Yep. It's a relatively small model (41 points or so) that usually takes about 20 minutes to run. I give myself about 45 min before astronomical dark to run everything and calibrate, etc. I played arou

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Very interesting! It sounds like you are using dec arc modeling as part of your automation for each night?

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Hi everyone, First time poster. Just recently got my AP 1100 GTO a few weeks ago and I've been integrating it into my imaging workflow. I use Voyager Advanced to automate my imaging sessions with a se

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I wish I had known about it too earlier but unfortunately it sold out before I could purchase this upgrade 😕 Fernando

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Hi Jeff, I have been using an older 1200 that does not include this upgrade for 5 years. I didn't even know it was available! It is a slight challenge to properly mesh the worm and gear but really not

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HA!!!!! I cannot believe you're asking that! I was tagged to check out an inoperative older 1200gto mount for an observatory here in Northern Va just 2 months ago. After investigation found that brack

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Hello, I am new to the group. I am finally ready to upgrade from a Losmandy to an AP. I am looking at a used AP1200. I see the above parts on AP's website that indicates it is discontinued. Link to th

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Hello, I am new to the group. I am finally ready to upgrade from a Losmandy to an AP. I am looking at a used AP1200. I see the above parts on AP's website that indicates it is discontinued. Link to th

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If the PEC correction in the mount is up to date and of good quality, and the model is nice and dense, I dont see why you could not get longer subs unguided. If you are using a refractor or other opti

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It's also worth remembering, especially if you are a NINA user where it becomes a one-click type operation, that a good DEC Arc model can often be built from scratch in half an hour in the time before

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Hi Nick I'll offer my opinion: >>>Is it possible to use enough points in the dec arc model to get the Mach1 (with PEC) to do 15 minute unguided exposures? If so, how many points? I think this depends

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Some questions about the Mach1GTO and Dec Arc Tracking: Is it possible to use enough points in the dec arc model to get the Mach1 (with PEC) to do 15 minute unguided exposures? If so, how many points?

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Yup. I get that. I just hit this noise situation after adjusting the worms for backlash. I think I figured it out though. The worm adjustment was too tight. When I loosened it up a bit (by turning the

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Hi Pete I don't have an answer for you on the knock sound, but generally backlash is not an issue when guiding in RA. it's tracking in sidereal, so the axis will slow down or speed up in response to g

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Guiding and slewing are two different things. When slewing back and forth, the RA motor does reverse direction. But that has zero to do with guiding. When guiding, the RA motor simply slows down or sp

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I've been trying to isolate some issues guiding my C11 on AP900 that look like might be backlash (strangely... in RA). I just re-seated my RA worm (I did this 5 or so years ago). I just noticed that w

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Ok I had 30 minutes of clear sky. Fine balanced both axis made a big difference. Ra and Dec 8x bolts very tight Ra and Dec 3x Clutch knobs tightened with hex key. Small test model looks promising. For

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Little Moose ok, BIG Moose, no! Rolando

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Roland Would a "little MOOSE" be okay to use (as shown below) to tighten those screws :) tony

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Thank you, yes I tightened all the knobs completely last time. The top plate gap looked perfectly parallel. Fine balanced but its cloudy for days now.

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