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Help Parking AP 900 in TheSky
#ASCOM_V2_Driver
Bob The pop up warning window may be off your monitor. Do you have a dual monitor setup? Sometimes if you happen to be using only one of the screens in a dual monitor setup, some pop ups won’t show be
Bob The pop up warning window may be off your monitor. Do you have a dual monitor setup? Sometimes if you happen to be using only one of the screens in a dual monitor setup, some pop ups won’t show be
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Don Anderson
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Pier for 1100GTO
#Guiding
Probably could be made to work but is it worth the effort? Don Anderson
Probably could be made to work but is it worth the effort? Don Anderson
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Don Anderson
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Help Parking AP 900 in TheSky
#ASCOM_V2_Driver
Bob I have an almost identical setup. Mine is: AP900GOTO CP3, The Sky6 serious astronomer, MaximDL6.11, AP Ascom driver ver 5.30.1. I haven't updated the Sky Ascom plug in for a couple of years but I
Bob I have an almost identical setup. Mine is: AP900GOTO CP3, The Sky6 serious astronomer, MaximDL6.11, AP Ascom driver ver 5.30.1. I haven't updated the Sky Ascom plug in for a couple of years but I
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Don Anderson
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AP 1600, Universal Time and Connecting to Auxiliary Astronomy Programs for Control
Me too. takes 60 seconds to make the biannual change in the keypad. Don Anderson
Me too. takes 60 seconds to make the biannual change in the keypad. Don Anderson
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Don Anderson
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Which GTOCP* connection do you use?
I connect to my CP3 via a usb to serial adaptor which is connected to a Pegasus Astro powered USB 3.1 hub mounted between the forks of my AP900GOTO. Also connected to the hub are the main camera, filt
I connect to my CP3 via a usb to serial adaptor which is connected to a Pegasus Astro powered USB 3.1 hub mounted between the forks of my AP900GOTO. Also connected to the hub are the main camera, filt
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Don Anderson
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Slide Rules and Slipsticks - in the 1960's B.C. - i.e. (Before Computers)
Barry's is bigger than ours Don Anderson
Barry's is bigger than ours Don Anderson
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Don Anderson
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Slide Rules and Slipsticks - in the 1960's B.C. - i.e. (Before Computers)
Wow! Awesome Barry. How heavy is it? Mine is a Hughes-Owens Bamboo with glass window in the slide. It is in as good a shape as when I bought it in 1969. Don Anderson
Wow! Awesome Barry. How heavy is it? Mine is a Hughes-Owens Bamboo with glass window in the slide. It is in as good a shape as when I bought it in 1969. Don Anderson
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Don Anderson
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Slide Rules and Slipsticks - in the 1960's B.C. - i.e. (Before Computers)
In hind sight, I found the girls turned and went the other way when we came down the hall. I wonder why Don Anderson
In hind sight, I found the girls turned and went the other way when we came down the hall. I wonder why Don Anderson
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Don Anderson
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Slide Rules and Slipsticks - in the 1960's B.C. - i.e. (Before Computers)
I did my first programing in Fortran with punch cards on an IBM360. woe be to the person who dropped their program on the way to class!. Sorting a couple hundred punch cards 10 min before class starte
I did my first programing in Fortran with punch cards on an IBM360. woe be to the person who dropped their program on the way to class!. Sorting a couple hundred punch cards 10 min before class starte
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Don Anderson
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Slide Rules and Slipsticks - in the 1960's B.C. - i.e. (Before Computers)
Yes Joe anyone under 50 (probably 60) has no idea what were talking about. Think about the things that were built ie Hoover Dam Titanic etc that were all designed using hand calculations and slide rul
Yes Joe anyone under 50 (probably 60) has no idea what were talking about. Think about the things that were built ie Hoover Dam Titanic etc that were all designed using hand calculations and slide rul
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Don Anderson
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Quick Release Gearbox Modification for Older AP1600
Yes the good old days when one had lots of hair with color! Don Anderson
Yes the good old days when one had lots of hair with color! Don Anderson
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Don Anderson
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Quick Release Gearbox Modification for Older AP1600
You mean like this? Don Anderson
You mean like this? Don Anderson
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Don Anderson
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Quick Release Gearbox Modification for Older AP1600
Had one of those too. Still Have it.Ha Ha. Requires no batteries. Never needs to be rebooted! Don Anderson
Had one of those too. Still Have it.Ha Ha. Requires no batteries. Never needs to be rebooted! Don Anderson
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Don Anderson
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Quick Release Gearbox Modification for Older AP1600
Pen protectors! Wow that goes back a long ways. i used to wear one every day when I was a TV Technician! Back then I thought they were cool. Don Anderson
Pen protectors! Wow that goes back a long ways. i used to wear one every day when I was a TV Technician! Back then I thought they were cool. Don Anderson
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Don Anderson
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Problem with first startup of Mach2 -- obstruction / grinding sound
You won’t regret a decision to get a AP mount or any other product made by Astro Physics. The support is tremendous not just from Rolland but from everyone at AP. Welcome to the family😋
You won’t regret a decision to get a AP mount or any other product made by Astro Physics. The support is tremendous not just from Rolland but from everyone at AP. Welcome to the family😋
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Don Anderson
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Mach1GTO RA axis sticking
Keith I'm in Canada and I ordered the grease kit from AP. No problem at all getting it. One does have to call to order it. Daleen can take care of you. Cheers Don Anderson
Keith I'm in Canada and I ordered the grease kit from AP. No problem at all getting it. One does have to call to order it. Daleen can take care of you. Cheers Don Anderson
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Don Anderson
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AP portable pier for 1100GTO
Hello Patrick I bought an AP portable pier when I got my AP900GOTO back in 2008 It is currently carrying a TV NP127is plus camera gear and guide scope. I have found it rock solid stable, easy to set u
Hello Patrick I bought an AP portable pier when I got my AP900GOTO back in 2008 It is currently carrying a TV NP127is plus camera gear and guide scope. I have found it rock solid stable, easy to set u
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Don Anderson
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GTOCP4 Control Box
Very nice compact setup Tom. Your box on a post design is something. I am considering for my AP 900GOTO with an TV NP127is and SXVR H694/SX FW combination. What’s the diameter of your pier? I assume y
Very nice compact setup Tom. Your box on a post design is something. I am considering for my AP 900GOTO with an TV NP127is and SXVR H694/SX FW combination. What’s the diameter of your pier? I assume y
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Don Anderson
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So, I hear that the 1100 notifications have began, along with a 21% price increase...
No worries George. Thanks for the update. Regards Don Anderson
No worries George. Thanks for the update. Regards Don Anderson
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Don Anderson
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So, I hear that the 1100 notifications have began, along with a 21% price increase...
George Will they eventually be available for the 900s and 1200s as well? Don Anderson
George Will they eventually be available for the 900s and 1200s as well? Don Anderson
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