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Re: GTO3600 runaway behavior

Steve, A UPS can also have odd quirks. Can you try bypassingthe UPS, to see if it is periodically “switching”, or I should say “twitching”,due to some internal diagnostic. How old

By Joe Zeglinski · #61227 ·

Re: 92mm F6.65 Stowaway is now official

Cool thanks Roland. :)

By Bill Long · #61226 ·

Re: 92mm F6.65 Stowaway is now official

Yes, it's a standard Feathertouch 2.5" Rolando

By Roland Christen · #61225 ·

Re: GTO3600 runaway behavior

The keypad does not cause runaways. You may have an outdated version of CP4 firmware. The symptoms are similar to a problem that was fixed in a newer version of CP4 firmware. Make sure you have the

By Roland Christen · #61224 ·

Re: Planetarium software recommendation (windows)

After finding a target and clicking on it in WWT. (it will go) click a inch left or right to center. I was able to move around the edge of the sun by clicking on it. As to plate solving. That's

By Ron Kramer · #61223 ·

Re: GTO3600 runaway behavior

Thanks everyone for the helpful suggestions, and we'll go through a checklist based on the ideas. We have a permanent installation so the mount is fixed in place. Power is supplied by a UPS system

By Steve Smith · #61221 ·

Re: [ap-ug] New file uploaded to ap-ug

Hi All, For those interested in the technical details of the Stowaway optics, the files that I uploaded to the Files section have details of the visual and photographic performance of this scope.

By Roland Christen · #61220 ·

Re: 1200 GTO Power Supply

Scott, The fast easy answer is that AP sells two – a cheaper one made by Pyramid and a variable voltage one made by Powerwerx. I recommend the more expensive variable Powerwerx one. For the

By Woody Schlom <woody@...> · #61219 ·

Re: 92mm F6.65 Stowaway is now official

Sweet, signed up! I already have a Starizona Microtouch with the motor for a standard Feathertouch 2.5", I assume this is the exact same focuser and thus this motor would work?

By Bill Long · #61222 ·

Re: 92mm F6.65 Stowaway is now official

Hello folks, Please go to the website to sign up for the 92mm Stowaway list. Here’s the link: http://www.astro-physics.com/webdata/notify.htm I’m sorry to say that we can’t add your

By Karen Christen · #61218 ·

1200 GTO Power Supply

I have the standard power cord that has the cigarette style 12v male plug on one end and on the other end has the tip that inserts into the power inlet on the mount. I guess that this requires a

By scott pellet · #61217 ·

92mm F6.65 Stowaway is now official

It's on our website under Products. First production run has started, we plan to make 100 scopes. Check it out: http://www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/products Roland Christen Astro-Physics

By Roland Christen · #61216 ·

Re: Planetarium software recommendation (windows)

Woody, I'm with you. I use TSX exclusively for planetarium and imaging and I am very happy with it. BTW - I'm pretty sure the PixInsight team intend to integrate telescope control soon and then people

By Stuart · #61215 ·

Re: Planetarium software recommendation (windows)

You didn't mention if you image or not and if you do image if you use plate solving. If you image and use plate solving then spending money on a planetarium program imho is kind of pointless. In

By Michael Fulbright <mike.fulbright@...> · #61214 ·

Re: Planetarium software recommendation (windows)

Dan, There have been some complaints regarding TSX’s user interface and I agree it’s a bear to learn and not the one I’d prefer. But that said, once you figure out how to use it, it’s

By Woody Schlom <woody@...> · #61213 ·

Re: Planetarium software recommendation (windows)

Wow! Thanks for all the suggestions! I will dig into the free ones first to see how it goes. Appreciate all the help, keep em coming Best, Dan

By dang.astro · #61212 ·

Re: Planetarium software recommendation (windows)

Ron, Tnx on the tip on WWT! Downloaded it, looks fantastic! Maarten Op 17/04/2018 om 17:26 schreef Ron Kramer ronkramer1957@... [ap-gto]:

By Maarten Vanleenhove · #61211 ·

Re: Planetarium software recommendation (windows)

I use The SkyX. Works very well for me for imaging. Features like plate solve etc help a lot. For visual, I use SkySafari5 Pro and connect it to APCC on PC using a simple TCP<->COM bridge. Works

By Hemant Hariyani · #61210 ·

Re: Planetarium software recommendation (windows)

The Sky X, Starry night pro and HC ( mostly), except when I go to Himalayas I use the sky x and wifi ( I’m not used to cold weather ) Suresh

By Suresh Mohan · #61209 ·

Re: Planetarium software recommendation (windows)

Thanks Dan for the topic. You hit upon one my hot buttons. I think I have have tried them all. It is amazing to me how difficult it is to find a decent Planatarium software for Imaging. I paid more

By Andrew Jones · #61208 ·

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