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ISS Tracking with APCC & Horizons plus using handbox buttons ?? 3 messages
Hello All, Alas, a recent ISS passage and the ISS tracking questions pour in. :-) I guess this is for Ray. Tracking ISS yesterday with APCC / Horizons / AP1200 worked reasonably well. Video from the A
Hello All, Alas, a recent ISS passage and the ISS tracking questions pour in. :-) I guess this is for Ray. Tracking ISS yesterday with APCC / Horizons / AP1200 worked reasonably well. Video from the A
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By drgert1
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Celestial Fireworks 11 messages
With the lousy weather this February I decided to reprocess a couple of images taken back in 2011. Can't get decent skies this week or next according to long term weather outlook. This image was taken
With the lousy weather this February I decided to reprocess a couple of images taken back in 2011. Can't get decent skies this week or next according to long term weather outlook. This image was taken
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By Roland Christen
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Tracking ISS with Horizons 11 messages
#APCC
#Mach2GTO
Okay, I'm trying to use A-P's Horizons to track the ISS, and I have a couple of questions. I was able to get the ephemeris data from JPL and load it into A-P's Horizons. So I have data loaded in there
Okay, I'm trying to use A-P's Horizons to track the ISS, and I have a couple of questions. I was able to get the ephemeris data from JPL and load it into A-P's Horizons. So I have data loaded in there
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By David Johnson
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Running APMM with Moon 4 messages
My Mach2 is all set now for APPM. Just waiting for a clear night. The next slot looks to be Saturday through Monday but the moon is out (46% on Monday). Is it practical to run APPM with the Moon out?
My Mach2 is all set now for APPM. Just waiting for a clear night. The next slot looks to be Saturday through Monday but the moon is out (46% on Monday). Is it practical to run APPM with the Moon out?
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By mjb87@...
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AP 1600, Universal Time and Connecting to Auxiliary Astronomy Programs for Control 15 messages
I use SkyTools 3 and SkyTools 4 to control my AP1600 mount using the ASCOM driver. But every 6 months, I was having to switch the AP keypad from standard time to daylight savings time and then back ag
I use SkyTools 3 and SkyTools 4 to control my AP1600 mount using the ASCOM driver. But every 6 months, I was having to switch the AP keypad from standard time to daylight savings time and then back ag
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By Jack Huerkamp
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Bench testing / learning APCC with JPL Horizon for ISS 2 messages
Hello all, Is there a way to play with APCC and JPL horizons without mount connection to practice for ISS? I mean some way where the software emulates the mount and allows me to run the JPL ephemeris
Hello all, Is there a way to play with APCC and JPL horizons without mount connection to practice for ISS? I mean some way where the software emulates the mount and allows me to run the JPL ephemeris
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By drgert1
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Which GTOCP* connection do you use? 40 messages
A new poll has been created: I am toying with connecting via ethernet to save a USB space on my control computer. I have also ordered an FTDI serial adapter to try that out. Therefore I should only ne
A new poll has been created: I am toying with connecting via ethernet to save a USB space on my control computer. I have also ordered an FTDI serial adapter to try that out. Therefore I should only ne
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By Roger Howard
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Which IPad 6 messages
Having used sky safari pro on my iPhone for a while I have decided I want a larger screen. Which iPad would you recommend for use with Skye safari? Best, JimP Get Outlook for iOS
Having used sky safari pro on my iPhone for a while I have decided I want a larger screen. Which iPad would you recommend for use with Skye safari? Best, JimP Get Outlook for iOS
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By thefamily90 Phillips
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APCC Help File
I want to get a hard copy of the APCC help file, and since it is so many pages I would like to get one of the local printing services to do so. The help file is copyright protected, and the reputable
I want to get a hard copy of the APCC help file, and since it is so many pages I would like to get one of the local printing services to do so. The help file is copyright protected, and the reputable
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By M Hambrick
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Quick Release Gearbox Modification for Older AP1600 51 messages
I have an older AP1600 mount that does not have the quick release option for the RA and Dec gears. Is Astro-Physics going to release an upgrade kit for older mounts to allow for quick un-meshing of th
I have an older AP1600 mount that does not have the quick release option for the RA and Dec gears. Is Astro-Physics going to release an upgrade kit for older mounts to allow for quick un-meshing of th
