Strange as this might sound I finally removed my tandem C-11/80mm guider from my observatory and replaced it with an over/under config of a StellarVue 105 Raptor with an Orion ED 80mm guider. It's

rfitzgerald1@... writes: A screen shot of your guiding software showing all pertinent information would be helpful. Especially showing how the mount is guiding (guider graph or chart). That

I think it would be most helpful if we knew what your guiding problem is? And, a little more info about your equipment; ie. Imaging OTA, camera, how mounted, guidescope?, how mounted?, etc. Have you

Hi, Thanks Gavin, Kent, Rick, Danny for this interesting discussion about tripods. As I observe in the fields on uneven ground, I was wondering by how much the ATS pier could be offet for

It's pretty well hidden. <g> And that's a good thing; we are not staffed or equipped for visitors. And, there is a sheriff's office on the premises. Not your typical observatory, I guess. <g> FWIW:

It's north of town, on ROute 244. I'll warn you ahead of time: it's not a public facility, but you can see it from the road through the trees. Ron W

That is an old Air Force tracking station, built just about 50 years ago. We have no idea what the Air Force might have spent on the facility. We guess that it was a lot. <g> The little domes are

Ron, That's an impressive facility. Can you share the cost of such a structure? Also, how big are the "toy" domes on the opposing corners? What kind of monster have you housed in the 50'

FWIW Dept: There was another company called Astro-Physics. They designed the 50' steel dome at our Cloudcroft Observatory (Tzec Maun Foundation). We have drawings dating from the period 1959-1962 with

Rolando, Speaking of names, how did "Astro-Physics" come about? It is something I have been meaning to ask for some time. Anthony. O/H chris1011@... :

Are you doing imaging in remote places or from one place (i.e. are you going to pier mount this). If from multiple places, go for the Mach 1 and get all new gear. Get a really good tripod (which

Hi Ray, I will give that a try. And yes, the driver exits correctly when TheSky disconects. --- Kerry

Thanks I've been all over Cloudcroft (or so I thought) and don't remember seeing a dome that large. Kent

Ron, where in Cloudcroft is it located? Kent Kirkley

anthony@... writes: It was pulled out of thin air. Rolando

Kerry, You can also try enabling the Handbox window on connect. That is in the driver setup dialog. Uncheck the option "Minimize control window on Connect". But still send me the log file so I can

kgkirkley@... writes: I have images quite successfully with a Meade 10" SCT, which is heavier than the Mewlon. One woudl also image with a focal reducer/corrector with this scope at a faster

Hi Ray, No, nothing appears on connect. I always have to go down to the tray and open the icon for anything to appear. And if the icon isn't there... I'll send you the log files next time it

If your intention is to image...the mount is more important than the optical tube. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think a Mewlon 250 is a 10 inch instrument, f12???? This is a long focus

Mike/Kerry, The next time you see this happen would you be so kind as to locate the driver's log file and upload it to the files section? Thanks, -Ray