pint. with Just try the on owner cosmetic anodizing. tried Magic the paint matches. Getting the "Textured Look" may take a bit of practice. I guess contacting AP would be in order to find

If touch-up paint is available, that's very good news. I need about a pint. ;-) I refer to paint chipping along any of the leading edges of the mount. Any slightest bump, and the paint is gone.

Where did you get the washers? Anything special? Paul Gustafson

Rubber/nylon washers are a must, but not just for cosmetics. They greatly reduce image shift when tightening down. After I purchased my nylon washers - alignment was much easier.

Hi, Folks, Addressing the paint chipping on the 1200, Under close examination, i had noticed slight chipping on Roland's 1200 GTO at the Astrofest party. This was in areas which a cap bolt tightened

Hi Charles, OK! That makes sense. I was thinking 'solar' meant the sun only, but now I see it means 'solar system.' Thanks, -Ray

Hi Charles, I think I tried that... the green text is very hard to read with my deep red plexiglass filter. Perhaps it would be easier to read if all the green text were changed to red (brighter or

Yes, with the goto keypad, choose 'solar' as the choice from the object menu. this will permit you to select any of the visible 8 planets and the sun and moon - charles

Did you try going into Night mode....what did you think of the colors then?? Charles

Hi John, I noticed when taking down my setup that the rings were not tightened very tight at all. Perhaps that was the cause? Anyone else notice this kind of vibration when tapping their OTA? The

I had a chance to see Ray Gralak's new goto 1200 mount this past Saturday night. Most impressive in some respects, a little disappointing in others. Supporting a small 5-inch f/8 refractor, why did

not yet recieved the AP 1200 yet, but i have thought considerably on how i would protect it during transport without spending a small fortune. I may even make Naugahyde "Slippers" for the three legs,

I've posted some new images with the GOTO mount at http://sciastro.net/flashca including an LRGB image of M 31. Bob Kuberek

Congratulations on your new mount Mark - do you have the HGM for sale? If so how much? Kevin I did this with the HGM-

After being with Chuck, and Roland at the fest, and studying the mount, i must say that both halves of the head are very compact pieces,(Amazing engineering!) and i will consider making my

I got a case for everything but the pier. I saw no need for the way I set up. I am sure they could make one if you wanted.

The cases are form fitting. I brought all my equipment to Master Cases, and they made custom cases for me. I do not know what the materials are but I understand they are high quality as this company

Does Dave have a web page? John Gleason, dvj@... http://home.earthlink.net/~dvj/ ---------- items, electronics - (with use

Are the cases for 1200 mount form fitting...how does it fit in?? in what way is it locked down...does it have foam in the case?? etc.. etc.. - charles sinsofsky ps. who did you buy it from?/ web

I purchased 2 cases for the 1200 mount, 1 case for the ota and misc items, one case for the weights, one case for eyepieces, one case for electronics - all cost approx $1,000. They are great cases -