Tom, for the trip between house and observatory, what about wireless? That is what I do and it seems to work like a charm. I use a program called UltraVNC. The old laptop in the observatory runs the

winfij@... writes: We don't do error checking in our software. The code is very simple. Rolando ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes

Unfortunately USB is designed for short connections to devices, because said devices are usually close to the PC. However, a growing number of telescopes require much longer connection distances. A

c34s43@... writes: The meridian delay is a keypad feature. It is also found in PulseGuide which you can use on your laptop. Normally the mount automatically tracks past the meridian when

You should see the problems I had 15 months ago when my AP1200GTO arrived and I wanted a serial cable so as to use PoleAlignMax for finetuning my polar alignment. Not only where these cables hard to

r.olson@... writes: You will absolutely love it there. Make sure you see the Waimea canyon. It is stunning. Also don't miss the Napali coast along the north

There are issues with USB that have bit me in this hobby. The first is the length limitation. I image while sitting in my house and that is too far for USB, but no problem for serial (or ethernet). I

Since almost no computer today provides a serial interface we all need to use some type of serial converter. I suspect that the majority of people use a USB to serial converter. If there is a problem

industry as chosen an the planet these are. really, what is different: Aren't both applications needing realtime bidirectional data transfer? I don't know, I am asking... There must be a good reason

someone ought to tell microsoft, intel and the rest of the PC industry as well as all the camera and printer manufacturers that they have chosen an unreliable interface: that's the most commonly used

I have been calibrating the STV at what ever guide rate I plan on using, usually .5x so I will try calibrating at 1x next time. Thanks Dean

Ok, guys I'll give it a try and see what happens. Guiding is sometimes like vodoo magic for me and what worked last night may or may not work tonight. Which is exactly why I wanted the AP1200 with

stuart.j.heggie@... writes: I wrap my laptop in several layers of bubble wrap, back of the LCD screen also. Stays nice and cozy in temperatures of -20C. Use the large bubbles and face

gnpnotti@... writes: Well, we are headed off to Maui. This is our 9th trip together. We have seen all the islands except for Lanai, yes we've even stayed on Molokai, a really great funky cool

Roland insists we should use 1x for guiding. I use that. I agree, as long as the exposure times are short and the seeing decent, high agression is okay but it needs to be backed off if the guide times

gnpnotti@... writes: I plan to do that soon - gotta finish the appropriate scope for El Big One. But first I am heading off to Hawaii this weekend for the holidays for some R&R (Marj too).

gnpnotti@... writes: The one in the back is the 400 mount with the 105 Traveler mounted on it. Rolando ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes

ap-gto@... writes: I just posted this picture of our showroom which now has one of each of our mounts. Compare the large one with the rest of our

r.olson@... writes: Yes, and as I said, we are looking into this for the future. Rolando ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes

tom@... writes: We are looking into this route, but for now your solution is the best way to go. Rolando ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes