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Re: AP Mount maitenance
Getting the old grease off and setting the gear meshes properly are the only annoying parts of the process. I think there is a YouTube video of a guy doing it exactly. Just watch that and you are good
Getting the old grease off and setting the gear meshes properly are the only annoying parts of the process. I think there is a YouTube video of a guy doing it exactly. Just watch that and you are good
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Charles Thompson
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#69326
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Re: Help! I just crashed my new 1100 into my step ladder!
Thanks Don. I tore in to it after my first post and got if fixed. I did basically what you said. The middle gear has a hex bolt behind it that controls how much it is meshed with the worm gear.
Thanks Don. I tore in to it after my first post and got if fixed. I did basically what you said. The middle gear has a hex bolt behind it that controls how much it is meshed with the worm gear.
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Tyrel Smith
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#69325
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Re: AP Mount maitenance
Awesome - I was thinking about the same for my AP900-GTO lately..,
Will email George as well...,
Thanks, Chaps..,
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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Attack ships on fire off the
Awesome - I was thinking about the same for my AP900-GTO lately..,
Will email George as well...,
Thanks, Chaps..,
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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Attack ships on fire off the
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sroberts84
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#69324
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Re: AP Mount maitenance
I bought one back in Augusto, but haven't used it yet. It cost about $42.50, and came with two containers of grease, an artist-type paint brush, and clear illustrated instructions for how to access
I bought one back in Augusto, but haven't used it yet. It cost about $42.50, and came with two containers of grease, an artist-type paint brush, and clear illustrated instructions for how to access
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Mike Dodd
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#69323
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Lubrication interval
My Mach1GTO will be three years old in a few months, and has never been lubricated. Then again, it hasn't been used much in the bad weather we've been experiencing for months.
That said, what is the
My Mach1GTO will be three years old in a few months, and has never been lubricated. Then again, it hasn't been used much in the bad weather we've been experiencing for months.
That said, what is the
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Eric Dreher <ericpdreher@...>
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#69322
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Re: AP Mount maitenance
I agree, give George at AP a call. He recommended their grease kit for my 900 I had a while back. It's comes with two types of grease for the gears and worms. It's a good kit to have.
I agree, give George at AP a call. He recommended their grease kit for my 900 I had a while back. It's comes with two types of grease for the gears and worms. It's a good kit to have.
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Charles Thompson
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#69321
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Re: AP Mount maitenance
Geoff
When was the last time you cleaned and re lubed the RA and Dec gear trains. If it has been awhile I would service the gear boxes and worm gears. AP has a very nice grease kit. Maybe Marj can
Geoff
When was the last time you cleaned and re lubed the RA and Dec gear trains. If it has been awhile I would service the gear boxes and worm gears. AP has a very nice grease kit. Maybe Marj can
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Don Anderson
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#69320
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Re: Help! I just crashed my new 1100 into my step ladder!
Tyrel
Take off the nylon gear and and the aluminum gear underneath. Have a look at the small gear underneath the big aluminum gear. Could be that small gear is detached from the larger aluminum one.
Tyrel
Take off the nylon gear and and the aluminum gear underneath. Have a look at the small gear underneath the big aluminum gear. Could be that small gear is detached from the larger aluminum one.
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Don Anderson
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#69319
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Help! I just crashed my new 1100 into my step ladder!
Mistakes were made.
Short version, I had a small 3-step kitchen ladder near my scope that I had been up and down a hundred times working on collimation. Tonight I went to fire off a pointing model and
Mistakes were made.
Short version, I had a small 3-step kitchen ladder near my scope that I had been up and down a hundred times working on collimation. Tonight I went to fire off a pointing model and
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Tyrel Smith
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#69318
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Re: APCC PRO v1.7.1.1 AND HORIZONS PROBLEM
I just downloaded an ephemeris, so the site does work.
I just downloaded an ephemeris, so the site does work.
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Frank Widmann
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#69317
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Re: APCC PRO v1.7.1.1 AND HORIZONS PROBLEM
Hi Michael.
The link I provide just now is not to the apcc installers but to the nasa web site. They are entirely different things.
