I am getting a new camera, the ASI 533 mono and the modeling was done with an ASI 1600. Is it necessary to redo the modeling with the new camera? Both cameras weigh about the same and my theory is tha

Hi all, I am having a mild panic attack. I spent last night imaging and this morning after closing out the session, I left the rig untouched all day. Great weather here in Southern California. As I be

Is there an explanation somewhere what these values mean and what are good or bad values? How can I f.e. calculate my current polar alignment error from these values? Thanks and regards, Eckhard

currently own a AP Mach 2, TEC 140, Nightcrawler focuser/rotator,QHY 600 mono camera , QHY CFW3 filter wheel, 2 inch Chroma LRGBSHO filters and Eagle computer, I have a couple other people who would l

Hello I made a simple "flip" solar filter setup for viewing total solar eclipses. I wanted something for the eclipse upcoming on Monday, April 8, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzYIrXdCGXk tony

I have the FTDI USB-to_serial adapter recommended by Astro-Physics. It flashes continuously when imaging--very annoying. Does anybody have a good method of dealing with this? Paint, tape or even (you

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I have an AP1100 GTO AE-L. I connect my laptop to the CP4 via an Icron Ranger for USB over a Cat 5e/6/7 cable (not sure if that matters). I was out of commission for 9 months awaiting camera repairs a

I have an 1100 with a GTOCP4 running the VCP4-P02-08 version of the firmware. I just attempted to update it to the latest VCPX-P02-11. I freshly powered cycled the CP4 after removing the USB connectio

I have finally received my new Mach2GTO. I read both instruction manuals, have everything installed, balanced and polar aligned. I am ready to power up for the first time. I am unsure about where the

This is the first Milky Way shot for me this year and a chance to check off some more dark nebula on my to-do list. This image is centered on Barnard 63 and includes Barnard 62 as well as a good numbe

Hello All, Does anybody have a source for replacing the power connector / socket at the GTO CP3 12V panel? Doing the well known screw driver 'Bend the pin' trick only works so many times and my concer

Have you considered 3D-printing a tapered washer to fit between your camera and ocuser? The attached photo shows one I drew in 15 minutes of fiddling around, so it's easy to create. This one is greatl

I keep getting this error message when trying to connect my to nina with my camera. I am sure it is some simple setting. Any ideas

helloo Astronuts, Well, you have by now seen the 110 product page, and I have a few thoughts I want to pass along. For the past 2 years I have been keenly aware of trends in this hobby, and have been

I have been working on building a model with my Mach2 and when the view image screen pops up , it is blank, however the program is plate solving ok. I am using a qhy163 under ascom. Do I have somethin

Hello Astro-imagers, With the introduction of the 110 GTX I have made up some charts under technical design details that show various performance data. One chart that I initially hesitated to show was

Hello fellow astronuts, I could not get deep sky images to come out right with this color camera. So I went back to basics and imaged a known daytime object with known colors. Ross was right, the key

At last, our exciting news: The Quest: Design the largest, fast, highly-corrected, airline transportable refractor that can cover a full-format CMOS chip with pinpoint stars to the corners when couple

This is exactly what I’m looking for as I image with the ASI6200MM full frame sensor. My only wish is some built in way to adjust tilt on the scope, either at the lens cell or focuser to allow us to d