Hi Brian, Thank you. The issue is, I dont want (can't) to park in any of the pre-defined park position because of the aforementioned roof. I could possibly make it work with Park 4 when I go back to

Hi Anis I think there is an option you may have missed, i park in position 3 all the time via SGP see bottom left -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com

I have an AP900 setup in my observatory and the pier is tall enough that I need the scope to parked in a specific position to prevent it from interfering with the roof (and also to point to the wall).

Hi Dale. Thanks for sharing the photos. Very helpful. What did you use to clean the the Worm and and Worm Wheel?

Hi Dale, I plan to sell my Paramount when the AP 1100 comes in so TSX will go with it. Pinpoint is not usable with NINA, right? So I should plan on getting Pinpoint for APPM and keep ASTAP for

Thanks for sharing your project with us, Dale! Everything looks so nice now. And yeah, we think Dave, Daleen, and George are pretty awesome, too. 😊 Karen

Great, thanks for confirming, Dale! --- We've got fifteen minutes, Freddo, it's worse than I thought!

Yes, that's the one.

Nice write up, Dale.., Is this the extractor you referred to that eventually worked well? https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-No-1-Spiral-Screw-Extractor-A96SE61/205469313 RYOBI No.1 Spiral Screw

thanks Dale - great info-- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com

Dale, Good info...thank you! Regards, George George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone:  815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone:  815-282-1513 (office) Email:  george@...

No drilling. Just a few light taps on the extractor using a finishing nail hammer to seat the extractor bit tip into the plug's center hole, and some initial moderate downward force on the tap wrench

A well-done and informative pictorial, Dale. Thanks, dan kowall photonhunter.com

Dale, So you found that the #1 extractor worked well? Did you have to do anything other than use the extractor, itself...no drilling? Regards, George George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 

I recently took over as Observatory Director for my club's observatory and outreach center. With COVID putting a halt on the in-person outreach events that we have done on a monthly basis (and hope to

Thanks Ray, I'll follow up. -Steve

Perfect. Thanks Howard

Use the pulseguide option. That way, the guide pulse is sent as a timed move command - i.e. move west for 30 mSec - which is handled by the GTOCP3. There are no timing issues because the timing is

Steve, You might ask SRO if there was any residual soot or smoke particles on any of the computers from the fires. If so, the computer may need to be replaced. If you do a web search on "computer

Thanks Ray, Biggest problem with remote imaging is not "seeing/touching" the systems. As far as I know the cable to the mount (CP4) from the switch was replaced, the switch itself (or at least