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By Jack Huerkamp
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Model priority APPM vs TSX Tpoint 2 messages
If you have an APPM model and a Tpoint model in The SkyX and use TSX as the planetarium of choice, what takes precedence? And is there any way to force one or the other? Shailesh
If you have an APPM model and a Tpoint model in The SkyX and use TSX as the planetarium of choice, what takes precedence? And is there any way to force one or the other? Shailesh
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By Shailesh Trivedi
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AP1100 past the meridian question 4 messages
If the pier or tripod clears the scope and imaging train, approximately how many minutes/hours would an AP1100 go past the meridian? Shailesh
If the pier or tripod clears the scope and imaging train, approximately how many minutes/hours would an AP1100 go past the meridian? Shailesh
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By Shailesh Trivedi
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APPM cannot connect to camera via SGP 6 messages
Hi Ray, I was trying to build a new model for my AP1100 tonight with APCC Pro v1.8.8.17 via SGP v4.661 and a QHY 268M camera and APPM was giving an error message "Failed to connect to Camera: cannot C
Hi Ray, I was trying to build a new model for my AP1100 tonight with APCC Pro v1.8.8.17 via SGP v4.661 and a QHY 268M camera and APPM was giving an error message "Failed to connect to Camera: cannot C
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By Luca Marinelli
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Imaging during EST to DST change over 9 messages
Last night I was imaging with my QSI683 camera through the AP 130EDF on my Mach1GTO and had an unusual thing happen. I was on my last subframe of the evening, at around 2am and suddenly I noticed that
Last night I was imaging with my QSI683 camera through the AP 130EDF on my Mach1GTO and had an unusual thing happen. I was on my last subframe of the evening, at around 2am and suddenly I noticed that
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By Jim Fakatselis
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Daylight savings and APCC pro
APCC pro and PHD2 are used to control all mount movements during my sessions. I was imaging Saturday March 13th into Sunday March 14th, in the eastern time zone. My session continued through 2AM and t
APCC pro and PHD2 are used to control all mount movements during my sessions. I was imaging Saturday March 13th into Sunday March 14th, in the eastern time zone. My session continued through 2AM and t
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By steven ho
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Counter weight up slew vs. continuing past the meridian, any real differences? 11 messages
I've seen many comments about the ability of AP mounts to slew to a counterweight up position with the scope on the east side, so that you can avoid the flip and continue west. Assuming I want to trac
I've seen many comments about the ability of AP mounts to slew to a counterweight up position with the scope on the east side, so that you can avoid the flip and continue west. Assuming I want to trac
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By skester@...
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Backlash 5 messages
Thinking about purchasing an AP 600 E GOTO for visual observations of double stars with my AP 155 F/7. Everything about the Mount sounds good except the seller says it has significant declination back
Thinking about purchasing an AP 600 E GOTO for visual observations of double stars with my AP 155 F/7. Everything about the Mount sounds good except the seller says it has significant declination back
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By thefamily90 Phillips
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APCC shows Altitude at 0 in Park 3 12 messages
Altitude at park 3 should be 47 degrees. Site is correct. This happened before, not sure what the problem is. Wayne
Altitude at park 3 should be 47 degrees. Site is correct. This happened before, not sure what the problem is. Wayne
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By Wayne Hixson
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Need to Invert PE curve before loading into Mach1GTO? 7 messages
Having finished my re-greasing, which involved removing the motors, I had to redo my PEC. I ran 6 worm cycles in PEMPro last night and generated a PE curve this morning. In the workflow PEMPro says to
Having finished my re-greasing, which involved removing the motors, I had to redo my PEC. I ran 6 worm cycles in PEMPro last night and generated a PE curve this morning. In the workflow PEMPro says to
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By Keith Egger
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Meridian Limits in APCC 3 messages
#APCC
I set up the meridian limits using APCC last night, and I have to say that it’s a very useful and easy-to-do process. It’s one of those things that you can read about, but you really need to do it to
I set up the meridian limits using APCC last night, and I have to say that it’s a very useful and easy-to-do process. It’s one of those things that you can read about, but you really need to do it to
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By David Johnson
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