[Mike says...] I assume that the guiding suggestion, outlined below also applies to a 1200? Please note: IMPORTANT! DO NOT autoguide at anything other than 1x rate. The slower rates are strictly for m

I am going to be getting my 1200GTO in June and have a questions as to how this mount will work with automated software, in my case ACP. I plan to run it through The Sky.curious as to how the 1200 wil

One of the reasons for using The Sky is the ability to utilize Tpoint. What I want to do is have the mount parked and then start it up the next night without having to sync or initialize on anything.h

Say Ray, as I ought to be getting my 1200 sometime in June, any ideas as to how the driver will work with The Sky 6/Maxim 5.15/Robofocus/Focusmax/ACP? Or, more specifically any tricks/tips/watch out i

Thanks, biggest draw for The Sky is Tpoint.it is version 6.XX. Of course I ought to get the mount right about the start of our monsoon season here in SE Arizona.rain, clouds, wind and mosquitoes. From

No idea on the adapter but how is astronomy in Silverton? I imagine a short season. From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...] On Behalf Of tonysuruda Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:

Wondered about that.have been in that area for railroading numerous times, thought that it is dark but wondered about the seeing. From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...] On Behalf

Actually, he is right, Silverton was a somewhat booming mining town. There were at one time three narrow gauge railroads that ran north out of Silverton, the last was torn up shortly after WWII. There

I am going to be receiving my new 1200 tomorrow and have some questions about automated operation. I am replacing my current mount with the 1200 and my current mount worked well with The Sky V6, Maxim

Thanks for the reply.I may have not explained myself well enough. What I need to do is be able-if possible-is at the end of an observing run, have the mount point the OTA to the zenith.then I need to

There can be some slight, over time changes in collimation. The OTA is an older OGS aluminum tube RC. One of the factors that contributes to this is the large temperature changes here even with AC in

Thanks.I did get the mount today, during a severe Arizona thunderstorm.so the mount is still in boxes in the observatory. Once I get it unpacked, setup, and polar aligned, I will call and I can get th

Ah, but will be running the mount via computer/The Sky/and ACP. From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...] On Behalf Of tucstargzr Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 4:58 PM To: ap-gto@y

It looks like the weather is going to clear up and I will be able to get the new 1200GTO up and running. I have some questions (thankfully NOT related to parking the mount). I have entered the needed

Ray, in regards to park, is it possible, with the latest beta driver to define more than one custom park position OR redefine park 1, park 2, and so on to different park positions? I had some question

I have another park question for the driver.I have set a custom alt/az park position with the driver. When I tell it to park through the driver to this position, a little box comes up and ask me if I

Thanks for the reply Ray. What I am currently doing is parking the mount with the OTA pointed at the zenith, using the movement controls of the driver to move the OTA north so I can close the roof, th

I have a question…I have finally gotten some clear skies and getting the mount setup. I have defined a custom alt/az park position…so the mount parks to this position (roughly pointed to the zenith).

Yes, after a night’s work, during the day…at this point, I am still a little worried about lightning caused problems, hence turn off and unplug everything in the observatory during the day. From: ap-g

OK, so to be clear, end of night, I can park the mount, use the driver to move the mount to clear the roof, and after it is parked, power down? On startup, power on, after linking with The Sky, do I n