Yeah, that is my rule of thumb with CMOS. Short exposures. Thanks for the kind words

Thanks Jeff. It was the Esprit 120, which is a triplet

Thanks Howard

Thanks Unc Rolando

I know this is an oft-imaged galaxy, but it is one of the first images I am proud of. Image processing is challenging, but capture is a breeze with the Mach2. Sky-watcher 120 with ASI294MM, https://as

It's part of APCC Pro. You can read about it in the manual. It allows APCC to map the sky for the purpose of tracking and pointing to such a high degree of accuracy that one shouldn't need to guide at

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A-P Point Mapping.

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I use SGP and ASTAP. A 90 point model takes about a half hour

CBO are straight shooters.

USB to RS-232 on a Mach2 (CP5) because I'm a creature of habit. I am in the backyard, but I don't need anything else. I don't trust WiFi in general and I have read that in particular the CP4/CP5 has d

Gotta be honest, headline scared the bejeezus outta me. I've been evacuated too many times.

I used to go there all the time when I was in the south bay. Great viewing especially when the fog rolls in to cover Salinas and Hollister. Clear skies!

If it already has the flat plate adapter (119FSA) on it, just get the ADATRI and bolt it on. The Mach2 bolts to that

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X-D

The Planewave version of the CDK 14 is 19" in diameter according to this http://pw-ecommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/140101A-OVERALL-DIMENSIONS.pdf. I do think this OTA is too much for the Mach

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I guess not all of us were watching cartoons in the 60s/70s

I managed to get SkySafari working on mine as a test case. I don't ever use the mount visually, but I love SkySafari6, so I gave it a shot. Works fine through APCC Pro.

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I still have shin scars from snorkeling near coral on Maui

It looks like it would place the eyepiece upside down if you mounted on the left.

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Thanks for chiming in Dale. This is exactly what I am looking for. I am in need of understanding 1.11 builds of NINA as I am still using 1.10. Getting the astrophotography capture software to interact