Detailed view of NGC 7319, a distorted barred spiral galaxy in Stephan’s Quintet, and its long tidal tail stretching out to the left of the image. Hundreds of more distant galaxies can be seen in the

Hope you all can help with some questions I have about APCC Pointing Models and Sync commands. I have started to see options show up in programs like N.I.N.A that say "Do Not Sync", with the tool tip

Hi, I am trying upgrade GTOCP4 firmware to VCPx-PO2-13 using download options. USB/Serial Utility with Auto-download option. I connect to the mount with no problem. The utility states that a firmware

During the start of APCC, I get the a message, Virtual Serial Port ActiveX Control is not registered in this system, see attached file 2. then I get a second message, Error creating virtual port 1 con

Hi Last night I had to redo a model and every single point along the Meridian failed to plate solve. What I saw in the image window of the sky was that all the stars were trailing only at that point.

Hi Brian, It worked just fine for you probably because the USBserialUtilities_VSU-06.jar file was already associated to be opened with the Java platform. Mine was associated as a zip file even after i

Hello everyone, The tadpole galaxy, with its long tidal arm, is well-known from the iconic HST picture. Here is my version from the suburbs of Paris, under a nearly full moon, with my 8" f/4 astrograp

Today I tried to upgrade both of my CP4's to the latest -13 version. One CP4 is on a 1600AE, and it had version -11. The automatic upgrade using the Java program went perfectly once I figured out that

Hi, I just did a try in installing the new firmware version in using the Java application. I installed the pt2 file first and after the pt1 as requested. However, there seem to have a problem with fil

Updated my keypad from 4.19 to 5.010 with no issues. The Java keypadloader did not jive with the documentation [Upgrading Your Keypad to V5.010 - Full Code & Database Load Java Loader]. The loader did

Hello All I'm looking for recomendations on saddle plates. I just acquired a nice used Mach 1 this weekend, upgrading from a Losmandy G11D, and am trying to figure out which saddle plate I should orde

Hi, all. PHD2 guiding assistant shows 400-500ms dec backlash on my 1100GTO. Where might I find current best practices for confirming/correcting this? My 1100GTO does not have the current self-meshing

Hi. PHD2 reports DEC backlash of 400-500ms. Could someone point me to current best practices for confirming/correcting this on my older 1100GTO? Thanks! Marc

Hoping to find an el Capitan 3600GTO mount with precision encoders in excellent shape. My current tandem setup has morphed to where it exceeds AP’s published capacity limits for my 1600GTO. And the ol

Hi guys, Seem to be experiencing some ongoing issues with meridian flips - Using SGP 3.1.0.544, APCC Pro V. 1.8.0.9 and and AP900 mount with CP3 gear. Last night could not do a meridian flip (around 2

With the help of its friends and patrons, Lowell Observatory was the winning bidder for Clyde Tombaugh’s homemade 9” reflector: https://historical.ha.com/itm/explorers/clyde-tombaugh-s-renowned-handma

First impression: Wow! I have not had a chance to get a first light, but I have setup the mount and tested function during the day. I am super impressed! It has the typical premium fit and finish as m

I image nomadically, so polar alignment is a recurring task. I generally try to be a perfectionist about it, but it occurred to me that with a good model in APCC, some of that effort might be misplace

Hey AP/Ray, Simple one here. :) Next to the firmware version, can we have a check for update button? It doesn't need to try and install anything, it would just be nice to be able to have APCC check to

What is the workflow if I want to compound an APPM model? For example my current altitude started too high, so I want to do an additional sweep of 12 degrees lower without having to re-scan the entire