Hi ya bunch of AstroNuts! My 1100GTO-AEL showed up and now comes the part where I learn to use new software to operate it. :) I know a couple of the programs I'll be using are NINA and PHD2, but what

Single 5 minute exposure LRGB with the 110 GTX and F5 TCC https://www.astrobin.com/oc6jwm/

Hi, I have a 2007 model AP1200 GTO CP3 with Handset GTO-1 S/N2401GTO 2707. I've used it many times with out issues, including tonight to issue slew to Mars, but after finishing imaging Mars, I thought

I recently purchased a used AP1100GTO equipped with the GTOCP4/Absolute Encoder upgrade. I purchased an Intel NUC computer for interface at the mount, accessed via TightVNC on a remote computer. I hav

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dick C <dixiemail123@...> Date: Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 9:57 AM Subject: 1100AE mediocre guiding To: <main+owner@ap-gto.groups.io> Ok, guys, I ran my 140mm re

Hi All, Below I have posted two screen shots of guiding with the 110GTX scope piggybacked on a 12" astrograph on my 1600 AE mount. I don't use separate guide scopes because the ones available have too

Hi all … interesting issue last evening. Last night, while running a NINA sequence to take 24 O3 and S2 subs of the Medusa nebula, an interesting problem/issue occurred. Between subs 12 and 13 (1:00AM

I imaged the Leo Triplet using FLI 16803 on a TEC180FL (1134mm FL with reducer-corrector) sitting atop my 1100 with AE. The pixel scale is 1.66 arc-sec/pixel The PHD2 RMS is bad at 4 to 4.8ish RMS. On

Will do. -Best, Robert

This is not specific to AP mounts, so please forgive me if this isn't appropriate here. I figure this is a pretty sophisticated group that may have some answers. I will also post this to CN but the SN

Quick question... For a mount like the 1100 with encoders, what is the difference between issuing a Park command vs Home? I can of course Park to various positions under the Park tab. I can set some a

Hello fellow astronomy enthusiasts, It's my very first post here :) I recently had the pleasure of using my new AP Mach2 equatorial mount for the first time during an astrophotography session, and I m

Thought I'd share mine too. I wish I had Bortle 3 skies like Nikita to take a gorgeous broad band image like he has, but I have to make do with Bortle 6 and scrounging for whatever clear skies the wea

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I've brought this up before, but at least when using my ZWO ASI2600MM, no matter what the camera's gain setting is in Sequence Generator Pro prior to using APPM, the gain setting will end up being 0 w

I just installed the new 5.60.05 version of the AP-V2 Driver and after connecting to successfully APCC with the latest CP4 (P02-15) software installed, and after opening the AP-V2 Driver I am getting

Had some good seeing last night for about 1.5 hours before a thick marine layer moved in. I'm impressed by what this camera was able to record with the 110 GTX. There's like a half zillion galaxies in

So recently purchased an AP900GTO which should arrive me next week. So until then I won't get to give it a good go over, but seems to be in very nice condition. This will be my first AP mount, so I th

As I wait to order an 1100GTO, I want to buy and set up the electrical equipment. The mount will be secured to a cart - on an AP 42” Portable Pier. It will carry a load of about 40 pounds: Steallarvue

Last night I had a momentary power loss from my battery box and when power was restored to mount and communications resumed it was lost and asked to be un-parked. I thought it would start from the las