Hi John, A Verify measures but does not modify the loaded pointing model. To do that, it turns on pointing and tracking rate corrections. No, it just measures pointing errors. APPM turns on

The eagle pier is not meant for the 1600. We have 10" diameter piers for the larger mounts. They come in several lengths, depending on what scope you have. For a short SCT type, I would recommend

That's a beautiful observatory. Very practical. Roland

Ray,

Nice looking setup. -- Dean Jacobsen Astrobin Image Gallery - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/

Hi Linda congratulations on your new Tak TOA-130, I use similar combination but with a Avalon T-Pod 130 (reason I bought 130, it was only available to be shipped out quickly). I acquired Mach 1 from

Thanks for the info Ray. -- Dean Jacobsen Astrobin Image Gallery - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/

And to be clear, you don't need to purchase a subscription renewal to get the bug fixes and minor feature improvements in 1.9. Those are free! -Ray

Hi Dean, The All-Sky model calculates pointing terms that are influenced by points throughout the sky. Usually, this works well, but sometimes there are localized, unmodelled factors. The Dec Arc

Hi Jerry, > I realize I have that checked, BUT, I also come to realize that the ACP model script shuts the mount down first, > but Maxim and the camera keep running for a while to allow the chip

Simply Beautiful Roland!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Pete

Ray, I realize I have that checked, BUT, I also come to realize that the ACP model script shuts the mount down first, but Maxim and the camera keep running for a while to allow the chip to warm

Alright, here's 30 minutes of me talking about it: https://youtu.be/TOUqKZXJyUs

Foam plumbing insulation tubes taped around the turnbuckles and rods may cut the vibrations. I second the recommendation of the wood platform. My observatory is on 4 concrete posts that go down

Thanks, Roland. I had been looking at the Eagle portable pier, but the listing doesn’t mention the 1600GTO. Are the two adaptable to each other and play nicely together? By the way, my 25-year-old

Nice one Roland. It sure helps to get a little further south on the globe for this object. :-) -- Dean Jacobsen Astrobin Image Gallery - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/

Hi Howard, The document looks good to me. I do have a question though... I am presently running APCC v1.8.8.17. I was reading your description of the "Dec Arc Tracking on a mini Dec-Arc-Model".

OK, rent a trencher and dig a trench to the observatory location, and lay direct-burial Ethernet cable. Bring it out of the ground with a short length of PVC conduit and a service (weather) head.

Roland, I never do this galaxy because it is so hard to make look good. This is one of the best I have ever seen. You nailed the colors better than I have seen. Robert

Roland, that IS APOD quality. Amazing. I'm not sure I've ever seen this object in such detail. Wow. joel