Due to a variety of problems, please keep binary postings off the main list. However, there is an alternative for those of us without webpages: You can put drawings, files on document vault. Our group

Hi from france (sorry for the english) I notify you the birth of a new astronomy webpage (mine of course).If some of you can give their opinion about my homepage picture's (in fact,i'm a completely be

Hi, A friend forwarded this add to me: ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- I wonder, what is that for a kind of AP 1200? Handmade? By Astro-Physics? In England?

Hello, I am considering automating my observatory. I would first like to link my GTO drive so that the doors of the observatory opens in the direction of the scope. Has anyone done this that can give

We've been clouded out for weeks so I'm reduced to re- processing month-old images. Here is one from Dec. 28 http://www.ccdastronomy.org/m31g991228.htm Hope to see some of you at WSP! Bob K.

Company Seven called yesterday to let me know my long awaited mount (600E GTO) is now being made and will soon be delivered... Great! (But)I really haven't given much thought as to what computer I was

Hi I would like to know what must i do to upgrade the gto keypad.I see a function "load" but there is'nt any explanation in the manuel.There is some mistake on the magnitude object (in the catalogue,m

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A repost of Roland's polar alignment method (with his permission): ...actually, I use another method to achieve accurate results, a modification of method 3 in the manual. I choose a star that is clos

For those that are interested in the connectors..... Fwd Attachment: They are called Anderson Powerpoles in the 30A size (they also make huge ones for 1000Amps), its a standard industrial connector an

I noticed a problem last night with the keypad to my AP 1200 mount. I have seen this one other night maybe 2 months ago and none in between these 2 times. I saw the keypad blink off for a second, then

While waiting for our Biblical sequence of rain storms to pass here in the San Francisco Bay area I've taken to idle speculations... Anyone care to speculate why the 600 series mount is is rated to ca

Hey people- Just testing the system. Haven't read all the Archives yet, but maybe I will be caught up by May-to-July. -- Best regards, Chuck Hancock c d h 5 9 at b e l l s o u t h d o t n e t

Hello all, this is a little heads up for all you DSV users out there. I will be placing online VERY soon the 2.02.19 ..release. Its major new feature will be a two-way link bridge for the SkySoftware.

Hi all, I just put my 50% deposit on a 400GTO! :-) Estimated delivery is July. That's OK as I have no scope appropriate for this mount... yet. Currently own an LX-200 10" f10 with a Super Wedge and an

Anyone with experience in mounting a 10 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain and a 5 inch refractor on the AP 1200 mount? Will the Losmandy DSBS side-by-side mounting plate be rugged enough? Other solutions? Thank

Hello fellow astrophotographers, I've the 6oogto with 130f6 and use a 60mm guide scope combo. I'm new at this game and have only tried 15 min. shots so far. I'm using the wooden tripod for now. When I

Have any of you folks who have a 1200 mount found suitable cases for the 1200 head. I don't really require ATA quality cases, and would prefer to stay away from an ATA type case's weight.and cost. Som

Philip Perkins wrote: Philip, Those are some AMAZING photos. Gosh, what fantastic work. Clear skies, Jeff

I would like someday to purchase an AP 155 Starfire, but for economical reasons I have to start with the mount, and wait with the scope. (In the meantime, I will use a good, homebuilt 4" doublet). But