I use T point as well to do my polar alignments and it works well for me. When it tells me to go a certain direction in azimuth, I first adjust the mounts, azimuth knobs so that both just barely conta

👍👌🔭 Great explanation. Thanks Roland. Jeff

Sure. I hope I added a perspective. So what are you going to do? I'm curious. Jeff

Now where did I put my pink bunny slippers......

Thanks! 👍🔭

Peter, there is something you can do about that infestation working its way up the pier, but it requires professional help. 😁 Jeff

Well, you are hanging that extra 20 kg out there a good 300mm over where it would be "normally" so it acts like twice that. But the mount should handle it. I had a 300mm F7.2 Newtonian weighing a soli

Curious. A time zone spans a distance in longitude. If I place identical cell phones, Ipads, GPS modules or what ever, at both sides of the time zone, will they read the same time or will they roll ov

OMG, please don't remind me of those "good old days" Eric. It's soooooooomuch better today. Jeff

Honestly, I like the original with the more prominent red and blue.

Ooooooooh niiiiiiiiiiice!

" I'm using the other one to test some accessories." Curiosity abounds. 🤔😀

Good stuff Ken. I love all of my AP mounts (400, Mach 1, 900, (2) 1200). They just do their thing. Jeff

Just came in myself. I'm located in my living room, warming up in front of the fireplace, in my comfy chair, jammies on, wrapped in my thick bathrobe, feet propped up on the ottoman wearing my pink bu

Honestly, I'd say that OTA is pushing it a bit. It's about 3' long and it's center of mass sits out there quite a bit from the saddle due to its diameter. I'm sure it can "handle" it, but how well ?,

Great and informative explanations Roland and thanks. Jeff

Kinda sounds like true class A power amplifier operation in my Hi-Fi hobby. The output devices are always "on", at full current. They run at their hottest with no signal and need a ton of heat sinks a

Of more concern to me is tipping the tripod over.

Hair of the dog.

Love it!