Celestron's competing CGX mount eschews a polar scope in favor of their much-touted, "exclusive" All Star Polar Alignment https://www.celestron.com/pages/all-star-polar-alignment Celestron

Hi Lynn, You are pretty much correct. If I might suggest, it might be easier to level the tripod by itself before you install the mount on the tripod since it is easier to do fine adjustments on the

The WiFi module used in the PMC-Eight can be reconfigured as a station on a WAN versus as an access point. There is an Application Note I created to do just that. The Application Note tells you what

Not sure if I have the steps correct and in the right order setting up the ESPMC 8 and Losmandy ES G-11 mount. Feedback welcome! Set up/balance tripod-one leg towards true north Install RA & DEC

Hi Jim, Michael Fulbright has developed an INDI driver for the PMC-Eight that runs in LINUX. There is an INDI server available for MAC OSX that I had started testing using a OSX virtual machine on my

I have successfully been using an XBox controller with ASCOMPAD through ASCOM Poth. It is much nicer than using a non-tactile touchscreen. However, for me ASCOMPAD needs to be the active window for

1. iOS/Mac support: I have no idea. Someone from ES will have to handle that one. 2. Wine: I haven't heard of anyone trying that configuration. I would imagine that if ascom runs under wine then the

It's definitely possible to run the mount through a serial connection. That's how I use it all the time. Sorry, It's been too long since I used wifi to answer the other questions.

I have frequently used my Surface book in tablet mode - with the KB disconnected. I used ascom to move/jog the axis. It worked fine, although I did have to wipe it off once or twice as condensation

I've read through a number of conversations/questions about having the PMC-8 use DHCP to join a LAN. I haven't seen a solution. Does a recipe exist? If not, is there an engineering reason that LAN

I've noticed (!), but extrapolating from a C11 to a C14 would be foolhardy. I have a friend who gets great results with a C11 on an Orion Atlas mount, but a C14 exceeds the 40 lb load spec for the

Paddles have tactile buttons that can be pushed while looking through an eye piece to center an object. Touch screens don't. Has anyone successfully grafted a traditional hand paddle onto the DB-9

I use two Mac laptops, and iPad, and an iPhone. One laptop is configured with bootcamp, so I use Windows under duress. ExploreScientific sales (always helpful) say MacOS and iOS support is coming and

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See the post "Images from Guadalupe State Park." Sunil is using a C-11 with an ASI1600 imaging system and getting very good results.

Hi jmizen, I don't think my rig is that heavy but with a mini-pc, all electronics, an extra 11" mounting plate, clamps, etc... it is getting up there. I'll weigh it and let you know.

Hi, Two more notes: 1. Don't send commands to the PMC-8 if you don't know what you are doing. There is no real reason to "play" with that functionality. (Although switching between debug and non-debug

First of several questions. Losmandy specs the G-11 at 60 lbs for imaging. Celestron 14" scopes are in the upper 40 lbs range. Loaded with reducers/extenders and cameras, probably in the low-mid 50

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