A three to five year old AP1200 has a few differences from today's version. Three major items immediately come to mind. The first is the new one has the GTOCP3 servo module whereas the older one has

JunkMailGoesHere@... writes: It used to be that ony a few manufacturers offered apo refractors at exorbitant prices, but now you have essentially infinite choices, so no need to wait. Rolando

Is the 3 to 5 year old AP 1200 the as what you would buy today? If I wanted to send a used AP1200 to Astro Physics for a checkout what would this cost and is it generally a good idea to do this.

Great News Ruben, I had to replace my battery and reload the database myself. Amazing what a difference this little battery makes. At least now when I get my new AP1200 and sell the 900GTO the new

Steve.... I finally made it up to my observatory...and I did the upgrade. The instructions on the AP website were quite clear. All seems to have gone smoothly, and the "old" keypad now has the slew

You might try and watch th eads on Astromart. There have been a couple of AP 1200s in the cassifieds/auctions over the last month. Also, put a "wanted" ad on Astromart. You never know.... Dean

Dennis, I like the large size. I have a large monitor, so maybe I am biased. Thanks for sharing it. Mark

I have used mine in all temperaturs from +35C down to -25C with no problems. The specs are just what they tested it to (if that). I did have an Edgeport die once after a close by lightening

The Edgeport has worked fine for me over several years with temps down to -15c. It even worked down at -22c one night. Its pretty robust. cheers, ...paul.

Dave, I have been considering the edgeport. Its specs say it should operate at 32 F or warmer. Were you in a very cold environment when you had your

Mark, Very impressive setup. I am considering an Edpeport/4, but they seem to have several models. Which model are you using? Does it work reliably on just the USB port for power? Ruben serial two

This is one of the densest galaxy clusters in the sky. I captured only about 1/9 of the total area with my 58 x 43 arc minute FOV. Takahashi E-160 astrograph @ f/3.3 LRGB 120:30:30:30 in ten-minute

dpersyk@... writes: I always like the larger images with the better resolution, even if I have to scroll some. Roland Christen

Hi Russ, AP mounts are great and can be had used. I got my AP1200 last year and will be selling it this year because my name was finally called. My new AP is due this summer. I will be selling my old

Russ I was just reviewing the postings and saw your chat. I am going to put on astromart next week an AP 1200 with a C-14 on it next week. I'm downsiezing to a AP 900 John Paul Russ Garrett

Russ -- Oh boy, do I feel your pain. I bought a 16" LX200GPS last summer. 8 months of frustration later I pulled the plug and started looking for a GEM. I preferred the AP1200 primarily for the

If you going to do that, any chance you could slip over to the StarFire production line and nab a 160 for me? 10% commission of course... You'll need a super strength wire and motor to get you back

I do not think I can wait that lonk for an AP1200 mount. I have had scope problems since last summer when I purchased the first RCX 14. Which is my fault for buying an RCX 14. Why wait longer for an

Hi Kent, I believe that a correction is appropriate. It was 5&1/2 years in 1999. I bet it is 21 years today. Rick were the order slots left way it for mounts

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