Hi Mal, Thanks for the info, I went through the AP accessory list, and came across Roland's justification, as you describe. The DOVEM2 is a nice design because as you say - simply set the

Joe, some internet portals employ data compression that eliminates backgrounds, especially with dialup services or slower DSL lines. My background is blue swirl. So, you may be in a compression

Nice pics, But the text at bottom of first image is yellow - unreadable Joe

AP and Cassidy both make newer upgraded saddles with a much better locking system using two large knobs. The reason for only a dovetail on one side is that that is a tip in saddle. You don't have to

You can use a Pocket PC with Bluetooth to connect to your mount with something like a Socket CSA adapter on your mount's serial port. Dave

Hi Roland, Perhaps I have missed it, or it is already in preparation, but I would like to see the recent: Astro-Physics featured on John Ratzenberger's Made in America program on the Travel

Dear Group, I have updated my images on my Observatory web page. Scroll down to the bottom and you can see my dual AP900s. http://www.stardoctor.org/lake.html Latest images accessible from my home

Hi, I recently received my AP900 and had a look at the DOVEM2 dovetail plate for my existing Losmandy DSUB adapter on a 25 lb. Questar-7 OTA. The AP dovetail doesn't quite mate the same

Maybe it's time to demand the shipping charges be returned, for UPS gross negligence. Actually, now that I think of it, when I complained to them that it took "over a week" for my other 3 day

Well, the idiots at UPS tried to deliver to my home again after reconfirming twice that it was supposed to be redirected to my office. The ironic part is my office is across the street, literally,

stardoctor5@... writes: Impressive observatory you have there. And very nice imaging results. Rolando ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hey Folks, I am toying with the idea of controlling my AP1200GTO with a Pocket PC and a USB to Serial Adapter. I am planning on using The Sky and T-point with Mobile 5.1 operating system.

Sorry, Anthony, my mistake. My rage got the better of my eyesight. I missed the extra "S". I would guess that is why they called their company UPS, so people would confuse them with the postal

Joe, Are we talking about the same thing? I am referring to USPS and not UPS? Anthony. through the terminal - Front the $10,000 rep in the signature requirement, after the shipment on

Well, we'll see what happens. Although I changed the address for delivery to my office, they tried again yesterday to deliver it to my home where no one was home again. Now, the online tracking has

Hi Dean: Sorry I missed you & WSP this year. If TNR would have told me who had my mount, I may have made that trip <g>. One thing to note though, that while TNR did do some really stupid things like

Yes, they have a wonderful tracking service. Makes my PC very happy. I watched the UPS system track my AP900 order across the USA, through the Canadian border, Customs Clearance, and to the

Roy, I am a heavy user of the services offered by USPS and have always enjoyed timely and accurate tracking over the internet when it comes to "EMS" and "Two-Day Global Express Guaranteed". Ditto for

You noticed that Marj said she tracked it. USPS doe not as of a few years ago (2004) always scan a package with that extra service they offer. I sent a letter and a check to a mortgage company that

This very topic was discussed in the April Sky and Telescope in Rick Fienberg's Spectrum article ... A Hubble image shows there is NO light bridge between the two, thus weakening/killing Arp's