I seem to have fat-fingered the PEM setting in APCC Pro last night and I was wondering whether the PEM change gets written to the APCC log file. This would help me separate causes of tracking problems

Hi Ray, My observatory-based AP1600 CP4 lost its location last night after a few days of no activity due to clouds. It’s been tracking great using a 300+ point APPM model on 180 second unguided exposu

I'm setting up a new imaging PC. I can't remember if I'm supposed to install the V2 driver first or APCC. Thanks, Jim

As a new owner of Mach2, I am trying a plate solve in The SkyX and despite the correct image scale as verified in CCD calculators & astrometry.net, I am unable to plate solve it in TSX. I am able to s

I am wondering if field rotation will show in a long exposure astrophoto when guiding if you are not perfectly polar aligned. I use pempro for alignment and usually get to within 1.5 to 2 arc minutes

I believe my Mach2 is "lost", the RA & DEC values in the FIT header is wrong. How do I get the Mach2 to a known position?

I recently moved my MACH 2 mount with encoders to ARizona. My old location was Illinois. When I try to input new location in APCC and ask the hit button for get location from mount. It defaults to OLD

I have decided to change my imaging train from a piggyback arrangement to a side-by-side arrangement. I have three different imaging / guiding configurations that I must convert, and I started with th

After installing APCC on a different computer, is there an easy way to copy APCC and APPM settings and model to the second computer? Also, can APCC be active on two computers if I am only using one at

This is my first time imaging with my new QHY600M-PH camera. The mount used was A-P1100GTO-AE. It gets easier every time I setup and operate the mount. TEC 160FL APO with TEC FRC were used to capture

This last weekend, I started getting this error every time I switch models in APPM. Please see attached screen shot. In spite of the error, the model seems to load. But I’m not sure if it’s functionin

Ray, I reinstalled the beta and held down the CTRL key while starting. Now the icon appears in the task bar for a few seconds and then disappears. Nothing else happens. Checking the task manager shows

I posted a link to an early version of this weekend's target in the "Bad observing conditions!" thread. I think I finally have the final version. This was taken on some friends' property out in the An

Blessed with two consecutive nights of clear and steady skies (sorry, Roland), I was able to capture over 14 hours of IC342, often called "The Hidden Galaxy" <http://astronomy.mdodd.com/galaxies-24.ht

I have recently been getting error messages from the Mach2 while under automated unguided imaging regarding an "encoder error" or as in the case of the attached, "motor stall". While I am not too conc

Howdy fellow Astronuts, The satellite image below shows the weather pattern here at my humble observatory in N. Illinois as it has existed now for several weeks. ;^((. Seems like an endless stream of

I have decided to build a wooden pier for my Mach1GTO. Wood is much easier for me to work with (as opposed to concrete) and is a natural extension for me from a wooden tripod. I have tested wooden pie

Last night while setting up my telescope for Astro photography I noticed, while trying to calibrate PhD 2, I noticed the stars were short dashes in the east west axis. I had started the telescope up u

Well that's right neighborly of you but you've got it even worse up there. On the other hand, I've been concentrating on 92 Stowaway lenses these past 2 weeks. Hope to get quite a few out for Christma

I Purchased a used 1100GTO/CP4 that came with the original CD software & manuals.. I have the mount registered with AP and have trransfered the APCC Pro license. I confirmed that the PEMPro license is