Hi Forencio, Thanks! Another senior moment. I should have known something was wrong when my planatarium program kept telling me it was way below the horizon. Dennis

Dennis, the image looks great. Good guiding, focus and color; but you must correct it's name, NGC7000 is Norteamerica nebula. Florencio

Hello Howard, The serial number 900201 chip version id D. The next time this happens what should I try before power cycling the mount? Thanks, William

The California Nebula, NCG7000, is a bright emission nebula located just below Deneb in Cygnus. The image on my web page is the first one taken with my new SBIG STF-8300M. My web page has screen

J.Zeglinski@... writes: One question: Why do you have Autoconnect NO set on a mount that is permanently mounted? Why not use the Autoconnect "YES" setting? Any reason to use the "NO" setting

If the mount is parked at the previous power-off, it will not start default sidereal rotation when powered up. However, keep in mind that when parking from the keypad, you must NOT press any keypad

J.Zeglinski@... writes: The mount will not move if it was properly parked the previous session. You can verify that by removing the motor cover and looking at the motor shaft after doing your

Just a thought Joe, are you connecting a camera using the guider cable? If so, what camera? I can tell you that the guider relays on the STL-11000 are closed when the camera is not powered and this

Hi, I’m still having problems with my AP-900 losing its “levelling” position, after power up. The mount axes are firmly locked, using a hex wrench, so it isn’t a case of slippage.

Thanks, lots of good suggestions. Wayne

Get rid of the inverter and go with a DC to DC converter, this will save a bit of energy. Floyd

Thanks Danny, I shoot at LAAS site, in Lockwood Valley, CA. A pretty nice place with fair skies and not too much local light pollution. Floyd

Thank you. I will dial in the polar alignment first.

malonee72@... writes: Drift is usually the result of improper polar alignment. I would look there first. For polar alignment, you can do a classic drift align, and that would be the best

Hi Wayne, On eBay, I bought two 60w panels that were hinged together for 120w. They're the better monocrystalline type and had the adapter boxes and cables already installed, ready to be set up in

Hi guys. I just purchased a used Mach1GTO and I had the first light last night. The session goes relatively smooth but I was noticing constant drift in the RA axis. First I noticed that the PHD

Great work, Floyd! Where do you shot from these days?

Those 80W panels weigh 50 plus pounds or so with frames and are not really meant for mobile use. They are also quite large at about 6 square feet give or take. As to price, you generally get what you

I run the camera off DC and the laptop off an inverter. Another option is a battery dedicated to the laptop, which is a power hog. I've thought about a portable generator, which is more versatile, but

Thanks! Any recommendations on panels? I find a variety of 80 watt panels from about $200 up to $400-500.