Hi. I have started playing around a bit more with N.I.N.A as an alternative to SGP. I keep having too many issues with SGP lately. I was curious if the two methods mentioned in the YouTube video for s

Every time the time zone changed I had timing issues. I even built up my latest NUC here in New Mexico and it still defaults to pacific time zone. It turns out time zone settings are correlated with l

I was watching the video on the youtube channel about the settings to use in SGP and APCC regarding the meridian flip and I think there is a potential issue. In the video a positive number is entered

Getting this frequently - FindFreeQacIndex: no free entries! I believe it may be due to a conflict with the new Primaluce Labs Environmental ASCOM driver which reads environmental data from the Eagle

I have been using my FSQ-106 exclusively with my Mach2 since I received the mount almost 2 years ago. I have also put my guide camera and guide scope in storage and have been imaging unguided at 360mm

Within the last year I purchased a Takahashi FSQ 85 with the thought of trying some astrophotography. I gave that up pretty quickly! I think I looked through it one time. It is in excellent, near mint

Trying to connect my CP5 using the new REST API as I've had some issues with Virtual Ports. I deleted the virtual ports, conneacted via Ethernet, and set the driver with the IP address and APCC REST A

APCC does not always update the mount position moving it with the manual arrows.

I'm running an Eagle 4S miniPC on top of my 130GTX. It has one Ethernet Port and I'd like to use ethernet to connect to my Mach2 CP5 and my Optect Focuslynx controller. Looking for recommendations for

Hi Ray and astro-friends, Tonight, I will be polar aligning my second scope (not an AP mount ;) by using PEMPRO. Since the mount has dual-axis absolute encoders, would you recommend to turn off the du

Looking around the used market and had a question. The Mach 1 is rated at 65lbs capacity and the 600E at 30 lbs. Other than likely price differences, is there any advantage to the 600E? Weight of each

Hey Astronuts, Many of you have let us know the way of the instructional future is in video. So we’ve begun making some on a variety of topics. Check out the Astro-Physics YouTube channel at https://w

Julien, Contact me directly and I can forward to you the Grease Kit instructions. Regards, George George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone: 815-282-1513 (office) Emai

Dear astro-friends, As I am typing this message (I am out, it's freezing here in Switzerland), I am trying to fine tune my polar alignement with PEMPRO V3. I need to say that I am just bluffed by the

Pictures of our two observatories taken today April2 2022. Which one looks more likely to be working tonight? Rolando -- Roland Christen Astro-Physics

Hello, I recently bought a used 1600 with AE from the original owner. It is raining here in California, so I have not been able to use it to image yet, but have been testing it in the garage. Using AP

Trying to determine if AP sells a replacement for the large bolt on the side of the fork that seems to lock the axis after alignment. Perhaps a captains wheel or something? See photo:

Here is another deep sky image taken at our remote observatory in Chile by our Howard Hedlund and Dave Jurasevich duo: https://astrob.in/xkso06/0/ Rolando -- Roland Christen Astro-Physics

Ray, I got the error in the subject line when I started up APCC and autoconnected at my remote observatory this afternoon. Have not seen that one before. Everything seems to have come up OK, but I rea

I am currently designing an observatory and will have limited space inside to store my telescopes. My architect prefers to design vertical storage to occupy less room, but my instincts were to think t