Discussions focused around the Astrophysics equatorial telescope mounts with Goto capability, including use of DigitalSky Voice Software. Group Manager: ap-gto-owner@... To subscribe, send a message t

Hi All! Derek wanted me to post a reminder that I have a plethora of AP-GTO driven images at http://www.weatherman.com/todphots.htm All photos taken with the C9.25" and 5.1" EDF scopes were taken on t

Todd.... would appreciate my e-m address on the list be changed to radman1@... (home) and my current address, bindibt@... (work), be deleted. My employer is sensitive about receiving non-company mail

Derek asked me to give my further impressions of my cases for my 900 GTO mount, so here goes. I had a set of custom ATA cases made for me through Company 7 for my 900 GTO mount. They are made by Calzo

The following is a repost of my method of polar alignment using the AP polar alignment scope. The instructions I received in 10/98 were a little off, and I hope they have been fixed. IMHO using the po

Reposting by request. Bob Kuberek RCK wrote: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/ap-gto http://www.egroups.com - Sim

From Todd Gross' post, copied with permission from Roland: The biggest obstacle to getting the polar alignment and subsequent accurate object acquisition is tube orthogonality. It is not a problem wit

Has anyone got the polar alignment scope truly orthogonal? I have tried and tried, but I feel I am making it worse. What's the trick? Yes, I have read Derek's suggestion, but I was not successful. Whi

In order for us to use the e-groups effectively, I'm going to address a couple of issues which have arisen. I'm sorry I have to go on vacation from 6/16-6/27., but I'm sure you guys will figure it out

Okay, I ran into a problem.. I have no problem with the mike (if I speak up) or the running of Digital Sky Voice, but once hooked up to the scope, nothing happened. (scope did not move, program functi

Derek - I tried to e-mail you directly, but I received a message that your e-mail was not working. Anyway, I went to the member profile of this group and noticed that my e-mail is wrongly listed as ma

Hi all, I posted new images with the AP600 mount at my site http://sciastro.net/flashca/index.htm including M16 and NGC 4565. Skies were unusually dark here last night in the 'burbs, about mag 4.5 or

Ok, here is a question for the group. I just ordered a 10" Meade SCT OTA and the proper AP mounting plates . I plan on using the 600 GTO mount with this scope. Now will I have a problem or is there an

Hi Paul; Same problem may not be able to try out till late August. AP far behind on dovetail plates both male and female....anyone with experience would be helpful. I think Todd maybe the only one who

AP GTO users, This is a repost of a pre-egroups message: If you align your GTO mount as I do, by picking alignment stars from a star map, a list ordered by constellation rather than by stars in alphab

AP GTO users, This is a repost of a pre-egroups message. In it, I concurred with Howard Lazarus' supposition that stars on the meridian (due South) were useful alignment stars. The post also covered a

Hi all, I have used the C11 on the AP600 for long exposure self-guided images with the ST7 camera. For this I used the DC11 mounting plate and AP DOVELM, which accepts the DC11. No problems, but the m

Where is a good internet site for latitude and longitude coordinates to plug into the GOTO keypad? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: http://www

Hello, MY name is Charles Sinsofsky, I am the author of DigitalSky Voice and the Astro-Physics GTO mount code found in the hand-controller. I think this list-serve is a GREAT idea, and extend a BIG th

Hi Everyone, this is my first post, gald to see a users group online. Just recently made a long cable (25') for connecting the laptop computer to the my 1200 mount (because the computer stores in Miam