So USB to the Mount via APCC pro, then the mount connection to TSXPro...server mode, virtual port, ASCOM? Rick Kuntz MS, CCT cardiofuse observatory

Thank you Michael, very useful information.

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I agree, if I had a lathe, this would be a piece of cake to make. A simple cap and flat plate that sits on top of the pier tube. Nothing to it.

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Well, I have plenty of those (and often the mag difference or other metallic structures, can easily throw them off in the observatory); just walk around with one. For this application, aside from owni

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Thinking of upgrading my MX+ (which has wi-fi and USB connection only) to the AP1600 with encoders (which has USB, serial, wi-fi and ethernet). I use TheSkyXpro with T-point modeling, planetarium soft

That looks great. Due to my setup, I’m looking for something that can actually turn 360 degrees and lock with set screws in the bottom. A simple flat play “cap” design sitting on the pier and ready fo

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If one is using a laptop can the mount connect to the laptop's ethernet port and a 2nd network for internet access be used with a USB-ethernet adapter? Of course the mount ethernet would have no gatew

I'm thinking of placing an AP1600/1100 in my portable observatory trailer. Since it moves around field to field; it can't be parked precisely so that the pier is facing North for Polar Alignment. Does

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I’ve been using Real VNC for many years, better screen cast than team viewer.

I just noticed when I picked it up, maybe just moving it too fast via momentum, that I heard a "click"; I thought my protective cap was loose so I removed it and made the discovery that a swift side t

For some reason, I just noticed that if I shake this reducer I can hear the lens move a tiny bit in the housing. Never noticed this before. Is it normal? cardiofuse observatory

Oh, racking in is not the problem, it’s the potential issue. When focused, it is nearly all the way racked in. I’d like to rack out the focuser a bit to give more room for focusing curves. There is on

I have the correct spacing and adapters, just wondering why the Focuser is nearly fully racked in with just 10mm to spare.

I installed the new focuser on my 130GTX and added the QUAD with the QSIwsg adapter. I noticed to bring it to focus, the draw tube is nearly in with only about 10mm to spare. Is this by design or just

I am using the 0.72x Quad Telecompressor Corrector with my 130 Starfire EDFGT. I currently have it set up with A3512-A adapter and my QSI690wsg. I would like to use the Quad with my new FLI-16200 (CFW

Personally, I would never connect a Pyramid power supply to a very expensive mount of this caliber. Stick to the Powerwerx, Alinco or at least of this class. Save the Pyramid for your dew heaters. Ric

Not certain of the answer here. I needed to move the FR to produce the correct reduction. My question is will the placement of the FR before or after a 1.75" extension tube change the focus position?

I am so saddened by his passing. I too, never knew him or ever had the good fortune to have met him. I do know that the measure of a man is shown, in part, by what he leaves behind. I am certain that

Can anyone tell me if the RH 305 can be run on the MX+? I know the weight is getting close to the limit. Also, is there enough back focus to install the Optec Gemini rotator/focuser? They would be qui

Anyone willing to review their technique for collimating the 305 mm f/3.8 Riccardi-Honders Astrograph? Rick cardiofuse observatory