Hi Now that I have my new AP1100, I am seeing the starts in their true shapes. Gone are the guiding issues and so on with the new APPM models. So, this is the first image taken as a test unguided at

yes, it can always happen. fully agree with the approach.

Hi, as we had some discussions around the new Sony Cmos and Moravian cameras, I am attaching my first image using the combo Mach2 and Moravian C3. After a number of issues and under a poor sky , I've

John Hayes reported something similar with the baffle on his 20" CDK. IIRC they sent him a newly designed one.

>>>a telescope like the CDK20 can have a baffling issue? Yeah, but I don't want to get into any bashing here I think they recently changed their baffle design, and it turns out there were some

Wow, a telescope like the CDK20 can have a baffling issue? I can understand the problem in lesser telescope but in the PW CDK is very strange, no? you should propose them your retrofit kit :-) Andrea

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I don't want to goober up the AP list too much, and I do own an AP1600 upon which the scope sits, so reference to the baffle leak article would help my baffling artifact.

There were some articles written on the 12” when it was first released. One of which was a baffle leak – I tried to google it but to no avail. But it was reported both in the US and UK

you might try extending the baffle a few inches (or experiment) and see if you can eliminate it? I had a similar issue on my cdk20. After I isolated the cause using paper baffle extensions, my

Robert, I have been fighting the same thing on my 12"GSO RC for years. I have a truss system. If you find a remedy, please let me know. Recently I placed protostar flock on the tube portion of

Hello gentlemen, First, welcome, Tom, to the Astro-Nuts. This is a great group of people with extensive experience using AP mounts. Their knowledge is tremendous. First-time AP mount users are

Yes, we do. Karen AP

Actually, the true story is that 20 years or so ago, the plaques for the first goto mount were sent to the paint shop. When it returned, it was seen they accidentally dropped an O. They stuck with it.

generally these wide arcs are caused by light leaks in a compound system. Not enough baffling. Roland

Hi, I ran a 290 point APPM model last Friday and am having trouble centering to a target (I am off by several degrees). Ray suggested "Plate Solve and Recal" in APPM, but I noticed something odd in

Thanks. It is an 8 inch RC. Robert

You don't say what scope that is. Looks like a light leak around a secondary baffle. Rolando

Jim, Tak makes a slew of T-mounts: https://www.landseaskyco.com/search/Takahashi+Nikon/ Eric

Install and use the PPB's Observing Conditions driver (available at https://pegasusastro.com/downloads/) and you can use that as a source of temperature and humidity in APCC. You need to run the PPB's