This sounds very good. A model that just happens if you want it to. Bryan collection of target. If it is (or RCAL). A through more you add a an external model that

Yes, that would be nice! Dave

Hi Paul, First you would enable a mode in the hand box that will enable the collection of points and build a model from them. You then slew to your first target. If it is not centered you center the

Paul -- I don't think that a pointing model would be useful in the field. However, for a permanently mounted scope, it might be worth doing the 20 - 50 points once. It should also be noted that

Hey gang, maybe I'm just missing something here from the visual users. I occasionally use my mount for visual usually after an imaging session and remove the camera and ya its a hassle to drag out a

Just to be clear: I meant with the AP800 ... the ME doesn't have a polar alignment scope. Dave

Bryan: I certainly wasn't trying to belittle anyone's effort to improve their pointing. I have an older AP800 mount but usually use my Paramount ME when I go portable (although it is usually in my

Hello all, I see on the AP website that the AP900 can carry 12-14 inch Ritchey-Chretiens. Is the AP900 still stable for photography with the 14 inch load (estimated 70 lbs)? Regards, Brian C.

John, Here it is: http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=485822 ... Anthony. model estimated in there is a what are Or is

I do visual work and find a pointing model to be very useful for improving accuracy with a less than perfectly aligned AP900. It has nothing to do with bragging rights and everything to do with

Roland, Would you please comment on the issue of power supply/scope power up? Is it advisable to power up the scope only after the power supply has been powered up? I had not heard of this procedure

You can still use TPoint with your scope with a computer ... you do not need to have a pointing model in your hand-controller. And if you are doing visual work only, it is unlikely that you would need

Hi all, New to the group and AP :) Hopefully will be taking delivery of a spanking new AP900 within the week, and I'm looking to get some storage cases for it. I'm trying to get ahead of the game

Rob -- I have an AP1200GTO in a 10' TI dome. I used to spend hours drift aligning my fork mounts, but I've never done anything more than a quick and dirty alignment using the polar scope with the

Thanks for the heads-up Anthony - that wasn't there when I looked last night. Message sent :) young lady production

John, There is an AP900 (2006 model) right now on Astromart. Anthony.

Hi, I've just joined the group, since I'm thinking of an AP900. What's the wait time like for the AP900 now? I see the occasional one come up second hand, but a 3-4 year old model is hardly any

To clear up the sequence I am using that causes this failure. Everything has been off for several hours or days. I turn on the power supply. 2 to 3 seconds later I turn on the mount. The hand

Hi Bob Without knowing about the history of the mount and if you can control the mount with the hand controller, it is difficult to diagnose your problem. That said, I will suggest some possible

Hi Keith, Sorry if I was not very clear. I never said that the user must wait 30 seconds after powering on the power supply to powering on the mount. The 30 seconds waiting time is for applying