How often should PEC training be redone? I have an older 1200 mount with a CP3 that carries a sixteen inch Newtonian in a permanent setup that is used about 5 nights/month. Joe Morris

Understood. It seems that Illinois is hard hit. Good that it is being managed well. Good luck to all of you. Tom

Karen I heard on the news this morning that Rockford, IL. had another outbreak of the virus. Stay safe. tony On 5/16/2020 1:10 PM, Karen Christen wrote:

I would wait for more knowledgeable people to chime in because it can be a couple things. In my case it was gear mesh and was easily fixed by doing a re-mesh procedure from the

Hi guys, While contemplating whether to grease my gears, I discovered that I can rock my RA "left and right" in the Park 3 position of my Mach1GTO. I can just barely see it on the RA marks but can

Very understandable Karen. We are opening up in S.C. and hopefully soon you will be as well. Hang in there. We’re going to make it through this! Jim Get Outlook for iOS

Hello Tom, I’m not entirely positive I understand your question, but I think you’re asking about whether we’re filling orders. Since March 23, only Roland, Marj, and I are working at

I have some questions about mechanical adjustments on a first generation 1600GTO. I am having issues with the RA axis, specifically tracking. There seems a lot of periodic error that is hard to

What about accessories? I have a polar scope on order. What if I need a counterweight? Thanks.

I used simple green to do my mount. No residue. Tom

The Eagle's height is very adjustable. I raise it when going visual with refractors. I use the lower settings for imaging, and with bigger optics. Jose

I have the ATS 12" pier. I did put bigger, heavier handles on it to make it easier to carry. Thing is HEAVY! I also have the 6" Eagle tripod with an 8" extension and have no issues when using it

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 06:54 AM, Frost David wrote: Just get an ATS pier. They make 8” and 10” ones and their great! I’ve got a 10” for my 1100 and it is stable as a rock, although heavy.

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 07:18 PM, Bill Long wrote: I think the Eagle is fine without the extension on it. Why do you need 8 more inches? I have an observatory with a cement pier to take photos and my

Ah okay, I am an imager and dont do visual.

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I think the Eagle is fine without the extension on it. Why do you need 8 more inches?

For a refractor it is the position which seems to me the most suitable. I have the same Eagle + mach1 installation and an AP130 or C11 on it, but I have an 8 "extension. It is comfortable for the

I put mine in the highest position I could. Did I do it wrong?

Hi Juergen, I am not able to reproduce the problem so I am wondering if the decimal point is a comma (e.g. 32,5 == 32 and 1/2)? If so can you try switching the "," and "." on your Windows system?