I've been trying to isolate some issues guiding my C11 on AP900 that look like might be backlash (strangely... in RA). I just re-seated my RA worm (I did this 5 or so years ago). I just noticed that

That's a beast of a setup Howard. tony On 6/7/2022 3:27 PM, Howard Ritter via groups.io wrote:

On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 06:11 PM, Howard Ritter wrote: What do you have on your 1100/Planet?The biggest at present is an AP1100 with a C11. With it sitting flat it is very stable, the actual worst

I’ve been thinking about the height because I’d like to, as you suggest, preserve the stability of the tripod and have a lower lift to deal with when assembling and disassembling. Though I plan to

The main problem I see is that the sled dog you have ready to tow the mount into position may be a little outsized by the load. :) Incidentally, and a bit more seriously, why extend the legs when

I love it when a plan comes together! I wanted to see how a completed FrankenScope would look, so here’s a version with body parts from 3 different lines from 2 different mfrs. that were never meant

Howard, Thanks you, I will give that a try and get back, it's going to be a couple days before I can make it out to my observatory though. Much appreciated! Rory

Unfortunately, the ASCOM Dome API is very low-level and does not provide any support for telescope offsets. You might try installing/enabling the legacy "POTH" in ASCOM which can act as a hub to allow

Hi, Chris— Do you mean you have just the Meade OTA, and that’s why you need to find a tripod? I can’t imagine they’re very plentiful on the used market, unfortunately. If you get lucky,

LOL! Ironically, I am trying to do the exact same thing. I have a new-from-AP 1600 and a Meade LX200GPS-16. I just need to find another Meade Super Giant Field Tripod for a good deal and get it

looks great Howard, nice work-- Brian Brian Valente astro portfolio https://www.brianvalentephotography.com/astrophotography/ portfolio brianvalentephotography.com astrobin

Well, I couldn’t wait until my son comes over tomorrow. I decided to try it myself, and was thrilled to find that, despite having just turned 77, I could wrangle the components of the 1600GTO onto

Rehabilitation of the Meade Giant Field Tripod is done except for the cosmetic removal of surface rust on the legs. The A-P Flat Surface Adapter is mounted with 8 socket-head bolts to holes drilled in

Hi Dan - I don't know if this will help in your situation, which is a little different than mine. I am using a Mach 1 mount with the CP3 version. The mount is connected to my ASIAIR PRO via an RS232

I have a Mach2GTO-L which is several feet off center in a 15 foot Pro-Dome. If I go to "APPM/setting/Dome Settings" and select "Active" the APPM appears to assume the mount is at the exact center of

Hello all, Just wanted to pass on an image from Peter Ward in Australia, doing imaging with his venerable 155EDF: Rolando "I was wanting to pass on some impressions of the new QuadTCC for my venerable

Hi Chris, George asked me to assist you. We'll get your CP3 personality changed. I'll respond privately. HKH

Hi Rory, I would pull a *ditch and switch.* Ditch the virtual ports and switch to using the ReST API to connect the driver to APCC Set up APCC for the ReST API in the API tab of the Advanced Settings

I am running APCC from Windows 10 from a USB connection on an AP Mach 1 using a G4 controller. My issue is my virtual comm ports don't work most of the time, but every once in awhile after testing

Thanks for the tip Bill. I've been using a 900GTO, which I think has the same potential danger with the clutch knobs. But it is good to know, so thanks for bringing this up. Glad to hear you like