This may be paranoia on my part, but I recently returned from a star party and being super tired, I placed my Mach 1.0 on top of the nearest flat surface in my garage that just happened to be a picnic

Thanks Roland - t he technique that worked for me was to look at the 13th magnitude star adjacent to the ring and to focus in and out very slightly using averted vision on the central area. A little b

Thanks Roland - yes I actually spotted the central star at the OSP a few years ago with the 10" Mak Cass. It would just flicker into vision (and often out again!) when ones vision was averted slightly

Hi Wayne, I will be at the OSP with an AP1200 and most likely my 10" AP Mak-Cass. (I am also one of the Friday night speakers) Chris Ford

Sounds like a low voltage supply problem. Chris

That foam has many qualities... Not sure if anyone has ever commented on it before or not, but I find that one of the big square pieces of foam that packaged my AP1200 makes a most excellent diffuser/

When will the notification start? (Or has it begun already?) Chris F

Why don't you just use your lodestar with PHD? It's free, easy to use, and fully supported. I would use this combination with my Mach 1.0 over CCDSoft any day. At the most it is an extra cable. Chris

I would agree with the open design and simplicity aspects of the AP1200. It interfaces with pretty much anything. Also if you want the flexibility of portability the AP1200 is an easier mount to move

How much long term moisture can an AP1200 tolerate? I have been out of the country for a few weeks and left my AP1200 outside on its portable pier under a well secured weather cover. (One of those mil

The scope is not orthogonal to the mount. The mount is probably pointing correctly, but the scope is off by twice its orthogonal error. Rolando

I have a question about the slewing/aiming accuracy of my new Mach 1.0. Last night I set up my telescope to a high focal ratio equivalent of F/32 (via Powermate) and to focus (with a Bahtinov mask) I

Yes, I see this vignetting on my AP1200 as well which can make it harder to see the second and especially third stars. I wish AP could make a better and more accurate polar scope which is hardly pushi

I use Richard Crisp's storm/scope covers which easily cover my AP1200 (and the ATS pier it sits on) right down to the ground. I also hang a permanently lit naked 60 watt light bulb inside to keep thin

Personally I find an occasional RCAL when I am slightly off target the equivalent of popping bubble wrap - that beep when you press 9 is immensely satisfying... Go RCAL! Chris F

Hi Rick, Slightly confused. Are you using the (brand new) ADATCCEOS with a 160 of 155? I have tried my new ADATCCEOS with my 160TCC and it seems to work fine at least from my preliminary test shots. O

Yes that is the way I have always done it. Easy to get polaris within the FOV of the polar scope with a properly offset compass lined up along the sides of my AP1200. However the idea of adjusting the

Its a great idea. What laser are you using so that it is properly aligned up the bore of the polar axis? Chris

Having both an AP pier and 2 ATS piers I must comment that the ATS piers are less hassle to set up quickly and take down if field portability/convenience is important. (If saving a few minutes is impo

Just a note to Howard, Roland and Daniel that the problem was indeed the battery. I changed it for a new one and uploaded the database again - everything is now working perfectly again! Many thanks fo