I have a AP1600GTO which has a 10" diameter mounting interface. I have an 8" diameter ATS portable pier and would like to use the AP1600 on it. (Due to a move I have temporarily dismantled my observat

Same for me with my AP1600. Zero periodic error is one less thing to worry about. However I am also using a 7" refactor so that is a pretty rigid setup. Chris

I have several of the Telegizmo 360 covers and have always been happy wth them. I had no problems with it covering my AP1600GTO (before it went into my observatory) for long periods of inclement weath

Hi Ray - thought of that but I have them disabled at the moment. Chris Ford

Has anyone managed to plate solve using SGPro with the telescope in counterweight up position using the Meridian Delay feature in APCC? When I set the Meridian Delay in APCC to 1-hour, the scope/mount

When you say the camera took some exposures but had more failed attempts you were getting at least some plate solves? Usually when I get failed attempts it is because my telescope is pointing into a t

With my (permanently mounted) absolute encoder AP1600GTO and AP180 F/7 using PemPro and APCC Pro I can now get up to 10 to 15 minutes unguided before stars start going noticeably oval. I suspect I may

Hi Ray, Thanks for your speedy response. Yes, I performed a Pointing Model after the RECAL with the hand controller. I know I can do a plate solve and RECAL in APPM so another way would be to center o

This is hopefully a question with a simple answer but I can't quite figure out what is happening. (1) My mount is an AP1600GTO permanently mounted in my observatory and accurately polar aligned (2) I

You can also dither guided images with SGPro through PHD2 but the plumbing between multiple software apps is a bit inelegant. (aka complicated) The beauty of unguided imaging with direct mount ditheri

Hi Roland, I recently got APCC working with SGPro with my AP1600GTO and after building a pointing model, I have been doing unguided imaging at 2400mm. Not quite as aggressive as your 3500mm but the st

You guys are really not with it! Facebook is really now for "older people". Younger people use Instagram, Snapchat etc. However I suspect the definition of younger people for AP is over 40.. so in tha

Hi Hemant - my pleasure. Yes I was surprised when George told me to swap the metal for rubber pads, but as soon as I did the egg shaped stars I was getting at 10+ minutes exposures went away. I will l

I used a portable 10" ATS pier for a while with my AP1600GTO before moving to a permanent ATS pier in my observatory. I also have used the AP Pier in the past. (My portable 10" ATS Pier I will sell sh

If anyone has an interest in possibly acquiring a 10" AP Mak-Cass, please contact me offline. (Location California) Chris

I just posted your comments on the CN thread in question. Chris

For the Astro-Physics staff or Ray Gralak. Reviewing the APPM documentation online, it lists support for some older camera capture applications like Maxim (or ancient in the case of CCDSoft) and state

Thank Roland, The APAE encoder Utility I have is the original v1.0 before the GTOCP4 existed, and the documentation (page 15) states that "You must have the latest version to recognize the GTOCP4". Is

I just mounted my new GTOCP4 on my AP1600GTO today. I also took advantage of the 30% offer and installed APCC on my POC also. So far, it all seems to hang together and I am starting to explore. The mi

Thank Joe, I have fixed it. The reason as often in these situations is a bit embarrassing. It turns out nothing to do with the ASCOM software install which was correct. I set it all up in my observato