"For the wasps you can use decoy nests. It does not kill them, but you can basically decide where they will go. " Agree, this is the best case scenario. All serve a purpose by eliminating a lot of the

Right, another synthetic pyrethrin. The most effective control for hornets/yellow jackets and wasps is to catch one to two, identify the species and hang traps that have a pheromone specific for that

Some of the pyrethrin-based insecticides, which tend to be less toxic to mammals have sustained activity. In particular there are sprays or formulations that claim to give one to several months of act

Thanks for checking back. After changing my APCC parameters to match those in your video everything works fine.

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I'm hoping my Mach1 will someday grow up to look exactly like your Mach2. There'll likely need to be an exchange of money (does A-P take cryptocurrency yet?) along with some other mundane tasks of cou

Meridian flip was scheduled at 10:44

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APCC log for last night can be accessed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IYg1zQ79tmeEh7apleJfQzWcmIqMes21/view?usp=sharing

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Was imaging last night with my Mach1/CP4/APCC Pro mount and when it came time for a meridian flip, the flip didn't occur at the time indicated in the NINA sequencer and several minutes later the mount

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The process of covering and uncovering my equipment combined with ground movements, +/- tripod dynamics (it’s a Berlebach) changes my PA every night. Once I correct the PA each night my model works fi

I keep a pair of nitrile gloves in my equipment box and slip one on my right hand to get a bit more grip on the knob when removing the telescope. I've always been able to release the knobs wearing the

Thinking about the sailing on SF Bay in a stiff wind, I’m wondering if the cables on the pier are a big part of the problem. Given a high enough wind velocity they would likely vibrate as the mast sta

This brings up an interesting point. My setup is similar to Dale’s in the respect that I leave the gear/tripod out for a couple weeks at a time. The soil is nearly all clay and continues to move all s

Thanks Ray. Makes sense. It would be helpful to be able to open the tab and see which profile is currently being used as default at a glance. Joe

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I need to remap the meridian limits to accommodate new equipment. The documentation for APCC-Pro states the Default.mlm file will be the currently loaded file, which I interpret as every time APCC is

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I had a similar observation with NINA several nights ago. While running an APPM model and selecting targets and triggering slews from CdC the go-tos with my Mach1 were perfectly centered. If the same

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Thanks for posting John. Very nice image. Even taken in a fairly light polluted environment it came out well. Images like this make the decision to move away from a OSC camera more difficult. Glad to

Interestingly the belt seems to be the astronomical mount equivalent as the drive belt on…Harley Davidsons. Probably no relation. The drive belts on the motorcycles have a service life of 60-100K mile

I've looked at purchasing a THUM for a year or so since I started using APCC-Pro and creating a model each time I set up. I just added in the step of manually entering the temperature and pressure fro

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Jil, Like everything your experience will depend on your entire setup. Given my sky conditions from my backyard I'm limited to 3-5 minute subs with a DSLR camera. I wanted to try unguided imaging with

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Mine is checked as well but there’s actually a button to click to reconfigure. Says “Now”. Not sure why it worked for me but I was stumped as well. Just something to try.,,