900 arrived, installed, waiting for clear weather to fine tune. Better and bigger than I had anticipated. Photos at my web site. http://people.ne.mediaone.net/edcouture Ed Couture

This was just posted on SBIGUSER by Wil Milan. Charles or anybody else have any comments on the problems Wil mentions? I have had my OTA head toward the pedestal before with my 1200 GTO (my fault - no

I posted this to alt.binaries.pictures.astro but have yet to get a response. Looking for any and all advice for constructing my permanent pier. Is a solid concrete pier better than a steel tube set in

This is a repeat post as the other one from last night never appeared. I've had problems DigitalSky Voice with and without the cheap microphone I use? The program quits after one or two inputs from mi

Hi All: If anyone is interested I have posted some photo's on my web page of the AP 400, 600, and 1200 mounts that Roland and Marj brought to AstroFest last September. Go to my web page at: http://www

Hi all - Well, I've had my 600 for a few weeks now, and I've actually had a few nights that were clear! My initial comments relative to the mount will surely echo what others have said. In short, it i

...getting my new AP 400 GTO mount! It's now off the UPS truck, out of the boxes and ready to "go" ;-) DSV will have to wait for the acquisition of a more powerful laptop, but I expect to give the mou

I understand that in time we will be able to update the software controlling the AP GOTO mounts via the internet. I do hope so! Anyway, additional catalogs would be nice. Some suggestions: The ARP cat

I apologize for the repeating identical posts... My ISP seems to be expeiencing major hiccups! I usually view and respond to this group via my browser, but it seems to be choking on the SMTP protocols

AP GTO'ers, Yes, I know. Aligning the AP GTO mounts has been discussed endlessly on this group. By now, everyone who has owned their GTO for more than a few months has long since mastered the (initial

I'm using my new AP600E (one star polar alignment mode) at 1200X moving from Sirius to Polaris. Works okay then moving back to Sirius the scope stops moving in Dec about half way back although motor(s

Anyone using SkyMap Pro as a "standalone" program (without Digital Sky Voice)? Just the computer serial cable and the keypad controller. I know "The Sky" will work this way but what about other progra

Hi from france I would like to know if someone can tell me (or explain me) what are the parameter of time zone and daylight saivings for western of france.I thought that the manual is very difficult t

Anyone know what the tip polarity is on the DC power cable? Is the tip center negative or positive?

Hello All, Does anyone know if the GTO hand controller supports a routine for locating true north? I read an saa posting many moons ago that stated there was a built-in routine for doing this, and it

Last weekend was the first time I tried slewing my AP 900GTO mount. I was a little surprised at the noise level when slewing at 1200 and 900. A friend was using his 1200GTO the same night and it gave

I've been trying two other programs without DigitalSky Voice to see if they would control the AP600E Goto I have. Both programs work with the lX200 series (so they claim). Been told they should work a

Hi, I was hoping someone can provide me with some information about the 400 gto. For simple visual use, with low powered eps., what is the simplest method of alignment, and how long does the process t

I would like to set my imaging computer clock to U (for astrometry). How can I do that and still have TheSky program 1) reflect the actual virtual sky for my site location at current local time, and 2

Anyone have the AP GOTO keypad command set (LX200 emulation) on disk? Don't want to have to type out the manual contents and I don't have a scanner. Need them to send to a programer I know who wants t