“BAM!” 😎 Pete

I would like to have some details about the best way to package an AP1100 and would like to know how Astro-Physics ships it. Does it originally come in one or more boxes? What are their dimensions and

One of the methods to polar align a mount I have been using is to run a Tpoint model using The SkyX. For my AP1100 GTO. I have dialed down the elevation or Alt but not AZ yet. Tpoint's polar align hin

Hello Since I installed APCC Std update v1.8.8.14 (which was working wonderfully well just before), I systematically get comm errors leading to fail capture sequences in SGP. Slewing works fine. Cente

Hello all, i have this fantastic new telescope, a Skyvision Cassegrain Newton 300, mounted on my faithful AP900 with CP4. My gear is located on a terrace that is long but not very large, only 1,20m be

I thought we were supposed to hear about it here? Well now we know. It does seem though that a 21% price increase is a bit excessive no? Yikes...

Hi Roland, Did you have any issues with the encoder performance during any of the recent very cold nights? I know you use the standard temperature encoders, and it seems the recent arctic blast would

Hello Everyone, I'm looking to purchase a 900GTO that was built in 2009. If I purchase it, I'm wondering if there is anything I should do maintenance-wise, such as grease the bearings or anything else

Hello, I cannot be sure about our QuadTCC working with your scope to produce no reflections. However, i do know that our 130 field flattener will work and produce zero reflections. It has been designe

Hi, Our Mach2 arrived last December. We made a tripod adapter to put it on a TAK wood tripod, and a counterweight shaft adapter to use our existing counterweights. Now it’s ready to go. We are having

Seems since the last APCC Pro update, as a time reference only, the connection on the remote system at SRO on the AP3600 has become unstable often not making a connection or connecting to the IP addre

Due to trees, my Mach1 is currently between a fence and a wall and I dare not slew because of the risk of a wall crash. Not a problem because I can manually slew RA then Dec then RA to get to my targe

Gigantic Congratulations to the entire NASA team on another successful mission with the gentle landing of the Perseverance Rover on Mars! Karen & the Astro-Folks

He means Mach2s, folks. 😉 We’re not making Mach1s. Karen AP

Hello, I am not new to the hobby but my current OTA makes the set up phase not easy at all. the diameter is 270mm and weight around 19 kg, and I don't feel confident in loading the telescope by myself

So it's now -11F outside and still dropping. Mount's tracking well, no issues with anything mechanical or electronics. Mach 2 is running smooth as butter. Guider scale is 1.16 arc sec per pixel with m

Man, don’t get hypothermic or frostbite! Keep those fingers and toes warm. Good Luck!! JimP Get Outlook for iOS

I hope my fellow Californians will forgive the topic title—we've had too many fires lately. But this picture does remind me of a long streak of fire in the sky. I've always wanted to image this one. I

I'm going to give it a try with my Mach2 in sub-zero F temps. It's brilliantly clear (YAY!) but below zero (Wahh!). I hope my laptop doesn't freeze up on me. Wish me luck. Testing continues primarily

What is the recommended guide rate setting? My experience with premium mounts is that you reduce the guide rate. The other mount I am using recommends .20 or .25 and I've been pretty happy with that.