---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dick C <dixiemail123@...> Date: Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 9:57 AM Subject: 1100AE mediocre guiding To: <main+owner@ap-gto.groups.io> Ok, guys, I ran my 140mm re

Quick question... For a mount like the 1100 with encoders, what is the difference between issuing a Park command vs Home? I can of course Park to various positions under the Park tab. I can set some a

I just installed the new 5.60.05 version of the AP-V2 Driver and after connecting to successfully APCC with the latest CP4 (P02-15) software installed, and after opening the AP-V2 Driver I am getting

Hello fellow astronomy enthusiasts, It's my very first post here :) I recently had the pleasure of using my new AP Mach2 equatorial mount for the first time during an astrophotography session, and I m

Had some good seeing last night for about 1.5 hours before a thick marine layer moved in. I'm impressed by what this camera was able to record with the 110 GTX. There's like a half zillion galaxies in

So recently purchased an AP900GTO which should arrive me next week. So until then I won't get to give it a good go over, but seems to be in very nice condition. This will be my first AP mount, so I th

Hi ya bunch of AstroNuts! My 1100GTO-AEL showed up and now comes the part where I learn to use new software to operate it. :) I know a couple of the programs I'll be using are NINA and PHD2, but what

Thought I'd share mine too. I wish I had Bortle 3 skies like Nikita to take a gorgeous broad band image like he has, but I have to make do with Bortle 6 and scrounging for whatever clear skies the wea

As I wait to order an 1100GTO, I want to buy and set up the electrical equipment. The mount will be secured to a cart - on an AP 42” Portable Pier. It will carry a load of about 40 pounds: Steallarvue

Last night I had a momentary power loss from my battery box and when power was restored to mount and communications resumed it was lost and asked to be un-parked. I thought it would start from the las

This is not specific to AP mounts, so please forgive me if this isn't appropriate here. I figure this is a pretty sophisticated group that may have some answers. I will also post this to CN but the SN

Hi, I have a new Edge C11 at FL 2800 and want to optimize my Mach1 performance (and guiding). I have collimated the scope and the is luckily almost no tilt. I am using my ASI 6200 and will be binning

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I call it the Beast of Tinagra! You'll need to be a star trek fan to know what that is! My son Oliver helped me lift it. About 50 lbs and it needed 1 30 lb and 2 18lb counterweights. Using the counter

I am my 1100 GTO mount ready to install absolute encoders. George suggested that in the meantime I should install the latest versions of the GTOCP4 and Keypad Software. I am currently running VCP4-P02

I am running another pointing model on my 1600AE; an error is generated saying the Dec encoder could not be read, check the encoder head. What is going on? The error only appeared on a couple of frame

Hey, Lowbrows, Astronuts and Buckeyes— This may be TL;DR, but I think it’s an entertaining story for some cloudy night when observers can’t see the stars and imagers have all of their processing up to

Thanks for the responses. I figured I would have to get the mount dialed in as last night was my first try, although I was surprised it didn't do better right out of the box. My guide scope is a WO 61

Hi everyone I experienced an unscheduled imaging comparison between tracking with sky modeling enabled, and tracking with sky modeling disabled. I am running my unguided widefield 80mm refractor with

I’m trying to nail down an issue where ACP sends a park command to the mount but seems to hang/fail. This has happened several times in the past but is erratic. In this case ACP was running the shutdo