Thanks everyone. I was given instructions today by George on how to daytime align the mount using the Park 1 and level the counter weight shaft then Park 2 and level the scope. So simple it was

Check your time settings....in the hand controller and/or your planetarium program. The mount is probably off by 15 degrees which is one hour... has the time been adjusted for Daylight Savings

Check out the AP group photo from NEAF 2012 in the Photos section. This year's colorful theme was the AP Big Dipper Malt Shoppe! Great authentic costumes ! See the Photos section , photo labeled

Do you connect the computer to sync the mount and the keypad to park? In that case the difference in times between the computer could cause this. The only time I have seen something like this happen

Hi All, I am having a problem with my AP1200 returning to the correct Park 3 position. I have tried resetting the Park positions by leveling the scope at Park 1 then going through the procedures to

This looks like the finder in the iOptron. I am guessing something in the keypad or APCC software tells you where you line up Polaris on the "clock time" of the reticle circle and also which part of

Hi Parijat, I am not sure if you saw this but I found this from a blogger who took an image through the new polar scope at

Well shoot Ray, I had shown such admirable self-control up until just now! No worries, I'm patiently standing by. Cheers, Ron

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ap-gto/message/36174 Please wait until next week to ask further questions. I'm trying to finish up fixing last minute bug reports from beta testers and the

Any of you "NEAFers" hear anything regarding the status of APCC? CS, Ron

Will this new polar scope come factory calibrated ready to install or will need to be adjusted by user? Parijat

You will wonder why you spent so much time with those other mounts. You'll enjoy it immensely! Congrats! Best, Danny

I would expect it to be an update similar to the 1200-to-1600 update... Increased weight capacity (maybe 80-90 lbs.), maybe slightly heavier/larger overall, repositioned and self-tensioning RA and DEC

Perhaps it will evolve into an AP1000 with a bit more capacity and optional encoders like the 1600 has turned into. The gap between the 900 and 1600 is pretty big now. From: ap-gto@...

Yes, no need to ship batteries, power cords, AP counterweights and such. I have all of that here. I also have an 80, 100 and 120mm APO's sitting around that you could use. But sorry, my name hasn't

Why thank you, Chris. I've never brought anything larger than an Astrotrac before. I may just have to give this some serious consideration. Although, I won't be shipping a deep cycle battery....

HI Mauro, the new polar scope will be made to fit the old 900 and 1200. A new back plate will be made available for this. Regards, Chris Christopher and Vicky Go Christone Industries Manufacturer

Hello group, a simple question for Roland: does the new polar scope fit also older 900 GTO mounts? I have one s/n 900146, with upgraded control panel 2. And what about APCC? Clear skies. Mauro

Congratulations John! Are you going to bring them with you to the Big Island this year? If so then you can optionally ship them to me via UPS before your arrival to save on hassle and expense of

Welcome aboard! And congrats on the Msch1 - you're going to love it. I think even the general public will recognize the craftsmanship ... Regards, Louis Marchesi