I may have a custom portable ATS pier that I used for short field work with my AP 900. It has an adapter or rather is drilled for the rotating pier adapter if anyone should be interested.I may be will

Roland, let me know when you want to part with the Mak-Cass... Rick Kuntz MS, CCT cardiofuse observatory

That's good to know. I will work on the extension tubes and adapters and give it a try. Others are having great success with this. Conflicting information but I've seen the pictures and they look grea

I agree. I know others seem to be trying but I agree; little beats aperture for gathering photons and longer focal length, short f/ratio for speed. Thanks for the confirmation. Rick

I image with my Gran Tourismo AP130. What would be the best way (flattest field) to extend the focal length for use with a SBIG STF8300c; a 2x Powermate or a more customized tele-extender, etc. just c

Chris: Do you run it via an inverter or is this a special SBIG AC adapter ? Rick Kuntz MS, CCT

Can anyone suggest a telescope mount/camera grade portable AC power supply for field use? I have a large Xantrex but finding it has issues with the SBIG cameras......Maybe I just need a really long co

I have an AP900 that is running perfectly. It is circa 2010. Should I remove the old grease from the gears and re-grease? How often should this be performed? I use the mount about 5-10 hours per month

What will be the "waiting list" time for delivery of an AP1100 mount? Rick Kuntz MS, CCT cardiofuse observatory

I'm embarrassed to say the keypad date was one day earlier than TheSky6 actual date. This is a humbling sport.... Rick Kuntz MS, CCT cardiofuse observatory

After updating the keypad last week I observe the following. I have a permanent setup so I connect to the AP ASCOM driver via TheSky6Pro with the keypad in the EXT mode.. As I move around the sky and

I would like to use a spare ADA2003 which as 2.7 (24TPI) male threads to one of my TAK scope with a female M72 thread. So, in essence I need a short (10mm) male M72 to female 2.7" adapter. Having trou

I have an AP900 with a CP3 containing the L chip. Is there ANY reason for me to upgrade to the V chip? Of course this set up is currently flawless. Rick cardiofuse observatory

Can you tell me when this scope was produced? I have an AP900; is this suitable (using a Tak TOA 150 on it now). Rick cardiofuse observatory

It must be something else then. Wondering why it suddenly doesn't like the initial move command from unpark4 in TheSky6...unless the OTA is parked a bit above the horizon, interesting....

I see that it is 500 msec (I’ve never changed it before). Should I lesson the value for more frequent syncs? Thanks in advance….Rick.

I can work around this but this week upon initial connection to the AP ASCOM Driver via TheSky6 (after it parks from park 4) any initial slew command inside of TheSky6 has to be repeated about 6 times

It would be great if the alt-az adjustments were mechanized allowing remote adjustments and fine tuning without gross Allen wrenches and sticky knobs...I would think we could be at this level of techn

I am now using the "Park to position 4" from the ASCOM interface, then I terminate the link with TheSky6 and then I shut off power to the mount. When restarting, assuming a laptop is there; the proper

Don and Stefan: These are precisely what I was looking into and thank you both for sharing your experiences with each. Kind Regards, Rick.