Jog buttons work like this: Press on the E button and the software sends a MoveEast command. As long as you hold the button down, no other command is sent and there is no traffic between the software

This is interesting. Apparently this issue is not new, nor is it completely resolved. I experienced the same thing last night. I'm using the latest TSX Imaging Edition, and tried to use a jog

The King rate is not based on a model. It is a calculated custom rate that is created inside the CP4/CP5 controller and is accessed thru a simple command, similar to what you would send to get Lunar

Eric, I like the fact that each power line in the RIGrunner is individually fused. In my mobile observatory, I use traditional marine (plastic, stainless steel and brass) screw terminals,

So there is no easy selection for King rate without a model? Is this perhaps a possible opportunity to add it as an option button in APCC? Jim

I would suggest running whatever devices are sharing the same power (perhaps main and guide camera and focuser (and maybe dew heater depending if the controller you use generates noise) from a

That's a good idea Ray. I'll check collimation throughout the sky next time I'm out. joel

Joel, You might want to verify that collimation holds throughout the sky by taking short images in different parts of the sky and checking the images for star roundness. -Ray Gralak Author of

Ray, I use this same focuser (Feathertouch) on another scope with the same camera setup and I don't see this same effect so I doubt it's focuser sag. However I now wonder about tilted optics. My

Hi Joel, Since auto-guiding looked good, that eliminates mount tracking as the problem. You need to look elsewhere. My first thought was tilted/moving optics, a sagging focuser, or a non-orthogonal

At our Chile observatory we had to remove the fans from the FLI camera and replace them with low vibration fans. The original fans caused 2:1 oblong stars, which totally freaked me out at first until

Well, I'm guilty as charged...I do obsess over round stars LOL. This doesn't look like pinching optics to me. I tried to do some experiments with the scope fans on and off, and I didn't see a

Yes, that is correct. Roland

Sometimes the scope itself has problems in the cold. Things like pinched optics caused by metal cells contracting and pressing on the optics. You can also have heat plumes from the cameras and

Roland Jim's question prompted a related thought. I assume there is no need even to bother with King rate, if using an APPM model with MGBox for environmental conditions to correct for refraction.

Like Roland experienced, last night was a very cold night in northern Indiana but the first clear night in a while. Thankfully I operate everything remotely from the comfort of my living room. I

Yikes!! Sounds like my idea of fun! Hope you are dressed appropriately. Best, Jim Get Outlook for iOS

I use Power Poles to connect power to my AP1200, and they've performed perfectly for more than a year in hot and cold, with humidity up to 90%. I run power cables for cameras, focuser, rotator,

Prior to finishing my remote observatory I'd been using PowerPoles and a Rigrunner to distribute 12V to my filter wheel, focuser, etc. 12 V from power supply connected to a Rigrunner via a PowerPole

Is there a way to set Kung Rate in APCC Pro or does it have to be entered manually or only by keypad ?