I am curious to know if using INDI for guiding a A-P mount can perform Pulse Guiding or is ASCOM the only format that does Pulse Guiding? aruckle

Howard, Since April 19th I have seen a few other people post about this issue of the park and home buttons in the MacOS version of Sky Safari not performing the Home, Park3 and Park 4 to the correct l

Yes and NO, The upgrade for the iPad iOS v 1.8.+ does everything added for my A-P Mach2 GTO. I began to wonder if the Mac OS version would be updated with the new A-P features. On March 31, the Mac OS

Mac OS ap SkySafai 6 plus was updated to version 6.8.1 this week but they do not appear to know about the Park positions and Home location for the Astro-Physics GTO mounts. I know this because after i

midmoastro, maybe I wasn’t clear enough, this is the Mac OS version of SkySafari that is now available, updated to include the Astro-Physics mount parking positions that have been available since Janu

The iPad version of SkySafari was updated January 15th to V6.8.0, to include the added A-P park positions and Home feature, . The Desktop version however until today had not been update to include the

Do you still need a device like this?

I was happy to see the iOS version of Sky Safari has been updated to include commands for my A-P Mach2. I did not have time to try it out on Thursday night Jan 14 but I read everything I could find ab

Michael, The TetherBoost Pro USB 3.0 device has a 5v DC input port, It can be used as powered by the computer USB 3.0 port as well with external power. Do you use a laptop, desktop, or NUK type comput

Michael, I had problems with USB3 due to the length of the cable needed, I purchased a 15' USB 3.0 active cable and it greatly improved things it did not eliminate every issue. In searching for a prod

Eckhard, You did not mention what port setting you selected. The port setting needs to be set to #23, Also there are several people that have commented, sky safari can be connected in the beginning of

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Rolando, This seems to answer one of two questions I have about the initialization process. the settings from APCC are loaded into the controller at the time of startup initialization and are not pers

I received my new Mach2 GTO, and while exploring APCC I have somehow gotten my mount unable to slew to the East of the Meridian nor south of the Celestial Equator. So much for imaging Mars tonight. Is

Is there a product that allows Control of the CP4 with a JoyStick and the Ascom Driver? aruckle

Ray, What is the non refracted pole? Using refraction correction while polar aligning? aruckle

Dean, Do you know witch two days yet, I realize it depends on the Weather. Allen

Robert, I hope you and your family are doing well. We are well and looking forward to having 4 grandchildren all next week. This post on the Astro-Physics forum about satellite tracking may be of inte

Hello, I have just recently received My Mach2, I ordered it last year so while I have been waiting, I joined this group to educate myself about the A-P mounts. The idea of using SkySafari to slew abou

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Terry, I am surprised to see the tracking you report as being .5 arc Sec. 35° above the Southern Horizon and .8 seconds of arc at 23° above the Horizon. It would seem to me that if the Mach II mount w