On my mount the underside of the mount ( just below where the legs attach ) is paralel with the top of the base where the rest of the stuff sits. So a good accurate 10 inch level can be used to level

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HI, The thing that really had me going nuts during the set up of my mount PMC-8 was it said to put the data base for ExploreStars in "your" picture file. I have lots of picture files. If there was a p

#poll #ExploreScientific

Hi, Is there a way in POTH or CDC where I can put ALT and AZ info, so that I can steer my scope to where I want to. ExploreStars has that facility, but I am connected via serial and can't get ES to wo

Hi Bill, I have CDC running and it's fine, but I can't find anything in it to let me go to a particular AZ and ALT, like for instance 00 AZ and 00 ALT. As you say, POTH has limited scope commands, but

Hi Jerry, Thanks for the quick reply. Unfortunately the VIEW - POSITION that you sent me to, only changes the view of the CDC star chart, as I found out a couple minutes ago. Ugh! I have Explore Stars

Hi Jerry, Thanks again for the quit getback. I will try your method in CDC later today. Your information re PLEASE WAIT is good to know, but it then implies that ExSt can't be run using serial from a

Hi Wes, All I can say is AW SHUX ! EXSt is a real nice powerful app and would be nice to run from a computer via serial. It has a feature that I would like to use to do a good, not perfect, polar alig

Hi Jerry, Yes that is what I do so far. The Mount is EXOS 2. Very nice. Haven't tried it yet out doors with my home built 85mm air space doublet f5.5. Gotta get the cone error down in both RA and DEC

Wes, I will look into PS Align Pro. Thanks. I have tried different levels in different places on the tripod and mount to try to get it really well leveled. I need a level with a long bubble and I have

HI, I run wifi using both Android App on tablet, and wifi using W10. I wish that the W10 version was identical to the Android version. Doug Doonan

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Hi all, The Mount Illuminated Polar Alignment scope in the EXOS2 has a reticule showing Polaris, NCP, and four other little circles that are supposed to be star positions. Does anybody know the names

Hi James, What is a half of a .965 bolt case. Also where do you find one? Thanks Doug doonan

Hi Brian, This sounds really neat and it is like what I want to do. Some questions: Ursa Major is the big dipper, and it is big in the sky. What part of the BD do you use to align with what part of th

Hi all BEWARE of some phones and their app for compass and level. My phone is way off. Go to Home depot and get a half way decent level and compass. Doug Doonan

Hi Mike If all three compasses are different you might be too close to some iron someplace in your setup. I use aluminum extrusions from Home Depot to distance my compass from the mount. Wood works al

Hi Alan, Using the configuration manager is absolutely no sweat to go back and forth between serial and wifi. I use it all the time. Doug Doonan

#EXOS2 #ASCOM

Hi all, I am having a tough time using the new ASCOM 6.5 to control my PMC8 exos2 mount. It runs AOK using the old POTH routine, but I would like to get it running on the new ASCOM before the POTH goe

Hi all, I think I found my problem. I had the mount running using the ASCOM 6.5 stuff. There are a couple of things that were funny about it, but I will see if they are due to my excitment and/or dumb

Hello, I see you have solved the puzzle of ASCOM6.5 which I have been struggling with for the last couple of weeks. I have been able to control my EXOS2 mount with the ASCOM6.5 just once! Since then I

Peter, Thank you very much for your feedback. I have been in contact with Rick B in the ASCOM forum and he pointed out the mistake which was frustrating me. I followed his suggestion and I am now in c