On Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 08:20 AM, Roland Christen wrote: Well, posting to CN won't fix things. If the poster contacts us, we can patch into his controller, see what version of software he has and the

On Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 08:20 AM, Roland Christen wrote: Well, posting to CN won't fix things. If the poster contacts us, we can patch into his controller, see what version of software he has and the

Strickly off-axis guiding if guiding at all. It's on the bottom camera. Rolando

First I need to get my hands on an AP155 and AP160 and a Mach2 before I can try this ... just pulling your leg :) cytan Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

Where's the guide scope/camera on top of the 155EDF. Oh, I forgot! This rig probably does unguided imaging! :-) --- Mike

Nice setup! I will be sure not to try this.

Well, I couldn't resist. Here's a pix of the setup with the caveat of WHAT NOT TO DO! It's a 155EDF on top of a 160EDF, each has CCD cameras and Quad TCC hand grenades. The two scopes weigh ... I

Aloha Ray, 2 days worth came out to be about 11mbs. I just tried sending the zip file via email, thanks! John

Bill – to you and your Colleagues at Microsoft... BRAVO – very well done indeed !!!!!! Joe Z.

You should ask Marj for the refractor...you might get a deal! Bryan

Hi John, I got your zip file of the logs, but the zip only contained ASCOM logs. I need to see the APCC logs as well. I provided a screenshot of how to get them all via the APCC Log zipper. Note

-----Original Message----- From: Xentex <michael@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Thu, Dec 24, 2020 2:48 pm Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Interesting Mach2 Behavior on Cloudy Nights On Thu, Dec 24, 2020

Well, I'll settle for a nice AP 5" refractor!! :) I don't see it under the tree, maybe next year! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year John

On Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 01:32 PM, Roland Christen wrote: Right now I have my Mach2 loaded with two 6" refractors, one on top the other, and all the heavy camera gear and counterweights galore, which

Aloha Ray, I just sent the log files to your group3 email address. I also tried a different ethernet cable, but no luck. And I swapped the RA and DEC cables (that go from the gtocp5 to the back

A +1 what Roland said about balance in all directions/axes. In the 11" F7.2 Newtonian on the 1200, I have 85 pounds worth of weights. I very carefully balanced the tube in RA but also paid

Marj has forbidden me from taking a pix of this setup! Upon pain of death and worse. Rolando

On Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 12:32 PM, Roland Christen wrote: Right now I have my Mach2 loaded with two 6" refractors, one on top the other, and all the heavy camera gear and counterweights galore, which

Aloha Roland and Ray, Haven't noticed anything unusual when using just the keypad. It works fine. No problem with initial gotos and no problems parking the mount. Yes I did init the mount first

I would have to let Ray comment on this, as I have never encountered this kind of event. Are you able to park the mount in any of the park positions with the keypad, (not APCC)? Rolando