Not sure about computers but the AP electronics are all ruggedized and tested for ESD exposure. They won't be affected. Rolando

Having some work done on the observatory before monsoonhits. The contractor needs to do some welding on the rails for theroll-off portion. He will be using an arc welder but will be some 18 feetor

Thank you all for your valuable comments! I can see there are mixed point of views however, the majority seems to be leaning toward to have a KP handy even if it is not used regularly. In this case, I

Welcome to the group, Glenn. We’re glad to have you. Yes, Rolando, Uncarollo, and Roland Christen are all the same person. He tends to sign his forum posts with “Rolando” but will answer to

Ray, >There is no aperture mentioned in the table, only f-ratio and wavelength I think the question is: What does changing the f-ratio actually mean in that table? How are the different f-ratios

Yes, we thought about it, great idea. Don't have any more info to share at this point. Rolando

Rolando, A simple keypad or joystick to manually jog the mount would be a popular accessory, especially if made by AP. Any thoughts about making one? Thanks, Don Don Rudny

Hello all, New guy here with a silly question. Is Rolando (Uncarollo2) actually Roland Christen, the owner of A-P? And if so, does he prefer to be called Rolando instead of Roland, or is Rolando just

I agree. Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 2:33 PM To: ap-gto@... Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Re: AP Keypad, sell it or not? That looks slick! Rolando

The keypad does tell you where the meridian is (it's on the Main menu). You enter that value in the RA entry and enter zero in the DEC entry and press GoTo. Rolando

What AP has too much class to tell you (but I don't)is that the iOptron and 10Micron mounts use a far-East absolute rotaryencoder that is significantly lower resolution than AP's encoders and that

To answer your question “what could be easier”, if we were just talking about plugging in the keypad, then nothing would be easier. In my case, the CP4 controller was somewhat difficult to get

That looks slick! Rolando

Hi guys, I was in the same dilemma because I like to have a real keypad compared to a virtual one that is on a phone. (Note: I have ordered my Mach1GTO but have not received it yet. Hopefully, it

When you initialize the mount with ASCOM driver, you can then hot plug the keypad in and it will come right up by itself in the Main Menu and not demand anything from you. How could it be any easier?

What's to hate? I use it on all my mounts and I do a lot of imaging. Rolando

Diego I see little need for a keypad in a permanent installation. HOWEVER, for a mobile setup, you may find the KP easier to use for initial star alignment than a PC or tablet/phone app. Also,

I was out in the field using my AP1100 this past weekend. I was imaging and had initialized the mount with the ASCOM driver. On the particular computer I was using, I didn’t have any planetarium

sell it - I bought a mach1 without a kp. I've never missed it. (and love being rid if it) I hated using it on my last mount. I do computer interface too- and click to go to and place solve. I don't

You can control your mount just like your keypad with a smartphone and SkySafari or Luminos. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad