Sounds great Marj thanks. Clear Skies, Eric Jamison

Hi All: If anyone is interested I have posted some photo's on my web page of the AP 400, 600, and 1200 mounts that Roland and Marj brought to AstroFest last September. Go to my web page

There's still a lot of fun to be had before IRS sends me my refund and I can go computer shopping. IRS!!! REFUND!!! Yikes, that'll be the day when I give 'em 1 cent more than I absolutely, positively

Terryand all, We are finalizing arrangements for a new polar scope which Ihope to have by the summer. We will send notice to all people who have purchasedGTO mounts and anyone else who is interested.

I had a quick turn around time: I put down my deposit at the end of January and was told to expect delivery some time in March. The mount was indeed shipped at the end of March and arrived Tuesday

Paul: I know exactly what you mean: my 400 arrived a couple of days ago. I've just been fooling around with it indoors, but I hope to take it on its first real test spin very soon. This is my

...getting my new AP 400 GTO mount! It's now off the UPS truck, out of the boxes and ready to "go" ;-) DSV will have to wait for the acquisition of a more powerful laptop, but I expect to give the

Paul Hyndman wrote: I don't think so. The last time I talked to AP they were apparently not being made anymore. I also confirmed this with Company 7 a few weeks ago. Even with the GOTO mounts, I

I don't know. I suggest you call AP, 815-282-1513. Rich

Are they available now? Last I had heard they weren't, and no ETA was available. I paid a premium for a (ahem!) "nearly new" one from a private party just a short while ago. I dislike abetting the

Hi there, I am looking for a new or use AP Polar Alignment Scope. Please respond to tjohnson@... Thanks...Terry Johnson You should be able to find a new one at

Hi there, I am looking for a new or use AP Polar AlignmentScope. Please respond to tjohnson@... Thanks...Terry Johnson

Hello Chris, and others who may of seen such a problem, Here is what I would like you to do: This problem is due to a run-time file problem and can happen with some implmentations of DSV. ok

This is a repeat post as the other one from last night never appeared. I've had problems DigitalSky Voice with and without the cheap microphone I use? The program quits after one or two inputs from

--- Mark Jenkins <markj@...> wrote: Just a note on sonotube/concrete: Concrete cracking around the bolts are due to, a couple of items. First cracking is ussually due to too much water in

Hi Mark, I don't know the specific answers to your questions, but you might want to contact John McCubbin (mccubbin@...). His Halfmoon Observatory (http://www.usit.com/mccubbin/astronomy.html)

I posted this to alt.binaries.pictures.astro but have yet to get a response. Looking for any and all advice for constructing my permanent pier. Is a solid concrete pier better than a steel tube set

I agree...Terry Johnson

Ed Couture wrote: Wow, that's a really nice observatory--did you build it yourself? Nice images as well. Derek **Remember, egroups will be very slow 6PM EST tonight for about 12 hours**