After a long long time (2 1/2 years) on the waiting list, I was finally able to order & take delivery of my new Mach2! I'm not new to premium mounts (previously owned 3 other A-P mounts including an A

Any advice on the best camera software for my ZWO ASI2600 with my AP 1100 goto and Celestron 9.25 Edge? I ask because I"m totally new, finally got Sharpcap pro set up with APCC Pro and STellarium and

I haven’t used my mount in 2 years. I went to fire it up and I get a motor stall. I checked the wires, connection pin, etc. Nothing is helping. I have the gearbox open for the RA axis and removed the

I bought a used AP1100/CP3 mount (no encoders) with AP 10" portable pier in Nov 2021 and have been happily using it with my GSO 10" RC ever since (running with a Linux Ubuntu mini PC and KStars/INDI s

Hi, Has anyone come up with a solution on determining sky quality for imaging (no scattered clouds or thick high clouds) without human intervention? Cloud sensors work well to prevent your equipment f

I run a new dec arc model using the NINA plugin pretty much every time that I setup and it's been working great. Given that the model Is already a dec arc model by default as opposed to all sky, shoul

On my CP4 I get a red light that then turns amber. In reading the literature there is mention of power and imbalance. Im using the correct voltage with the Powerwerx and removed all my scope from moun

... taken remotely with our new camera and imaging software down in Chile. https://www.astrobin.com/wfuoxn/0/ Rolando -- Roland Christen Astro-Physics

Howdy fellow Astronuts, It was fun doing imaging in the pristine skies of Chile, but I'm back now at AP working on 110 GTX scopes. This object, SH2-124 with surrounding nebulosity is extremely faint a

NIce one Chris! https://www.astrobin.com/m71f8m/ -- Brian Brian Valente astronomy portfolio https://www.astrobin.com/users/bvalente/ nature portfolio brianvalentephotography.com other astronomy https:

Hi, I did not post recently but did some imaging nonetheless. Here are my latest pictures (starting from the most recent ones). All with my usual setup: 8" f/4 astrograph with Zen optics and 2.5" Wynn

Oops, forgot the link: https://www.astrobin.com/full/pqx629/C/ Roland

Congratulations on your new installation. It must be immensly gratifying for you and the A-P team to have completed the upgrade despite the dreaded fan vibration. I thought the camera fans had been ex

At NEAF, talking with Karen, it seemed pretty clear that I shouldn’t hold my breath waiting for a new mount lighter than a Mach 2 anytime soon. So I now have a 2012 Mach 1 headed this way via UPS grou

Hello Astronuts and ZWO users, Please see attached images of how these rubber mounts are attached. The back of the camera comes off with 4 screws. It's just a round plate, and only the fan is attached

I'm trying to license a copy of PEM Pro we received with out 1100GTO mount. The software installs and runs in trial mode without problems but when using the license request utility with the software k

Hi everyone I'm looking for recommendations on a 3D printer. I recently came across an impressive 3D printer project for a spectrograph so I've been thinking about this. I also have seen many great ac

After 8 years of continual use the 1600 mount spur gears showed no wear that I could see. In the second picture you can see the worm teeth which along with the worm also showed no wear (left side is t

Hello Guys I purchased a Mach1 a couple of months ago, and I decided yesterday to do a pec Curve, as I changed the chip in the Cp3, and removed all gears for a thorough degrease / regrease. I obtained

Hi all. I just picked up a 2009-ish vintage 900GTO that hasn't been re-greased ever according to the previous owner. Are the only instructions for this the ones included with the AP kit? I may order i