-Ray Gralak
Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center):
Hi Michael.
The link I provide just now is not to the apcc installers but to the nasa web site. They are entirely different things.
-Ray Gralak
Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center):
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Ray Gralak
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#69316
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Re: APCC PRO v1.7.1.1 AND HORIZONS PROBLEM
All US government sites (that includes NASA sites) must have been made TLS-only by the end of CY 2016.
In addition to that, TLS 1.1 or higher (such as the newer TLS 1.2) are the only versions these
All US government sites (that includes NASA sites) must have been made TLS-only by the end of CY 2016.
In addition to that, TLS 1.1 or higher (such as the newer TLS 1.2) are the only versions these
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Dale Ghent
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#69315
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Re: APCC PRO v1.7.1.1 AND HORIZONS PROBLEM
Hi Ray
I thought you mentioned in an earlierpost that the website is http: and not https:
Best Regards
Michael Hambrick
ARLANXEO
TSR Global Manufacturing Support
PO Box 2000
Orange, TX
Hi Ray
I thought you mentioned in an earlierpost that the website is http: and not https:
Best Regards
Michael Hambrick
ARLANXEO
TSR Global Manufacturing Support
PO Box 2000
Orange, TX
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Michael Hambrick <mike.hambrick@...>
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#69314
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Re: APCC PRO v1.7.1.1 AND HORIZONS PROBLEM
Hi neyle ,
I have no idea why it would not open on your computer. It is probably related to a problematic Windows update.
However, here is the link:
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi#top
-Ray
Hi neyle ,
I have no idea why it would not open on your computer. It is probably related to a problematic Windows update.
However, here is the link:
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi#top
-Ray
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Ray Gralak
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#69313
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APCC PRO v1.7.1.1 AND HORIZONS PROBLEM
Ray, The JPL Horizons Ephemeris will not open. Any suggestions. Thanks
neyle sollee
Ray, The JPL Horizons Ephemeris will not open. Any suggestions. Thanks
neyle sollee
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neyle sollee
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#69312
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Mach2 and Horizons
Last night I was able to image for 6 hours or so, including some imaging of Atlas C/2019 Y4. I used the opportunity to try out the Horizons software, so I downloaded the ephemeris data for Atlas.
Last night I was able to image for 6 hours or so, including some imaging of Atlas C/2019 Y4. I used the opportunity to try out the Horizons software, so I downloaded the ephemeris data for Atlas.
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Terri Zittritsch
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#69311
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Re: Mach1 Unable to Find Home Position Suddenly
Even if the mount *is* well polar aligned there can be pointing errors from other sources. Once you plate solve+sync that will change the relative position of the Park positions. I think you just
Even if the mount *is* well polar aligned there can be pointing errors from other sources. Once you plate solve+sync that will change the relative position of the Park positions. I think you just
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Ray Gralak
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#69310
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Edited
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Re: Mach1 Unable to Find Home Position Suddenly
Hi Mikko,
The part that I think needlessly worried you is that after a plate solve + recal you expected the mount to return exactly to the marks where it started. If the plate solve + sync changes
Hi Mikko,
The part that I think needlessly worried you is that after a plate solve + recal you expected the mount to return exactly to the marks where it started. If the plate solve + sync changes
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Ray Gralak
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#69309
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Re: Mach1 Unable to Find Home Position Suddenly
The pier/tripod is not perpendicular to the earth's center.
* The mount is not "perfectly" polar aligned
* The optical axis is not aligned with the mount's mechanical axis.
Well, as said nothing has
The pier/tripod is not perpendicular to the earth's center.
* The mount is not "perfectly" polar aligned
* The optical axis is not aligned with the mount's mechanical axis.
Well, as said nothing has
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Mikko Viljamaa
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#69308
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Re: Mach1 Unable to Find Home Position Suddenly
Ron if I understand correctly what you say, that's exactly what I used to do before this saga started.
- Mikko
Ron if I understand correctly what you say, that's exactly what I used to do before this saga started.
- Mikko
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Mikko Viljamaa
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#69307
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