I've posted some new images, using the ST7E camera on the AP600. http://sciastro.net/flashca Bob Kuberek

Hi everyone: The e-groups site will be down Sun 8/15 from 9AM to 6PM. Thanks, Derek Wong

Hi all - I have a 600 GTO with the wooden tripod on order with AP (not due until spring, unfortunately). Initially I will use my Traveler on this (I know the 600 is overkill), but I plan to eventually

After struggling for months trying to train the PEC on my AP600 manually, last night I tried using the autoguider on board the ST7 for same. Here are the result from the first and last images of the n

Does anyone know if the AP Go-To software will run under the WinCE operating system? The reason this is important is tha it would allow much smaller computers to be used - WinCE is the Windows version

Vincent, Hello from Virginia. Trying to align the AP GTO mounts can be an intensely frustrating experience until you get the hang of it. In answer to your first question, no the mount does not have to

The news is good. I was able to train the PEC on my AP600 using the autoguider on the ST7. The results are appended. The first column is DEC and the second is RA. The scale is 1.7 arcsec. per pixel an

Hello (excuse me formy english) I want to know if it is important to make the tripod horizontally if i want to use the polar scope.I have some problem with it. The precision of my ap 900 gto isn't ver

DigitalSky Voice to be SEEN LIVE in REAL-VIDEO on www.spacewatch.com Author of DigitalSky Voice Charles Sinsofsky, will be interviewed LIVE from New York City on the Deep Sky channel at www.spacewatch

Hi, Does anyone have a vague idea when production will start on the 1200 mount? Mark

Hi, I'd just like to say that i'm very happy to be a member of both groups, and i think you are all a very fine bunch of people! I will continue to benefit, and learn from all of you. Mark

Hi Folks, Just curious, have those of you who have the AP GOTO mounts, i would like to ask how you found their ease of use when you first got them? (I'll probably be using mine with just the hand cont

Hi all, I've posted some new images with the AP600 at http://sciastro.net/flashca The images are tricolor, using the ST7E camera. Both images were made from suburban Los Angeles in bright moonlight la

This post is a cross-post with the AP users-group. Both it and this group are having light traffic now so I've posted on both hoping to get a faster response. I've been told that there is a way to re-

Thought I'd pose a question to the group. My AP 600EGTO hand controller has version 2.2 and my manual is dated 11/2/98. Method 1 suggests a star greater than +/- 4 hrs RA from the pole Why in the firs

Astronomy chat at http://sciastro.net Knowledgeable people, lots of information on equipment and observing, fairly active, especially in the evenings. Bob Kuberek

My very appreciative thanks to both Charles Sinsovsky, and Roland Christen for letting me help them dissasemble their 1200 GTO's at this past weekend's Astrofest. While i didn't catch the assembly in

I've posted some new images with the GOTO mount at http://sciastro.net/flashca including an LRGB image of M 31. Bob Kuberek

After being with Chuck, and Roland at the fest, and studying the mount, i must say that both halves of the head are very compact pieces,(Amazing engineering!) and i will consider making my own inexpen

Hi, Folks, Addressing the paint chipping on the 1200, Under close examination, i had noticed slight chipping on Roland's 1200 GTO at the Astrofest party. This was in areas which a cap bolt tightened d