Hi Michele, Some good advice here from the group. One other thing to consider on getting good pointing is the telescope’s orthogonality. Here’s a link to Roland’s easy check to make sure the scope is

To add to Christopher’s suggestions, the VIS has recently re-started their stargazing program. It’s limited by reservation, so advanced planning is advised. Here’s a link to info about it. Stargazing

Lot’s of advice here, but I think it’s best for anyone planning on visiting Maunakea to first read all the information available from the authorities who control it. It can be a dangerous place, so ca

Forgot to mention to definitely dress warm. No shorts or t-shirts. Will probably be in the forties at the VIS at night and some wind will make it far worse. Here’s a good site to get all the weather i

It’s pretty easy, Steve. You might want to go later in the afternoon while it’s still light. You can walk up this close by hill to watch the sunset. To go to the summit, you need a low range 4wd. You

Steve, You should try to at least get to the VIS on Maunakea at about 9200’. This week will be new moon and the report is for clear skies at least until Thursday. The dark sky will blow your mind. Don

Hi Bruce, Shouldn’t SkySafari be set to Astro Physics GTO instead of Celestron CPC? Don Rudny Pepeekeo, HI 312-209-5870

The RA means right angle so no neck breaking. It’s very simple to use and requires no computer or software, other than the iOS app that shows where Polaris is at the time of aligning. There’s an app t

Hi Howard, One tip on polar aligning that you might want to consider is PS Align Pro App. It corrects for atmospheric refraction based on your location. There are instructions on setting up the RAPAS,

Thanks, all, for some great feedback. Linwood made some excellent suggestions. I should clarify that I do own a Windows computer, and yes, I do hate it. I use it as Dean does for only astro programs.

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I like it! And, her favorite object is the Cat’s Paw Nebula. Don Rudny Pepeekeo, HI

Her name is Kulu. Every night I am out observing or imaging she stays with me the entire time. Sometimes she comes into the observing room, sits in my lap and watches the computer screen. Don Don Rudn

Hi Brian, I use my AP1100GTO both for my home based observatory and as a portable setup for outreach around the Big Island of Hawaii. I do a regular outreach show at the VIS on Maunakea using a camera

Hi Jim, Congrats. You will never be sorry for this purchase. I think some of the obvious preparation things needed would be: 1. Tripod or pier. You will need some adapter to properly attached the 1100

BC when the VIS was doing the stargazing program, I used the VIS 1100gto with an 11” RASA mounted. The RAPAS was a great feature for easy setup and would give great tracking for EAA. No guiding. I usu

The VIS has been open for a while now. They only stay open till 7:00 and have no stargazing program. Not sure if they plan on anything for the future, but we decided to just do our own thing in the ma

Sorry, AP adapter number is 119FSA-FP. Don Rudny Pepeekeo, HI

I have an 1100gto that I use as a portable setup here on Maunakea in Hawaii. I use a Celestron CPC 1100 tripod I happen to have from a former setup. AP sells an adapter 199FSA-FP that has the same bol

Hi Tom, No, the Mount doesn’t need to be initialized. I was out with my 1100 with CP4 last night. I hadn’t used it for a while and had the same problem as you, SkySafari wouldn’t connect with my iPad.

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