David, wow that's a great widefield image. so much detail! well done Brian

My apologies - I posted this in the GTO group and not the regular group

In a recent post (87010) Roland C mentions that Linwood's Celestron C11 optics is made with "normal" glass. "Do you find the C11 to need a lot of focusing with temperature change? It would seem to me

Thanks

Resend. Sorry, I forgot change the subject line. We had a few clear and steady nights here in central Virginia, and I managed to get 13 hours of Ha and RGB on Sharpless

Thanks Andrea! From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Andrea Lucchetti <andlucchett@...> Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 1:59 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io

We had a few clear and steady nights here in central Virginia, and I managed to get 13 hours of Ha and RGB on Sharpless 112. <http://astronomy.mdodd.com/nebulae-32.html> Comments are welcome. Is

Much better! Very nice

Understood, thanks Roland

Holy frijoles, Batman, there are some nice images over the last few days from you guys! Thanks for sharing, Steve! Karen AP From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> On Behalf Of

Dang, Linwood. That’s really striking. Great work. Karen AP From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> On Behalf Of ap@... Sent: Monday, July 4, 2022 11:39 AM To:

Thanks Karen. That Epsilon is a photon vacuum. From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Karen Christen <karen@...> Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 9:22 AM To:

Wow, that’s gorgeous, Bill. Karen AP From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bill Long Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:31 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re:

On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 08:39 AM, Karen Christen wrote: Pretty cool little rollaway observatory shed thingy, Peter. Don’t think I’ve seen one like that before. KarenYes, a very innovative

I would not use this on astronomical equipment. Rolando

All boards in the AP mounts are already conformal coated. Do not add more willy nilly since you can mess up the connector pins! Roland

Pretty cool little rollaway observatory shed thingy, Peter. Don’t think I’ve seen one like that before. Karen AP From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> On Behalf Of Roland

That’s a really nice result, David! Karen AP From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> On Behalf Of David Johnson Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2022 10:20 AM To:

Yan, You will need to contact the ASCOM group for help with Alpaca usage. The AP V2 ASCOM driver knows nothing about Alpaca. However, earlier firmware versions of the control box may limit the

I noticed on the data sheet that this grease is not recommended "As a lubricant in metal bearings" I emailed Daleen instead to place an order for the AP special grease. Also, when I took DEC apart