Thanks for sharing Bob

Have tried using an actual compass? I use a Suunto MC-2 compass that works well for me. I had adjust it for a the declination/offset for my location and I have zero view of Polaris.

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You want to pay special attention to he slider and values posted by Jerryon 03/22/18 (the last post).

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Sorry. I thought I pasted the link to the post the first time. Here it is. https://espmc-eight.groups.io/g/MAIN/topic/24822251#594

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Try using the settings stated in this post.

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Thanks for sharing. Very well done.

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Steve, Thank you. It appears your setup the measurement begins at the threads of the ES adapter to get you to 55mm. Canon camera 44mm T-ring 11mm Total back focus 55mm If that is correct have you dete

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Very nice Steve. Well done. Is the 0.7x reducer your using the 3” ES version? If so, what is the spacing between the camera sensor and reducer. Are you using a filter? Did that affect your spacing? I

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Chuck: I use APT with Stellarium and never looked back at Explore Stars via wired connection. You need to start PHD2 before you start APT, so it can sync to APT. Below is an example of the order in wh

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I had to send my scope back to ES for repair and collimation. This image is first light taken on 12/19/2019 of the Rosette Nebula. This image has the same spacing as the Horsehead image posted previou

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Just left a 5 star review. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

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I will definitely take the time to do this. I have received nothing short of top notch service from ES. Jennifer Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

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Edited to include photon collection details. Hello Fellow PMC-8ers: I don't normally share my images with the group and this image in particular has some flaws related to the Hex Focuser sagging and s

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Thanks Jerry. I purchased the DIY video (no parts) from DeepSpace when I worked on my Exos-2. The video was for the LDX-50 which is essentially the same as the Exos-2.

Bob: The only thing I did with the gear teeth was feel for burrs with my fingers and very gently and ever so slightly filed the burs with a diamond file and use a tooth pick to remove any debris in th

Bob: I polished the ring gear, but not the teeth and the shafts of the worm. For the worm gear it was the inside and outside. Before I polished I used micro-mesh 1,000 to 12,000 grit to make the insid

Hopefully it improves your tracking. The RA axis was much smoother on my EXOS-2 after I made the switch to SuperLube, but that may also been attributed to polishing the RA axis gear to a mirror shine.

Dan: If Run as Administrator is used for one program it has to be used for ALL programs. Otherwise you will get a bunch of wonky error messages.

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Dan: Did you ever get APT connected to POTH? When you try to connect are you selecting POTH as the ASCOM driver in APT and then selecting the PMC-8 driver in POTH? If you Shift Click on the Connect Sc

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I think the can of SuperLube is slightly different from the tube. I prefer the can version. It will last me a lifetime. Just don’t over do the grease. As as far as shims I used some thin pieces of cop

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