Rehabilitation of the Meade Giant Field Tripod is done except for the cosmetic removal of surface rust on the legs. The A-P Flat Surface Adapter is mounted with 8 socket-head bolts to holes drilled in

Hello all, Just wanted to pass on an image from Peter Ward in Australia, doing imaging with his venerable 155EDF: Rolando "I was wanting to pass on some impressions of the new Quad TCC for my venerabl

We have our own Paladin, Robert our chief design engineer with the baby GTX: Have Scope Will Travel -- Roland Christen Astro-Physics

I just noticed the dew shield has a taper near the proximal end… 🧐 Sharp looking scope. 👍🏻 Pete

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Am I correct in my thinking that field rotation is inevitable even on a perfectly polar aligned mount ? I seem to recall reading that somewhere on this forum. Regardless, are there techniques besides

I am trying to image SH2-129 (Squid Nebula) but my permanent pier with AP1100AE is in my backyard and the nebula is due north east where my house occludes it until the wee hours. Is there a way to fin

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