Hi everyone I need to adjust my image train backfocus which is M54 all the way through, but spacer tubes at this diameter seem to be hard to find and expensive Any leads on these? -- Brian Brian Valen

I finally got a full night with no clouds, so I went back to C/2022 E3. Horizons was really pretty straightforward, especially after watching Ray's video. And imaging unguided really does simplify thi

I am trying to connect my Mach 2 to my imaging PC via wired internet. I'm finding that then I connect an ethernet cable, the CP5 does not seem to recognize it - meaning it does not light up either at

Hello all, I can't find anything on AP's website about a weight limit for the Eagle tripod, does anyone know what it is? Would 150-160lbs be a problem? Eric

Hi folks, I'm looking for recommendations on a top quality bino telescope for my upcoming trip to Atacama to visit various large telescope installations and my own setup down in Obstech We are looking

Just spoke with George at AP. Boy was I way off with that $600 figure! Replacing the cable and battery plus a firmware update costs nothing like that. JimP Get Outlook for iOS

Hello fellow Astronuts, First really clear night in a month and that always means two things: Moon is full and it's bitter cold. The lack of clouds and haze means that the daytime air temperature will

Thanks. With the 110 GTX I'm looking at M42 with both a 4.8 Nagler and my 13 Ethos. The field in the Ethos takes in the entire sword of Orion - all 3 stars and then some. The nebula looks like a mythi

Hi everyone We're looking for a couple of APCC+NINA users on the latest version to verify a fix for the NINA Park warning. Please PM me if you have some time to test. So far it looks good on all our m

In AP document https://astro-physics.info/tech_support/mounts/park-positions-defined.pdf on the first page, it says "If you want a park position that can be accurately leveled, we recommend Park 5" Is

Hey all, I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong with my RA limits on my 1100 AE. I've set the RA limits to be about 30 minutes past the meridian on both sides. So in Park 3, it's 98 degrees awa

This is just to express my satisfaction, as I discovered this little gem in APPC. In my workflow the first step is to point at DEC=0 and Ha=1, to refine focus, calibrate guider and start the model. Ha

Single 60s frame. Un-guided 1100 mount (non-AE). No processing, except internal auto stretch by SharpCap and cropping to remove peripheral amp glow QHY 367C camera on Stellarvue SV130. Bryan

I read somewhere that for $600 a P wood repair anyone's keypad that needed service. I have a keypad that might deserve being looked at. It's not in terrible condition. As you can see, the plastic is s

Hi guys, I was about to install the new AP drivers but when I tried to uninstall the old version, I can't find it in the programs and features section of the control panel. Is there another way to uni

Has anyone on this list successfully used the NINA Orbitals plugin to accurately track C/2022 E3 ZTF? I'm getting very poor results with Orbitals, how ER, when using Horizons through APCC all works as

This image is first light on this combination of 1100gto non encoder mount, SVX130T scope, SV 50mm guide scope and Starlight Xpress loadstar pro guide camera. Clear sky's Jim https://astrob.in/ks4wkp/

Hi Folks, I have an 1100GTO with AE. Previously I connected to the CP4 with the 15 ft serial cable that came with the mount because it was said to be the most reliable connection at the time. I recent

Trying to use Horizons to track Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF. It works great but I am having issues after I try to offset the nucleus from the image center. After I press the “Offset…” button and start trackin

Hi everyone https://www.astrobin.com/full/nzabv3/0/ The fov consists of the small NGC 2579 with the larger HA region Gum 11. This was imaged in broadband with ASI6200 on an SVX80T on the 'ol AP1600ae