There is only one way I have found to be able to run unguided SCT's on any mount, and that is by adding a Hyperstar. At f2.2, exposures are rather short. Floating/flopping mirrors cause much less prob

I use a gaming laptop with a 17" screen, 4TB SSD hard drive & 16GB RAM. When I am home, I connect an external 27" screen to it. I process images on the 27" screen and use the built-in 17" screen for c

The axes are naturally a bit stiff. This is normal. AP does things a bit differently than other mount makers. The stiffness isn't a bad thing. Many 900 and 1200 owners use fish scales to find the bala

If the knobs are silver they could be the locks for the dovetail for taking the mount into two halves. Those need to be tight. "Always take the high road. There's less traffic." -Christopher Erickson

Every situation is different and generally I would never be using a phone to control a serious imaging or research scope setup. For me, using a phone would imply I was doing something casual, like vis

I set all of my mounts and astro computers to UT and never change them. Not sarcasm. -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com

Astromart Seller. -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com

Flitz -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com

It is my diplomatic (LOL) opinion that Celestron dovetail brackets and bars are complete rubbish. For multiple reasons. Get Astro-Physics, Losmandy or ADM dovetail brackets and bars only. AP, of cours

Some routers have an optional security feature of blocking communications between wireless devices. That might explain the first router. It can usually turned on and off. Second router could be an iss

I thought that was gonna be me. Or at least Roland thinks so... -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com

A $50 access point will solve this problem. -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com

And check and make sure your CP3 has the latest chip inside. -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com

Also, once the CP3 is connected to the 900 and the RA axis is moved, it will move the 900 RA worm drive out of sync with your CP2 PEM data as well. -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa,

Just FYI, whatever PEM data that might be stored in the CP3 when it gets to you will need to be erased and new PEM data set built. Until you do that, disable PEM in the CP3. If you don't it will likel

I would avoid iOptron products... -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com

In my mind, how many columns are used or the lifting capacity of individual columns isn't as important as the overall rigidity of the assembly. As long as the combined lifting capacity of the columns

Piet Tech/Linak columns are great devices when implemented properly. A simple limit switch interconnected directly with the roof motor can make sure the roof can't close if the pier isn't fully lowere

Clean, regrease and re-test. "Always take the high road. There's less traffic." -Christopher Erickson Observatory Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, Hawaii

Besides my 1100, Mach1 and soon to be 1600 (which I all love,) I also have an RST-135E (which I also love) and I have ordered the ZWO AS5 directly from their web site. They charged me immediately and