thank you Rolando for the info. Vince

If you can't feel any movement when you wiggle the scope or the counterweight shaft, then the worm gears in both axes are in full mesh, and you don't want to further improve upon that. There is about

No 360 degree movement. I believe it has about 15 degree freedom of movement. Rolando

The autoguiding routines have not changed for the CP4. Rolando

None of our mounts require APCC Pro to run, and that includes the Mach2. The present version of the driver works just fine with the Mach2, it's what I've been using for the past year. In bare bones

If one is using a laptop can the mount connect to the laptop's ethernet port and a 2nd network for internet access be used with a USB-ethernet adapter? Of course the mount ethernet would have no

If you do a meridian delay the mount will go to the object with counterweight up and any other object nearby. Rolando

I'm thinking of placing an AP1600/1100 in my portable observatory trailer. Since it moves around field to field; it can't be parked precisely so that the pier is facing North for Polar Alignment.

Bob, Yes, it will be able to be run by using just the V2 driver and third party software. We will release the required V2 update at that time. Regards, George George

Hi, I am looking to purchase the GTOCP4 but before buying it I wanted to check if that would improve the auto guiding for imaging. My AP1100Gto is performing superbly so I am in 2 mind bout

Since the Mach2 has not shipped as of yet, this question is more for Rolando or anyone at AP. I do not plan to use the Mach2 in an observatory, just occasionally at home and in the field. On the

Hi Richard, I do this all the time with my 12 year old AP1200GTO CP3, by setting the meridian delay in the V2 driver - note I do not have APCC. A positive number moves the 'meridian' east (earlier)

Sure, you can set a meridian delay value in the driver. APCC allows you to configure a dynamic meridian delay value that changes with declination and pier side. -Ray Gralak Author of APCC

Rick: Do you have APCC...either Standard or Pro? You can change the meridian limits in either to move the point of flip east or west as needed. Typically, we want to start CW up with the scope

Backlash correction seems to take a long time on my Mach 1 of late and for several steps ( star remains still ) , I don’t find any sloppiness in my mount when I physically try to wiggle it . Would

All, AP 1100 mount: It's often useful to start an imaging run with CW up to avoid an eventual meridian flip. Currently, to do that, I slew to the target with the usual default of landing there with

Hopefully northern Illinois is in for a run of clear nights!

Can some kind soul please post an actual image of the view through the RAPAS? How much more FOV is there beyond the outer ring for sig oct? All the images of the reticle show the sig oct ring at the

Uh oh. See what you've done?!

I’m here for y’all! I am good at finding obscure ways of breaking things.