Hi guys, I think my AP1100 CP4 died this evening. The first symptom was that my CP4 wasn't recognized with the USB connection. But I could talk to it via TCPIP (my backup). But APCC couldn't move the

I have an AP130 GT. The older rings do not have the top center holes. I have the rings attached to an SBD12 lower dovetail. Will the spacing on the rings on the SBD12 + SDDAPB riser blocks on the ring

I just created Meridian Limits but am getting unexpected behavior. When tracking, I get "Limit Reached" when the mount gets to the Meridian, not when it gets to the Meridian Limit. I've successfully u

Last week I had a RA problem. It had a very loud clicking noise but that was fixed after following Roland‘s advice with switching the cables. But just had another clear night and went to test. And I a

I know that there have been reports (a fair time ago) of problems with APCC and ASCOM 6.5. As a result, I am WAY behind in both APCC updates and ASCOM (I am on 6.4) updates, as I did not want to intro

When I try to enable an ASCOM ObservingConditions source in the Environmental Configuration/Status dialog box, clicking on "Test" shows the temp, humidity, and dew point (my device doesn't save pressu

In my quest for unguided imaging, I've picked up an MGBox V2 so that I can get temp, pressure, humidity and dew point. I have installed the MGBox V2 and verified that it is working correctly in its ow

I am running into problems figuring out the focal length to use with my new ZWO ASIAir Pro and ZWO ASI071 MC Pro camera and AP Stowaway. I have tried inputting 0 to have the ASIAir Pro calculate it bu

Is it possible to get model corrected coordinates through the command protocol? See the example below. If I turn "Point Corr" off in APCC then the coordinates match.

In Nor Cal it will be a clear night. The only 2021 total lunar eclipse begins around 1:45am Wednesday 5/26/21 with totality around 4:16am. What FL is good? How about Stowaway with a DSLR? Too much? Th

I have a 130GTX and a camera with pixel size 3.76um. Is there any advantage to using a BARADV to double the size of the lunar image on the sensor? It won't increase the resolution (right?) because tha

Hello All, There was a nice ISS pass yesterday. I tried to follow it with APCC horizon utility. I see the PC time as the most tricky parameter. In my case the mount was trailing the ISS by a bit. Obvi

The stepper motors will hit resonant points if the belt tension is set too high. If you send me an e-mail I will walk you thru setting the belt tension so it doesn't do that. Roland Christen Astro-Phy

Pretty sure I have this right, just wanted to verify before I powered everything up. Goal is to run APCC and Nina. Have a backyard setup with the ATS Pier and a 1100GTO. I have ethernet from an extens

Hi guys, I just received the new AP1100 CW shaft adapter with SS insert and I want to replace the existing one without the SS insert. I removed the CW shaft and my telescope and then in the park 3 pos

I just re-greased my 1100 and am getting a ticking noise in RA when going west. I took off the gear cover and the noise is coming from the middle (topmost) gear, and occurs once every revolution. I or

I thought I'd post this after reading the recent ap-ug "Mach2 vibration & noise issue from the RA axis" thread, in case it would be useful to someone else. I had a little problem the other night, havi

A short video on AP's new 22" cable for the Mach2 mount. tony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRANsIp4Eug

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNQLvL1FY8Y As per my video link above I have just noticed a vibration and noise issue from the RA axis. It only does it when going from the west side to the east side

Hello I’ve had the Mach2 for quite some time now and I’ve been enjoying it quite a lot! It has been performing perfectly. Except last night I went to image a object and it slewed way off target and ac