>>> To still be using SGP over NINA only means you've never given NINA a shot. i appreciated your comments until this part - you're wrong on this. I've tried NINA and used it for a while and i don't c

>>>With the HORDES of people moving from SGP to NINA... it would be worthy of a APPM update? That's a bit hyperbolic? :) NINA Is free (for now?) so it of course is going to attract more people SGP has

Hi Patrick again weighing in without direct experience (although I've done this with other non-ap mounts) when you re-create the curve from your existing data, you configjre PEMPro for the new CP4 the

Hi Patrick i don't have direct experience with what you're describing, but that description makes sense you don't need to reacquire data, you just need to load the data you already gathered, create an

>>>....when we had live bands at my bar. Howard, you buried the lead here, interesting to know this about you :)

>>>Just curious, how long does it take to polar align using SharpCap Pro with the PoleMaster camera versus the PoleMaster camera using its native software? Longer than polemaster software, shorter tha

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FYI you can use sharpcap with the polemaster camera, it's kind of a best of both worlds Sharpcap only works with a fov of 1-2.5 degrees, so 2800mm will probably never work reliably

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When I ran into a similar issue on our ap1600 i found my location and date/time data was incorrect.

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one small thing >>>I am running a piece of software on my computer called Dimension4 i have been told not to use this piece of software, as the small continuous time adjustments may cause issues

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fwiw we use 3D view all the time with both Anydesk and Teamviewer remote access software. never had problems

>>> Charlie and little MOOSE brought in 2021 Initially i only saw the first picture, and I thought "that's odd, he's named his liquor bottle and took a picture of it with his dog" then i scrolled down

imo there is no easy answer for Windows 10 upgrade If it were me, i would not try to upgrade but rather start with a fresh install or better yet a new computer with windows 10 already installed Most o

>>> not every telescope-related program runs on Win10 (like PHD2 perhaps), so I did not try to update. PHD2 definitely runs windows 10. I don't know about the original PHD, it hasn't really been in wi

>>> Wei-Hao. Well, try the Ethernet/WiFi access first before giving up. It's likely to work better than USB. PS on ethernet - i suggest you use TCP as it's much more reliable for this kind of mount co

>>> Getting a cheap laptop with the latest version of Windows isn't very hard, and you can keep it purely for astronomy. It will save a lot of heartache. When you are done imaging, you can transfer th

Under Gemini Telescope.net under Function menu there is meridian flip >>> I used to have the original Gemini GOTO system. Absolutely HATED it. It was about as user-hostile as any GOTO system I have ev

>>>Losmandy G11 + Gemini-II actually losmandy does have meridian flip >>> I don't consider AP's approach to meridian management to be a "gaping hole" agree completely - at least for my use

beautiful, wow. well done

it's under setup tab

>>>The main problem i see with the QHY cameras is the lack of a good filter wheel with off-axis guider capability. (unless I'm missing something) Starlight xpress has some excellent filter wheel + bui