A few weeks ago, I posted a thread where I noticed that my Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox V2 was reporting temperature incorrectly, which potentially affected the tracking model. I also noticed that

From the version history, it looks like APPM added some command line switches in version 1.7.0.5. Does anyone have a pointer to the list of switches and their definitions? I don't see it in the help f

Certainly, if you don't separate the AP1100 axes, it's bigger and heavier than the Mach2. I do separate them, though, for packing and transport. The bin in which I carry it would need to be much large

That's kind of my position on this. When I think past my own desires and consider the market, it seems like a very small mount, made to Astro-Physics standards, might not be a huge seller. The biggest

Hey, that’s interesting. If APPM can run and start from the command line, that is probably sufficient to make it work with NINA as well. If I can define the sample points and configuration ahead of ti

I've been running automated long enough now, that I have a pretty reliable system. The other day, I set up the automation and started it during the day, and then left for the weekend, leaving it to go

For imaging, I've been set up for unattended operation for over 10 years, now. Having to be at the mount to start APPM, and then again to start the automation after APPM is finished, is a big step bac

" Or, if you are in a mobile setup, just model a few declination arcs around the target that you are imaging. It won't take very long to create the arcs." I know that it won't take very long, but it d

Great. I'm looking forward to it. On the subject of automation, does APPM have any kind of an API that would make it possible to invoke it from a script with the sample points for the target? Alternat

189 points. Can I do dec-arc modeling with the current APPM version? Is it as simple as making a model with just a bunch of points on my target's declination? Or do I need to wait for the next CP4 fir

My mount is an AP1600GTO-CP4 with Absolute Encoders. The scope is an AP130GTX. The camera is a QSI690-wsg8 at 0.88 arc seconds per pixel. I'm doing 10 minute exposures. On the next full, clear night,

One more update: tl;dr: Inconclusive. The last couple of nights has been tough. We had a weather change and Wednesday night was a loss. Early evening was clouded over, so when NINA started the run, th

I wanted to revisit this topic with an update. I reached out to Pegasus Astro, and they are aware of the issue with unit in the temperature value. At this time, they can’t fix it because SGP apparentl

Thanks for the response. I’m using the latest version of the Pegasus Astro software for the UPBv2, so it sounds like I need to contact them regarding the temperature reporting issue. I’ve not yet conf

I've been doing some unguided imaging with my AP1600 w/Absolute Encoders and APCC Pro and have seen some interesting behavior with unguided imaging. The first few nights that I run unguided after buil

" and I think you might need the camera add-on for TSX to use Image Link? I'm not 100% sure on that." You do not need the camera add-on to use TSX as the plate solver in APPM. I have MaxIm, TSX, (full

The ASCOM V2 driver connects to the mount through APCC. Assuming that you are not initializing the mount with the keypad (or some other device, like a smart phone), APCC will initialize time/date/loca

Thanks for the response! I am looking forward to getting a bunch more time on it in the next week or so. -Wade

This is great information! I have been using a free tool called GPSTime (https://www.coaa.co.uk/gpstime.htm), and it works ok. I took a look at NMEATime and it looks to be far superior. Since it insta

Your computer should be able to sync time with NIST, as long as you have an internet connection. APCC can then update the mount’s time with the computer’s time. This doesn’t require a new feature. The