My Mach2 has a bit of slop in the Dec axis. With clutches tight I can move the axis a very small amount. The RA axis, in contrast, is rock solid. Another individual posted a similar problem regarding

Not sure yet. I got APCC working again with CdC and NINA yesterday but haven't run another sequence yet due to overcast skies. The .mlm file I was using during the last sequencer run with the errant

I was not running the mount at all. I was inside my house running ASTAP in stand alone mode on my home computer to become familiar with it. According to the ASTAP site, it is possible to solve

Roland, I was not trying to run the mount during the day using APCC. I was attempting to learn how ASTAP works by feeding into it previously captured images and solving for them in the program.

yes I can absolutely do these. It is supposed to be clear tomorrow night.

Roland Christen wrote: During simulation is the mount actually pointing to the object? How would you know if it was done indoors during the day? When I do it, I use the real mount and a

Thank you Roland.

Joseph, I'm catching up on emails after a vacation. Is this still an issue? If so, can you share your .mlm file?

Jeff, Please contact me at AP. Regards, George George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone: 815-282-1513 (office) Email: george@...

During simulation is the mount actually pointing to the object? How would you know if it was done indoors during the day? Roland

Jack Huerkamp wrote: Mainly image scale, but putting a rough RA and Dec into the boxes so that the program did not have to search the entire sky helped a lot. I assume that when running APPM with

George, this is Jeff, not Mike. I have one Keypad where a couple of the buttons, specifically the "S" and "> NEXT" buttons go dead on me from time to time, at the same time. Everything else works

Thanks Jack I wasn't aware ASTAP was able to do all sky solving by fiddling with the settings, so that's an interesting add -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com

Brian, Mainly image scale, but putting a rough RA and Dec into the boxes so that the program did not have to search the entire sky helped a lot. I assume that when running APPM with ASTAP, I will

That's great to hear Jack What was the issue that you fixed - was it your image scale settings?

I received this from Han, the author of ASTAP after sending him one of my PNG images and the astrometry.net solve of it: Hello Jack, It solves see attached screenshot settings. Enter an estimate

Mike, Contact me re: Keypad button issues. Regards, George George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone: 815-282-1513 (office) Email: george@...

Hello Nicholas, I think in your case the first order of business to get your mount up to snuff is to take a 15 to 20 minute run in PHD2 and get a screen shot of the guider graph. Use 2 second

The worm assembly is on a pivot and uses springs to gently push it into mesh. The backstop is set to allow only a few thou of in-out movement which is enough to keep the worm always in mesh. The worm

Jeffc wrote: ➢ A proper bracket would be nice. First, I agree, and love Joel’s work. I did a bit of research and want to correct an impression prior photos may have left if we are