There seems to be a theme in posts here that unguided is better. A recent TAIC talk was "Richard Wright: Why Guiding Needs to Die (And How It's Going to Happen)". My loose take on it was it was more o

After an extended period away from home, followed by a bout of Covid contracted in Europe, I finally have started to learn my new 1600 GTO mount. I actually did RTFM, and there’s still something that’

I brought this up once before, and the response was that the problem was due to Remote PC not updating....that is not the case. I adjusted PA using the Sharpcap utility. I start the scope at Park 3 fo

I just picked up a new-to-me AP1100-AEL that I purchased from a friend. I'm going through the process of setting it up and getting ready to put it through its paces tonight. I have a suggestion/reques

In a recent post (87010) Roland C mentions that Linwood's Celestron C11 optics is made with "normal" glass. "Do you find the C11 to need a lot of focusing with temperature change? It would seem to me

Did some model testing and grabbed 3.5 hours of Sadr in HA. Epsilon E160ED scope, AP Mach 2 mount, unguided subs of 5 mins. Camera is the QHY600 full frame CMOS. Filter was the Astronomik MaxFR 6nm. S

Resend. Sorry, I forgot change the subject line. We had a few clear and steady nights here in central Virginia, and I managed to get 13 hours of Ha and RGB on Sharpless 112. <http://astronomy.mdodd.co

Hello, I would like to drive an AP 3600 via alpaca and AV2 ASCOM drivers V5.50.03. everything works fine, but I can't adjust the "move rate" speed in alpaca axisrates reply maximum speed 2.5. and maxi

Hello everyone, here is the first image with my AP900 that I got few weeks ago. There's absolutely nothing to say about the mount, it just works. Flawlessly from the first to the last sub. The scope i

Hi Friends, While I am trying to step away from backyard imaging, I did some testing of gear the other night and got about 3 hours of data on the Iris Nebula in my LP rats nest of a backyard. Iris Neb

This concerns the Mach2GTO. I'm in the northern hemisphere. I woke up this morning, and I found out that I didn't get any data after my target passed the meridian. Sequence Generator Pro told me that

I’ve been very fortunate to build a permanent observatory to house my setup with my AP1600GTO AE with pretty good skies. The downside is its location near the wild southern ocean with sea mists and he

It speaks volumes to the dedication of the AP family. The situation has been address and I thank you all. I don't post my stuff here often enough so here's an image of the Tulip Nebula in NB SHO - htt

While I'm here posting, here is one I put up yesterday and welcome suggestions and criticism. Full size here: https://www.astrobin.com/92m59x/ All credit to the AP1100AE for the round stars of course.

Is this. This is an unresponsive pile of trash. While I know this isnt AP specific, I mostly talk to you all these days, and this change is NOT good for users.

Both Encoder lights are blue and the voltage is steady at 13.5. Attached is an example of a 60 second exposure during the rocking. An ideas? Thanks!! Steve

I think I am going to try and mount my Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm with my C11” where I am currently using a piggyback design with an 80 mm. My set up requires it to be in park 4 in my ROR observatory fo

Hello guys. I am sure with all the knowledge on this group you could be of help. Subject: Mosquitoes. When I get bit the area swells up without even scratching it. I hate them but they love me. I've t

Is there a common denominator for motor stall? I was out observing Jupiter this morning and every once in a while, the RA axis would jump westward a few degrees and then there would be motor style. I

Ray Gralak was kind enough to reply in another post about model features in APCC. I have some additional questions and thought that moving them to a new thread might make it easier for people to follo