Hi everyone. My first post on here. Though I would share my first image with the Mach2. I’ve only had a few clear night since receiving it last week but was able to get some data on the hearth

Bill- What an interesting and entertaining article. I was not aware of Microsoft's actions, especially since our government has been ineffective in addressing the problem. ' Lee

There are a couple of Mach2 threads on Cloudy Nights. Last night, someone posted a couple of sample images here: https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/694300-mach2-waiting-list/?p=10752413 I would be

Thought I would share this about a week after the article was published. Microsoft unleashes ‘Death Star’ on SolarWinds hackers in extraordinary response to breach - GeekWire There is a lot of

Don - I was going to mention the slight leveling capability, but it is not relevant to the OP (fixed wood Tak tripod) and is tangential to the topic. Fwiw, I find using the turnbuckles only gives me a

I should also add that APCC movements are not affected by this change, so if you use the "buttons" in APCC to move the mount, they will work at the proper speed selected.

SN 4298 is new enough to use Keypad V5. It is not released yet though. You can install P02-08, but if you do the keypad button movement for 1200x is not accessible due to the change in the

I want to make sure I understand Marj's comment above. Are you saying that for those of us with older keypads and software versions (mine is S/N 4298 GTO with software version 4.19.2), we should wait

Yes, GMT offset is negative to the west, so you are correct there. UTC and GMT are indeed equivalent, and it might be confusing why both exist when on the surface they seem to be the same thing. But

John, You might also try the SharpCap polar alignment. It is simple to do (uses the imaging train) and very accurate as far as I can tell. I prefer it to drift. Steve

That's crazy but if it works, why not. Rolando

John, If you correctly initialized the mount with the keypad, then APCC just sends coordinates to the mount. If mount goes in the wrong direction, that implies the keypad initialization was

Boy, and I thought I was pushing the weight limit. Looks like you're using a shaft extension too. Jeff

Aloha All, Just looking at this time zone business. The keypad takes a positive values for the time zone (8 in my case). As a W was entered earlier to indicate that we are West of the

Thank you, Roland. This solves my problem.

Aloha All, Got the new ver 1.8.8.9 of apcc installed. The mount is still doing the same thing. Plug in the power adapter, connected via ethernet, the drivers all connect ok, the mount unparks

Well now you’ve done it, now I will have to place a quadruple piggyback on my AP SCOPE! Just kidding, your imaging set-up is magnificent and so are your images! 🎄🎄🎄⛄️Merry Christmas and

Which mount do you have loaded up. I currently have the AP900 but waiting on the AP1100 so I can piggyback a refractor on my 10 inch f/4 newtonian. Your wires look like they have a lot of potential

I’m not impressed with the image, particularly with an 80 mm scope. AP cautions against large moments of inertia. You are moving the center of gravity a long way from the RA axis. Even with good

AP has an extension for the counterweight shaft. Frank