Thanks for the heads-up Marj. I will wait for the new balancing recommendations. In the meantime I have some questions about balancing that George, Howard, or Roland may want to comment on. I have bee

Thanks Marj & Howard. The quality of your manuals is excellent. By chance do you sell hard copies of the manuals ? If so, what do they cost ? I would be interested in the spiral bound paper copies of

I think that the machining tolerances on your mount base adapter are pretty tight, and that will help to minimize the potential for the mount to shift. However, if you find that this is a problem you

Hi Linwood I agree with all of the comments about the RAPAS. Do not leave it attached. You can do your polar alignment from Park 2 even with the scope attached, but after you have aligned the mount yo

I think I see a trend here. The older dovetails (DOVE15 and DOVELM2) use the brass locking pins that Chris mentioned, and they also have plain knobs without the hex head assist feature. The newer desi

Thanks Glenn and Steve. I will definitely check those out. Mike

Thanks for sharing your techniques Glen. I wouldn't describe myself as a beginner, but my processing techniques are nowhere near as sophisticated as yours. I have been doing all of my processing using

Great image Glenn It would be great if you could share some of your processing techniques. I consider myself still in the learning phase and any tips are appreciated. Mike

Hi Gert Out of curiosity what is the part number of your dovetail plate ? The knobs look like those on my DOVE15 which has no hex head bolts in the clamping knobs either. I have had pretty good luck u

I have had good stability with the 8-inch diameter concrete posts that support the legs of my A-P portable pier. I dug the holes about 2-1/2 feet deep and tapered them so that they were a couple inche

Is there any estimate on when the new V5.XXX keypad software and membranes will be available to the other mounts that use the GTOCP4 or GTOCP5 ? Mike

Same to you Tony Mike

I believe there was a previous post that stated that QHY cameras are made in China. Where are the ZWO cameras made ? Mike

Great image Roland What is your processing method for images of globular clusters to bring out the detail in the center ? Mike

Hi Mike Does your 1200 mount have encoders ? I understand that these will take you to the next level and beyond as far as tracking goes, especially for permanent setups as you have. I can't remember e

Thanks for the link to your web site Mike. You have some really good information in there. I am going to try to get some more flexure measurements over a longer period of time next time we get a clear

Roland has stated on multiple occasions that using a separate guide scope is not the ideal way to do guided imaging because of flexure. How much flexure is considered excessive ? I believe that it was

Very nice image Robert. Which equipment do you leave set up at your observatory ? I presume that you have a roll-off roof or something similar and that the mount is permanently set up and has been or

Is there an ETA on when there might be some encoders available for those who want to upgrade their mounts ? I am on the notification list to get encoders for my 1100 mount. Mike

Very nice Shane There is even room in there for a few other accessories. Mike