Some grease, mesh work, CP3, PEMPro curve, and a APCC tracking model were in play for this result. It turned out to be too good though since the clouds decided to come have a look shortly after I

I dont mean to diminish bills result, but the 400gto is a very simple design and very user serviceable. Performing a grease and mesh is an easy task. I had to send mine back because the end play

I think those were quite popular before the strain wave craze hit From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Clement Elechi <celechi@...> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022

Would a Takahashi EM11 be an option? Clem ============================ My flickr gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/33442240@N06/ My astrobin gallery: https://www.astrobin.com/users/eluigwe/

It was a cheeky comment that wasn't intended to be serious. I was impressed by the 400 GTO though. From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Arvind <base16@...> Sent: Friday,

Wanted ads will appear everywhere now. 😃 From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Roland Christen via groups.io <chris1011@...> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 9:36 AM To:

Bill, Very impressive. This is way better than I was ever able to coax out of this mount. I do not have the expertise you do and it goes to show you that you have to have the right tool for the job

The only problem is what you have already mentioned -- it's no longer being made. If AP starts making small mounts that work for portable/easy-to-use setups, I'd like to be on the line to get one. As

Now look what you've done. You're going to cause a run on these old mounts. Rolando

Correct. It was a smashing success. From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of Chris White <chris.white@...> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 6:10 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io

On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 10:45 AM, Kevin Cook wrote: Hi Don - I have spent the past couple evenings since I raised this question reading everything I could find on the harmonic drive mounts. And I

Hi Don - I have spent the past couple evenings since I raised this question reading everything I could find on the harmonic drive mounts. And I still feel uneasy about them due to the large inherent

I’ve wound up needing to mount about 250 pounds of gear so that I don’t have to keep taking heavy OTAs on and off of my permanent observatory setup, which becomes impractical and a bit scary the

Well, thats pretty sweet. I need to test my 400 out after it's service trip to AP! I've been procrastinating due to weather and work, but this gives me some extra incentive. Very nice performance!

This is a guide graph, at 1 second intervals, from a AP mount (Ap400GTO) made about 20+ years ago. I dont know what yall are trying to do, but you have lost your way if you think these new mounts,

I think it’s interesting that AP has gone from mostly larger scopes (5 to 7 inch, f8 to f12) and mounts that were more portable (400, 600, 800), to more portable scopes (faster, 92, 110, 130) and

Very interesting thread. I too have been looking at something smaller and lighter to carry my TV NP127is and my new 92mm Stowaway. My venerable AP 900GOTO CP3 works flawlessly but at 73 I'm finding it

Just finished maintenance and meshing on my 400GTO. Testing tonight with the GTX and my 268M. Before the maintenance I was getting a lot of stalling errors, and now those all seem to be gone. It was a

Nice image. Russ Croman’s NoiseXterminator is a reasonably priced plug in for PI that works in both linear and non-linear modes. His StarXterminator is also very useful. Once I have an RGB image I

Hi I typically use PCC on RGB channels. I was not aware of the narrowband capabilities. I'll give it a try. Thanks