Hi everyone. I’m a newbie to the world of Astronomy and Astrophotography and am having success in fits and starts. I bought an EXOS 2 GT PMC Eight back in late Winter/early Spring and am struggling th

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Thanks Gord! The first thing on my list this morning is to plug it into AC and see how it responds. Thankfully I’ve got all day today to work it. Columbus Day off. Gotta get started on Wes’ checklist😆

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Hi Wes. Thanks so much for taking the time to post such a detailed response! Let me jump right in with some answers to your questions... 1. First thing on my list is to set up in the garage today and

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Copy all Wes...thanks again! Jeff

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Wes, You were spot on with the set screws! In fact, they are both gone. See pic below. Anybody have any idea where I can get a couple more to replace the lost ones? Jeff

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Thanks Chris. I’ll give em a call tomorrow. Jeff

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Folks, I had some issues in the past with the polar alignment but after some research and a little luck, I discovered the "Polar Scope Align" app I was using has the exact same depiction in it's data

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Thanks gentlemen! Jeff

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Done Jerry. It was my pleasure. You guys have been great to work with. I guess it takes a few days but I'm sure you'll start seeing the positive feedback from everyone on the BBB website soon. Jeff Sn

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Hi Wes, Great explanation above. WRT two or three star alignment on the EXOS2 GT PMC-Eight, can I simply slew to 2 or 3 known stars and sync on them to achieve the same accuracy? The stars selected by

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Hi Derrill, Unfortunately not. I asked the same question about two weeks ago. The database in the PMC 8 only has about 100 stars to chose from, some pretty obscure and low magnitude from my location i

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Forgot to add I have the IPad mini explorestars app. That’s why Kent suggested I go serial and use another program... Jeff

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Can anyone suggest a cradle ring assembly with associated vixen dovetail for an ES ED80 APO scope? The dovetail that came with the scope is too short for me to balance the rig properly with all my ast

Thanks Harry Appreciate the quick response. Yeah, I tried reversed as well, and as you found, it didn't turn out well. If you don't mind, who did you order/get the 7" plate from? I am thinking I indee

Hi Tommy, I had the same issue using ExploreStars. I was pretty much told the database is what the data base is. I was instructed to scroll thru the alignment star choices given until you get to stars

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Tommy, Yes. I use APT to control my camera, use live view on the canon T5i and slew to the selected target, center it in live view, then hit the sync button in CDC. Works like a champ. I slewed to mul

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Morning all, So last evening, after a couple of successful nights of great PHD2 interface with the PMC Eight and the EXOSII mount, when I "Push(ed) Here Dummy" the app seemed to be taking an abnormal

Keith, If you get equal radiation from the center of a star, I assume that indicates properly positioned optics??? See attached. Thanks, Jeff

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First time shooting Pinwheel Galaxy. 25x360s 3200 ISO No darks or flats...currently processing shot with 10x darks and 10x flats Taken with: PMC-Eight EXOSII GT ESED80 APO Triplet Canon T-5i Full Mod

Thanks Tim. Yes it is addictive!