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Re: RAPAS Polar Alignment App No Longer Available in Apple App Store
Yes. I'm in the Apple world. Don Anderson
On Friday, January 15, 2021, 11:25:31 p.m. MST, Peter Nagy <topboxman@...> wrote:
It appears "Polar Finder" for Android is still there. This is the correct Android app for RAPAS for A-P mounts. Are you using Apple? Peter
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Re: RAPAS Polar Alignment App No Longer Available in Apple App Store
Peter Nagy
It appears "Polar Finder" for Android is still there. This is the correct Android app for RAPAS for A-P mounts.
Are you using Apple? Peter
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RAPAS Polar Alignment App No Longer Available in Apple App Store
I got an notification on my Iphone that the AP polar alignment app has been pulled from the App store. Does anyone know what's happening with this?
Don
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Re: Sky Safari - iphone - GTO
Allen Ruckle
I was happy to see the iOS version of Sky Safari has been updated to include commands for my A-P Mach2. I did not have time to try it out on Thursday night Jan 14 but I read everything I could find about the commands added to Sky Safari 6.8. I like the way Sky Safari immediately places the location indicator at the NCP position on connection. I exercised the mount slewing 8 or 10 objects, (Stars & Planets). I searched the menus for the park commands or functions but did not find them. I tried out the new tilt to move feature and at first it appears to not working. I soon discovered I was not tilting the phone far enough to activate the move action. It appears to also do dual axis moves. because I did not see any way to park the mount I tried to see of I could search on "North Celestial Pole", no joy. When I chose to end the session by selecting "Disconnect", a menu came up with the new park options shown above.
Good Job Sky Safari! however . . . . . . . . . I have one question. How do I synchronize Sky Safari to a star after an initial goto from the park position, without causing the Mach2 mount to loose its calibration. In my first use of Sky Safari when I first received my Mach2, I did a slew to Altair using SkySafari, after that the mount had acted as if it had a re-cal with Altair instead of the NCP, and I needed to email Roland who helped me re establish the telescope to the "Home Location". ( Thank You Roland ). aruckle
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Re: APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15
Update worked for me. I had one computer where the update check worked and another where it didn't.
The one where it didn't now shows latest and current versions - first time ever. Thanks! Jerry
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Re: APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15
Steve Reilly
Runs as expected now.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Thanks Ray..... -Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ray Gralak Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 11:17 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: [ap-gto] APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15 For those of you with APCC Pro and "Check for updates" is not working, please try this version (I'll post an APCC Standard version later if this works): http://www.apastrosoftware.com/apcc_download/APCC_Pro_Setup_1.8.8.15.exe If you still get a "blank" update version, please post your APCC log file here, or email it to me directly (groups3 at gralak dot com). -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver
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Re: APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15
Roland Christen
I'm actually one of the ravens.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: George <george@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2021 1:57 pm Subject: Re: [ap-gto] APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15 Our secret is out…discovered by the muggles!
Regards,
George
George Whitney
Astro-Physics, Inc.
Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line)
Phone: 815-282-1513 (office)
Email:
george@...
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Cheng-Yang Tan via groups.io
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 1:48 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re: [ap-gto] APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15 Haha! Didn't realize AP == Hogwarts which makes Rolando == Dumbledore :)
On Friday, January 15, 2021, 01:38:29 PM CST, George <george@...> wrote:
Cytan,
It was from the Software and Electronics department at Hogwarts.
Regards,
George
George Whitney
Astro-Physics, Inc.
Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line)
Phone: 815-282-1513 (office)
Email:
george@...
From:
main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Cheng-Yang Tan via groups.io
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 1:33 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re: [ap-gto] APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15 Hi Ray,
It must've be a very subtle bug. So what was it?
cytan
On Friday, January 15, 2021, 01:29:55 PM CST, Greg McCall <emailgregnow@...>
wrote:
Yes, 1.8.8.15 is displayed as the current and in the next line as the latest.
It looks like you have a solution thanks -- Roland Christen Astro-Physics
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Re: APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15
George
Our secret is out…discovered by the muggles!
Regards,
George
George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone: 815-282-1513 (office) Email: george@...
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Cheng-Yang Tan via groups.io
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 1:48 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re: [ap-gto] APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15
Haha! Didn't realize AP == Hogwarts which makes Rolando == Dumbledore :)
On Friday, January 15, 2021, 01:38:29 PM CST, George <george@...> wrote:
Cytan,
It was from the Software and Electronics department at Hogwarts.
Regards,
George
George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone: 815-282-1513 (office) Email: george@...
