Congrats to Mr. Chander for his gorgeous image of the Trifid nebula. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220805.html Taken with his 150 TOA refractor on a 1600AE mount. Rolando -- Roland Christen Astro-Physi

The procedure I have always used to connect my Mach 2 is as follows: Launch APCC, connect the mount and then connect the AP V2 driver. Afterwards I go to my imaging program (SGP) and connect everythin

Hi team, if I make a detailed all sky model with my FSQ106 at 530mm is it still valid (ie work) if I use a reducer (~382mm) or extender (~848mm). if so other than a recal is there anything else I need

A very nice image, Stacey. I imaged the Pelican in color three years ago, and last night got 5-1/2 hours of H-a to add to it. Here's the result: <http://astronomy.mdodd.com/nebulae-20.html> Looking cl

Congrats on a very nice result, Stacey! Karen AP

Hello AP'ers, A very long project I was working on finally came to a close. IC 1396: Emission Nebula in Cepheus (rockstarbill) - Full resolution | AstroBin Over 65 hours of unguided imaging with the M

Hi fellow Astronuts, Had a chance to test the 110mm lens today to see what kind of resolution it can achieve under near perfect seeing conditions. These conditions are not common here during a typical

Just wanted to thank the Astro-Physics staff for a wonderful 130gtx. Just drove up from TX to WI so it was like Christmas for me today and even clear. Though, I need to order the proper dovetail plate

On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 11:57 AM, Ray Gralak wrote: > > Yes, three arcs separated by 1-degree would provide the highest accuracy. > The more points, the better. > > Which scope, image scale, and expos

I just noticed in the P02-13 release notes[1] that the mDNS responder feature of the embedded OS is now put into use. This is great. Kudos to Mike Hanson, I would guess? mDNS refers to multicast DNS a

Is there any harm in leaving my Mach2 connected all the time in my observatory? Never turning it off? Preston

More experimenting now that I have a functional mount and a place to leave the Sweet 16 set up. Love it! These are some test images of the Dumbbell, with and without the 0.75 focal reducer/field flatt

Hello All, Need some advice here. My 1200 mount axes have been attached for about ten years, no oil or grease used (didn't read the manual thoroughly!). Any suggestions on how to separate them without

I am able to run the Ascom V5.50.003 installer program and it alppears to install fine. when complete the shortcuts to the A-PJog utility, the RAPAS utility, the Timer utility and the Setup Telescope

Hello, I am trying to build a dec arc model to work with my Mach2, but I haven't had much luck till now. I am probably making some mistakes somewhere and hope Ray and others can highlights some of the

Hi, just seen a strange behaviour with my mach2. -mount connected to NINA and guiding, mount connection through USB -I tried to connect an ipad to the CP5 access point and realized tracking was stoppe

Hi! I have started looking into solar power sources for astro-imaging. I don't when, but one day I plan to travel towards the pole with my gear, that will become very handy... I see some interesting c

Hi everyone, NGC 6951 is a beautiful barred spiral galaxy in Cepheus, not far from the more famous Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946) and from the Iris nebula. It is surrounded by IFNs, and I was surprised t

Is there a way to retrieve the GPS data to feed in the GPS status tab in APCC Pro. As currently it is blank. Best Peety

Hi, I have updated my hand pad to version 5, so that I can test the new Orthogonal Model. When I have slewed to a star I moved it to the center and press enter. I sought that the mount has to move to