the sky was full of moisture The new land is high bortle 2 with a ranking of 21.99 on the light pollution map. Robert
On Dec 19, 2020, at 1:51 PM, Clement Elechi <celechi@...> wrote:
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Re: Balance helper by amp draw?
#Mach2GTO
Woody Schlom
Micheal,
Makes sense. And I agree. For a permanent installation, PEMPro would be sufficient. And although I don’t know, it might have come bundled with your new mount. And if not, a CCD Drift PA procedure is free and “should” only be necessary once or twice a year. Here in So. Cal. we’ve got these things called earth quakes that can mess up permanent PA every now and then.
Have fun!
Woody
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> On Behalf Of Micheal Fields Jr via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 12:10 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Balance helper by amp draw? #Mach2GTO
@Woody
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Re: Balance helper by amp draw?
#Mach2GTO
Micheal Fields Jr
@Woody
I am trying not to buy more stuff than I need. An RAPAS is great but unless someone gives me one I have no intention of spending $500.00 on something I'll only use one time. For example I did not buy the hand controller. The reason I am asking these questions is that I am trying to do this in my back yard just to play around and learn the software before I take it all out and put it up in my observatory 2 hours drive away. Would be super handy to have a polemaster or RAPAS but it is not something I'll need more than once.
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Re: Balance helper by amp draw?
#Mach2GTO
Micheal Fields Jr
No but there are still "good ideas" and those good ideas find themselves being used by everyone.
I very rarely use my mount's built in balance utility anyways so it isn't a big deal that there can't be one for the Mach2GTO. I was just asking if I missed the feature hidden away somewhere.
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Re: M42 from my future observatory site
Clement Elechi
Hello Robert, Wonderful shot. Just curious about the subs you threw out because of high humidity. In what way were they so much worse than the others? I have been eyeing the ASI12600, so I need to remain on the CFO's good side for a while yet Clem ============================ My astrobin gallery:
On Saturday, December 19, 2020, 2:37:06 PM EST, Robert Chozick via groups.io <rchozick@...> wrote:
I am buying some property in West Texas and this is my first light. I have not purchased yet and just went out there with my portable setup one night. I lost most of my subs as the humidity was 90 percent but I managed to use about an hours worth. I did get shorter exposures for the various parts of the nebula. I will redo this later with 4 or 5 hours of exposure. I really love my 16 bit CMOS ASI2600. It is a great camera.
Robert
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Re: M42 from my future observatory site
thefamily90 Phillips
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Robert Chozick via groups.io <rchozick@...>
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2020 2:36:51 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Subject: [ap-gto] M42 from my future observatory site I am buying some property in West Texas and this is my first light. I have not purchased yet and just went out there with my portable setup one night. I lost most of my subs as the humidity
was 90 percent but I managed to use about an hours worth. I did get shorter exposures for the various parts of the nebula. I will redo this later with 4 or 5 hours of exposure. I really love my 16 bit CMOS ASI2600. It is a great camera.
Robert
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M42 from my future observatory site
Robert Chozick <rchozick@...>
I am buying some property in West Texas and this is my first light. I have not purchased yet and just went out there with my portable setup one night. I lost most of my subs as the humidity was 90 percent but I managed to use about an hours worth. I did get shorter exposures for the various parts of the nebula. I will redo this later with 4 or 5 hours of exposure. I really love my 16 bit CMOS ASI2600. It is a great camera.
Robert
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Re: Can smog effect autoguiding?
Tom Blahovici
Oops. Here you are:
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Re: Can smog effect autoguiding?
Hi Tom i need the guidelog, not the debug log thanks
On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 9:13 AM Tom Blahovici <tom.va2fsq@...> wrote: Hi Thanks for the offer. You will some some of the shorter ones with the wild behavior. --
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Re: Can smog effect autoguiding?
Tom Blahovici
#5 is particularly bad.
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Re: Can smog effect autoguiding?
Tom Blahovici
Hi Thanks for the offer. You will some some of the shorter ones with the wild behavior.
Best regards, Tom
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Re: Version P02-08 now available for GTOCP4 and GTOCP5 control boxes
Great, thanks Stacey. Serial to serial is what I have, I’ll do the upgrade later this week then.
Geert
Van: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Namens Stacey Mills
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