A-P Point Mapping.

I must have slept through the class -- what is APPM? I know about APCC, and an considering that myself for my 1200 mount. But I don't know anything about APPM. --- Mike

Jil, Like everything your experience will depend on your entire setup. Given my sky conditions from my backyard I'm limited to 3-5 minute subs with a DSLR camera. I wanted to try unguided imaging

Ray, Thanks. After I sent those messages I watched your videos a few more times and re-read the APCC instructions. I found that I have been creating the meridian limit models incorrectly. The

"You need a new battery and re-load the database. Rolando" Boom. I just did this myself as well for one of my keypads and I also updated it to the latest firmware. Straight forward to do all, just

If the mount has been used a lot and is more than a year old, the PE has probably changed shape and should be re-measured. Gears wear in over time. Rolando

You need a new battery and re-load the database. Rolando

Exactly - I'm an experimental biophysicist by trade, and one of my senior grad students adores fiddly new gear. He now knows that before he even tries to talk me into buying something for the lab he

Jil I wanted to progress towards un-guided imaging...as a way to just make things work more simply. I upgraded to APPC Pro, which includes APPM, specifically to achieve this as a lower cost

Hi Eric, No, that might cause a pier collision if the West limits exceed the East limits. Instead, since you want East limits for both pier sides, you should: 1) Click "Reflect East". 2) Click

OPT is not the same company it used to be, when Craig Weatherwax <I think I got the last name right> was still the owner. OPT has gone down the toilet since new couple took over. BTW, yes I know I am

Software packages are no different than hardware. One has to decide what they want to accomplish with this hobby and get the equipment and software that does the job. It's so easy for the tools to

I hear ya! Don Anderson

Thanks, Don. At this stage I am a huge fan of things that just work (a sign of aging?) , but this is exactly why I skipped all the way from an EQ6R-Pro to the 1100GTO. The last thing I want to do

I use Pinpoint with MaximDL6.11 and The Sky6. I have had this software suite for many years and I know it is old but it is solid stable and just works. Don Anderson

Thanks, that's good to understand. Sent from my Galaxy

The factory curve is a perfect fit when the mount comes from the factory. After a number of years, the gears will polish up a bit more and the curve should be re-done. -Christopher

Just a clarification, the factory PE curve can be improved upon? Thanks, Chris

Roland, Marcelo brings up a good point. My impression was there was some benefit to building a model even when guiding or without encoders, is this not true? I will likely add encoders at some

Thank you Brian and Linwood - exactly the info / reassurance I was looking for, Pinpoint it is. Especially appreciate your insight re: TSX, Linwood - it seemed like overkill for my use, but wanted