Hi I'm getting ok guiding when I start my night imaging. At this point, the scope is pointing to the east. Not fantastic but still good enough for my image scale. I do have a bit of backlash in dec an

Well, after a power failure I go out to use my scope and the IP address is changed. Looking through my router, there is no indication of it. So, read the manual and I have to download a JAVA applet. I

Hi everyone, I am having an issue with my Mach1GTO mount that I suspect is caused by an incorrect configuration of time zone offset due to daylight saving time. The problem I am getting is a very inac

Hello Astronuts, Finally got around to processing the heart of the Heart nebula, IC 1805. This was a difficult image for me because of continual thin clouds that prevented getting some of the fainter

Hi all Looking forward to being a proud new owner (fingers crossed) of an 1100, and so will have a few queries between now and the impending birth. First off, I have been looking over the Control Opti

Like Roland experienced, last night was a very cold night in northern Indiana but the first clear night in a while. Thankfully I operate everything remotely from the comfort of my living room. I have

Happy Holidays! Astro-Physics has put a new software version for our GTOCP4 and GTOCP5 control boxes under the Christmas Tree Nebula for you to open and enjoy. https://www.astro-physics.com/software-u

I’m just getting around to reading up on this and it seems, if I’m reading this correctly, that the mount can be set to park at a certain position (I use Park 4 for the roof) if it is set to even if i

Previously I posted about cold weather issues because I made an assumption that my gear, namely my cables and hub, didn't like 47F. However after trying to determine which cable, USB 3 port, computer

Hey everyone, Just wanted to share a shot of M82 showing how well my AP900 handled the 130mm f/8.35 during an unexpected (to me) wind storm last week. Not a great image compared with many on here, but

OOPs, wrong pix! I uploaded the Rosette. Sorry for the mistook. Rolando

Hi Astro-nuts, Finally managed to do a quick combine. 11 frames of 1200 sec each, narrowband Ha, taken with the 160 refractor on the Mach2 computer mount in very cold conditions. Not sure I want to do

Hey Astro-Nuts, One of our favorite traditions at Astro-Physics is the annual Feast and Thank You Card Signing. Each year our entire team gets together to eat a fabulous meal and hand-sign a few hundr

Hi Astronuts, First clear night in a month, fired up the 160 EDF on the Mach2 mount at the AP observatory. There's also a 155 EDF riding piggyback, but not being used tonight. It's 5 deg F (-15C) righ

Field correction of the 140EDL refractor using the QuadTCC telecompressor: In order to cover a wide field and compress the image to get faster focal ratios, we have the QTCC. This compressor was origi

Great night's observing ahead. -bs

> The tracking rate in APCC on the 1200 keeps reverting to zero after I set it to sidereal. SGP says wrong tracking > rate when I attempt to center. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/ju5snz98x0n2tol/ApccZ

Prior to finishing my remote observatory I'd been using PowerPoles and a Rigrunner to distribute 12V to my filter wheel, focuser, etc. 12 V from power supply connected to a Rigrunner via a PowerPole c

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Hello, I had just finished a APPM run last night and noticed that the Mach2 was still tracking after it had dipped below the Western horizon. I think I had APPC configured correctly and I was surprise