Steven P, thanks for that informed analysis of your problem and your solution. these kinds of posts really help us pilgrims. This whole thread is one that both informs and teaches quite well. I

How are you starting the mount? With keypad or APCC? keypad can be set for Autoconnect = NO, which will not start the mount upon power up, assuming it has been parked the previous session. APCC can

Hi Tom, The mount should not unpark and start tracking by itself. Is APCC running and initializing the mount when powered on? If you are using APCC, you should configure the hand controller for

Hi It seems that even though the mount is parked at the end of the evening, and then the power is turned off, when the power is turned on, the mount automatically starts tracking. This is an issue

Congratulations!

David, You probably could get this to work, but I would not recommend it. And since this is not a supported configuration, if there are any problems we might not be able to help. Note that this

Unfortunately, APCC stores settings in the same place for both users, so using it in this manner would be impossible, or at best, extremely inconvenient. Also, you cannot run more than one instance

Last night I used the ConeSharp program with spectacular results. This is a free product from the SharpCap team (Robin Glover et. al.). It uses a semi automated procedure to put a target star offset

I share these concerns, and deplore Musk's reckless and self-centered behaviour. Witness as well how he has responded to the C19 pandemic. No Tesla products for me! He undeniably delivers. But

Thank you M Hambrick for those kind words! tony On 11/19/2020 8:56 AM, M Hambrick wrote:

This is splendid. Well done ! Christian

Looks like it: http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties.html But at the time these treaties were ratified (1960-1990), crawling space with tens of thousands of satellites within a few

Doesn't look like the international astronomical community had much if any influence on the decisions. When the concerns were first raised, Elon's answer was "they can image from space" it was only

IIRC, there IS a UN committee that works on international treaties about space activities. Before that there were space treaties between the USA and USSR. Then the EU got in the game. Then India,

Ya gotta wonder who gets to decide who gets to use the space around our planet. I doesn't look like there was any international consultation or approval process for this SpaceX adventure. Elon is his

 Hi Karen, hi all, As impressive and full of proudness to U.S. people this technical accomplishment might be, let’s not forget that this very same company (SpaceX) is on the verge of

David, Unfortunately, APCC stores settings in the same place for both users, so using it in this manner would be impossible, or at best, extremely inconvenient. Also, you cannot run more than one

I want to install APCC at my remote observing site. The PC is a two user PC so that two of us can use the scope independently at their assigned times. It’s setup and running well with the AP V2

Although I wouldn't recommend it, our first setup polar alignment was several *hundred* arcmin off and APCC was still able to correct it reasonably well. -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio

That's amazing. Thanks Roland