From:
main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Cheng-Yang Tan via groups.io
Hi Ray,
It must've be a very subtle bug. So what was it?
cytan
On Friday, January 15, 2021, 01:29:55 PM CST, Greg McCall <emailgregnow@...> wrote:
Yes, 1.8.8.15 is displayed as the current and in the next line as the latest.
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Re: APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15
Cheng-Yang Tan
Haha! Didn't realize AP == Hogwarts which makes Rolando == Dumbledore :)
On Friday, January 15, 2021, 01:38:29 PM CST, George <george@...> wrote:
Cytan,
It was from the Software and Electronics department at Hogwarts.
Regards,
George
George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone: 815-282-1513 (office) Email: george@...
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Cheng-Yang Tan via groups.io
Hi Ray,
It must've be a very subtle bug. So what was it?
cytan
On Friday, January 15, 2021, 01:29:55 PM CST, Greg McCall <emailgregnow@...> wrote:
Yes, 1.8.8.15 is displayed as the current and in the next line as the latest.
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Re: Sky Safari - iphone - GTO
Paolo Nicosia
Yes Christopher, the difference is whether you want it stopped or not. I usually have concurrent connections from my phone an laptop - Sky Safari for gotos and target selection, my laptop for imaging and guiding. With that option you can disconnect the phone and go to bed while the PC carries on with the AP Ascom driver. You wouldn't want the phone to park the mount while the laptop's using it.
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Re: APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15
George
Cytan,
It was from the Software and Electronics department at Hogwarts.
Regards,
George
George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone: 815-282-1513 (office) Email: george@...
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Cheng-Yang Tan via groups.io
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 1:33 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re: [ap-gto] APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15
Hi Ray,
It must've be a very subtle bug. So what was it?
cytan
On Friday, January 15, 2021, 01:29:55 PM CST, Greg McCall <emailgregnow@...> wrote:
Yes, 1.8.8.15 is displayed as the current and in the next line as the latest.
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Re: Sky Safari - iphone - GTO
I am guessing the difference would be if tracking was stopped or not. "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" Observatory Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, Hawaii
On Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 9:33 AM Christopher Erickson <christopher.k.erickson@...> wrote:
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Re: Guiding on my plate again - NEED TO IMPROVE
Astrobob
I always look at new astro-software. You never know what new ideas might improve your computer abilities.
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Re: Sky Safari - iphone - GTO
Strange. Wouldn't "Park at current position" and "Disconnect without parking" be exactly the same thing with an AP CP2/3/4/5 controller? "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" Observatory Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, Hawaii
On Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 9:31 AM Paolo Nicosia <paolotto@...> wrote: Confirmed: I just tried it and you can park and unpark to Park 3, 4, or "Current Position". It all appears to work, though my test was during the daytime, so I can't speak for accuracy (but I doubt there would be an issue).
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Re: APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15
Cheng-Yang Tan
Hi Ray, It must've be a very subtle bug. So what was it? cytan
On Friday, January 15, 2021, 01:29:55 PM CST, Greg McCall <emailgregnow@...> wrote:
Yes, 1.8.8.15 is displayed as the current and in the next line as the latest. It looks like you have a solution thanks
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Re: Sky Safari - iphone - GTO
ABOUT TIME SKY SAFARI GOT PARK 3! YAY!!! I can FINALLY start recommending Sky Safari to people again. It only took YEARS for them to get this fixed. "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" Observatory Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, Hawaii
On Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 8:37 AM Howard Hedlund <howard@...> wrote: The latest release of Sky Safari adds some great new features, and it fixes a couple problems for AP GTO mount users
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Re: Sky Safari - iphone - GTO
Paolo Nicosia
Confirmed: I just tried it and you can park and unpark to Park 3, 4, or "Current Position". It all appears to work, though my test was during the daytime, so I can't speak for accuracy (but I doubt there would be an issue).
 I've been hoping for this for years, as I've never gotten used to the user interface in Stellarium or CDC. SkySafari is so much easier to use for alignment after setup and for deciding on targets, but the Park 4 limitation was always a hassle. Thanks a lot for coordinating this with Simulation Curriculum, Marj.
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Re: Sky Safari - iphone - GTO
fernandorivera3
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Re: Sky Safari - iphone - GTO
Paolo Nicosia
I just tried it with my Mach1 and it works as advertised. That's great news - Sky Safari is such a treat for GoTo and precise alignment via synching, and great for deciding on targets for the night, but the Park 4 limitation was a big hassle. Thanks for working though this with the Simulation Curriculum folks, Marj!
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Re: APCC Pro v 1.8.8.15
Greg McCall
Yes, 1.8.8.15 is displayed as the current and in the next line as the latest.
It looks like you have a solution thanks
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