This past Monday I was using Horizons and went to JPL Website to download Ephemeris. I did both the text file download and the data and the format looks a bit different. Note, the website looks differ

I truly love my AP900 GTO3 which I bought from the original owner a couple of years ago. However, I cannot get accurate GoTos no matter what I try. I use solely the had controller with the upgraded ch

Good morning, Since a fews days I am experiencing an issue and I hope that someone could help me in solving it. I keep having the following error message every time I sending a command to my acquisiti

Hello again, I want to follow up with a bit more information and historical perspective for those interested in how mounts have evolved and why. Today's mounts are different from previous generation m

My 1200 keeps returning to Park 5 with the CWs up. I reset the location time, which appears to be correct. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ub6xv4x3gvyni79/ApccZip-Peter_Bresler-2021-10-16-112232.zip?dl=0 Pe

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211014.html With his 168mm refractor that I made from some one-off glass I had on hand. Maybe I should make some more of them? Anyway, congratulations Ignacio. You are mak

The revision log for the GTOCP3 states that for V2: Version V1 • Increased the range of the custom tracking rates from 99x to 999x. NOTE: Implemented in ASCOM V2 Driver v.5.10.00 and APCC v.1.6.0.0. I

I set up in NINA for the first time yesterday. I was asked to have NINA sync with the mount or vice vera. I synced NINA to the mount/telescope (AP1100 in park 4). It slewed fine during the day. Now tr

Very happy owner of a Mach1 GTO3 since 2012. That mount honestly never let me down! Since a year it’s permanently placed in my backyard roll-off roof observatory. Where I live light pollution is sever

A couple days ago I received my AP1100 mount with a LT2APM and 119FSA to mount on my Losmandy FHD tripod. Today, I am assembling the AP1100 on the FHD tripod and I noticed some problems, as the holes

I had a strange hiccup in one of my subs last night and was wondering if anyone has a suggestion of what may have happened. I was imaging the horse head nebula, and during one of the subs, it looks li

Congrats Ignacio!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 😎 Pete

We finally got a clear night and I was finally able to create a pointing model and attempt my first imaging run last night with my 1100GTO-AEL. I created about a 200 point model and setup PHD2 followi

As mentioned in another topic, SkyTrack now has continuous-tracking capability with compatible ASCOM mounts, including the Mach2. Here’s ( https://youtu.be/B5VYiXyuEOA ) a YouTube video showing some i

I would like to know from other owners of AP mounts if you are fully loaded and you grip the counter shaft and use a small amount though distinctive force through the DEC axis will you notice any disc

Sometime after 3AM this plastic part moved. What's its function? Where is it supposed to be? Is there a way to convince it to stay put?

Hi Astronuts, Just posted my final quickie image taken with the 12" F12.5 Mak-Cass. M31, familiar object, up close and personal. https://www.astrobin.com/hzazjs/ Rolando -- Roland Christen Astro-Physi

Been a lot of PHD2 discussion recently, so what's one more... Dry season is starting soon here with more clear skies, but it usually comes with some wind. I realize the real fix for wind is a wind bre

Was imaging last night with my Mach1/CP4/APCC Pro mount and when it came time for a meridian flip, the flip didn't occur at the time indicated in the NINA sequencer and several minutes later the mount

Hi Gang, One of the great new features in APCC v1.9.x is Dec Arc Tracking. There was some discussion when v. 1.9.x was released, but there were many other subjects for discussion as well. In the meant