OK, I see...new mount ought to be here shortly, thinking of upgrading OTA hence my questions regarding mounting and such. Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com I

Yet another question related to a possible telescope upgrade...for anyone using a Planewave CDK 17 on an AP1600...how many of what kind counterweights for scope and imaging train? Mike J. Shade: mshad

One final question, can you offset it or does it bolt centered if this makes sense... Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com In War: Resolution In Defeat: Defianc

Thanks...so does one need to use both plates or will the DOVEPW attach directly to the 1600? Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com In War: Resolution In Defeat:

I'm sure there are some folks here who have the larger series of Planewave (17 & 20) scopes on AP mounts. These scopes of course have a much larger dovetail than the standard Losmandy type. Curious ho

Thanks Ray...Another question...last night it seemed that the system "hung" and didn't do anything. I am running the 1200gto with the latest chip, Sky6, Focusmax/Maxim5.18, and the latest version of A

I will have a new 1600GTO soon. I have been using the ASCOM driver with my 1200GTO...when I switch mounts, anything I need to do with the driver or will it see the 1600? Thanks... Mike J. Shade: mshad

Thanks...will the handpad for my 1200 work as a plug-n-play with a 1600? Can I swap them back and forth with no problems or resetting things? Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: msh

My understanding is that the 1600 has a payload capacity of some 240#, much more than the 1200. I will need this capacity for a bigger scope, down the road. The 1200 holds my Planewave 14 fine, it wil

Contemplating upgrading to a 1600 from a 1200, a few questions: The 1600 will be a direct bolt into an existing 1200 permanent pier? The 1600 uses the same counterweights as the 1200? The same plate (

Get the 1200...if you are imaging, the GOTO function is quite helpful. There are numerous programs that will help with pointing accuracy if this will be needed for imaging. When setup and configured p

After gathering data and generating a curve, Pempro displays a graph of the curve and will say at the upper right of the screen "3.80 arc seconds peak to peak"...is this the raw error, before the curv

Want to double check, the AP 2" nosepiece A2558 will thread directly to the front of an SBIG STL 6303E camera? Of course the existing 2" nosepiece would have to be removed. This nosepiece will also wo

Better alternative would be to not work in the wind...not only does it bounce equipment but it can often make the seeing really bad. Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotog

Great, my 1200GTO is in an observatory permanently aligned, I could see this as being a useful feature. Next question, will it be used through the driver or APCC? Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. S

Will some of these "goodies" like homing be available to retrofit 1200 mounts? For those of us who have not as of yet upgraded to a 1600... Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshad

Probably not quite germane for the group but I have a copy of PEMpro. I am upgrading to a new computer, program is on old computer, not quite sure how to handle this, this is an older version that has

A friend of mine has an older 1200 mount mid 90s or so, I think it is the sqmd or qmd (it is NOT GTO, I think there were only of few configured this way)…would it be possible to upgrade this mount to

I have a 1200GTO with a Planewave 14 on it, which is a tad larger but somewhat lighter than a C14 (I think) and it is rock solid and tracks very well even at .55"/pixel..And while an AP1200 may be con

Somewhat off topic, and perhaps off list is good but how do you like the 1600/20 combination? Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 9:19 PM To: ap-gto@... Subject: [ap-gto] core of M13 with my 20 in