USNO-B1.0 has been taken off line by USNO. The only way to use B 1.0 is if you have a local version on you computer. Don Anderson On

How do you get APPM to work with "NINA and ASTAP combo"?

Yes. Don't want to pass the event horizon! Don Anderson On Thursday, April 22, 2021, 02:55:46 p.m. MDT, M Hambrick <mhambrick563@...>

Hi Joe One of our local guys used the Pier Tech version in Calgary here in a Tele Station 3 for a few years then moved it to Toronto area. I don't believe he had any problems. You are right though it

It is also related to the increase in the force of gravity as you age.

Thanks for the info Jack. I would be lifting an AP900 with a 5" refractor and associated guide and finder scopes, cameras and controllers. All told about 90 lb. I may at some point get a 10" or 12"

it's called anticipation general relativity Don Anderson On Thursday, April 22, 2021, 12:30:37 p.m. MDT, Pete Mumbower

Thanks Chris, For your link to Linak disti’s – I was quite pleasantly surprised to find that LINAK-Canada was so handy, only a couple of miles away from me in Toronto. One thing that

Well, yes of course you don't need to change something if it's working fine :) In my case there was substantial drag on the axis when releasing the clutches and moving the axes. This was because the

> But you won’t need to request them; each mount is shipped with the set. An even better thing to know, thanks!

BTW, USNO A2.0 has an accuracy of 0.25 arc-secs and doesn't account for stellar proper-motion. UCAC4 has an accuracy of 0.05-0.10 arc-sec and accounts for stellar proper-motion. -Ray

Yes, that is true about SA2.0, but A2.0 has been superseded by USNO-B1.0. -Ray

About a year ago the topic of changing clutch plugs came up. I have an AP900GOTO CP3 2008 model so I asked George about whether one should change the plugs on spec. He said if they are working fine

Ray i think that comment refers to USNO-SA2.0 USNO-SA2.0 is a subset of USNO-A2.0 -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com

>>>Oh, Pete, did we forget to send your valium? 😆 nice one Karen lol -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com

Bad information maybe? According to the navy.mil website, USNO A2.0 is outdated: https://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astrometry/information/catalog-info#usnoa2 -Ray

For small fields of view with Pin Point, theUSNO-A2.0 catalog is recommended by DC3 Dreams. Regards, George George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone:

Yeah....you dropped the ball on that 😆 -Pete

Hello Linwood, We do sell a full set of plastic covers for all the ports and doohickeys on the CPx control box as Mike mentions below. But you won’t need to request them; each mount is shipped

Oh, Pete, did we forget to send your valium? 😆 Karen AP