Kent we could place a mark at the right height on the telephone pole at the Fort so you wouldnt have to use the wedge. I did this same procedure on my iEQ45. It takes a long time but the payoff is goo

How about a paint gun? Robert

I am also looking forward to a delivery of a Mach 1 in the next few weeks. I am very excited!! Robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I am new to this group and have a Mach 1 on order and have been reading the manual about the meridian flip and am so excited for this function. I don't do meridian flips (fairly new to GEMs and don't

Hi Peter. If I keep the same orientation with the mount on one side or the other, wouldn't the geometry remain the same and not require flipping? In Nebulosity you have to do a geometric 180 deg. shif

I meant that, when I use the feature that allows you to change where the mount thinks the meridian is (the +/- function), you do not have to actually do a meridian flip at all for the entire length of

But wouldn't you need to use the function to be able to find the object on the wrong side of the meridian? If M42 crosses at 12:00 pm and I want the handset to slew to it in the Westerly position at 9

I am not trying to be difficult but I thought part of the meridian delay program was to be able to trick the mount into slewing to an object a certain offset from the meridian. For an easy object then

Thank you for the caution. I understand. We were focusing on different aspects of the feature. I will play with the mount and get a feel of how close it gets as I go north. I have 3 setups and will ha

I believe the software will go to the correct RA/DEC address, what will be different is the orientation of the scope as to the west or east. Robert

Yes, that is my understanding. It is only the mount position that changes, not the coordinates. Robert

Tim do you have a guidescope? I don't have a traditional finderscope but will always have a guidescope on my telescope. When I get my Mach 1 I will definitely give the QDM a try. It sounds great. I al

You might as well get an inexpensive refractor, guide rings and guiding eyepiece instead so you will be ready for guiding when you decide to do so. At that point all you have to do is add an inexpesiv

I just got my new Mach 1 today. I can't wait to put it together. ---------- Robert

i didn't include the image of all the parts on the floor. http://upload.pbase.com/image/142319295 Robert

I can see the incredible craftsmanship as I put it together. Robert

Thanks. My iOptron is getting warranty work and I just got the Mach 1 today so i didn't have a mount this last weekend. I heard about the weather from Bill. Robert

Thanks Peter. Robert

Thanks for the suggestion Danny. Robert

This appears to be wireless. If so, it might be nice to not fool with the wire. It seems obvious from the picture, but this is wireless, right Danny? Robert