I didn't want to go the Android route but with the updated Android version of ExploreStars and because everyone claims it works great on a cheap Android tablet, I went out and purchased a cheap Lenovo

I believe you missed my point. I never said I was using ExploreStars on my Windows devices to do imaging. That clearly was a wrong assumption by you. I said that since I already use my Windows devices

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Deciding that there is no pressing need for updating the Windows version of ExploreStars is very disappointing to me. I have no use for Android and I definitely have no use for iPad. I already use Win

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Haha... Jerry and I were responding at the same time so, sorry for the duplication of info! Patrick

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You can install POTH when installing ASCOM 6.5. You won't find it anywhere else. You just need to select the option to install it within the installer. POTH works just fine with the current version of

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Make sure you have the latest version of Stellarium. Make sure you have the latest version of ASCOM Platform. Make sure you change your mount configuration to Serial and that you have the appropriate

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That's good to hear, Jerry. Do you have any idea when the EXOS2-GT PMC-8 will be back in stock? The ES website indicates it will be back in stock in November. I'm thinking that date has come and gone

If those extension tubes came with the telescope (they appear to be ES extension tubes), then they fit on your scope. You need to unscrew the collar from the back end of the focuser tube and then scre

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I should also add that with your type of T2 adapter, you should be at 55mm now. It appears as though your T2 adapter already has the correct length of backfocus length to go with your camera's lens fl

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You need to check the website where you purchased the field flattener. That is usually where you will find the specs for required backfocus. Typically, however, this is 55mm give or take a little bit

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I agree with you about finding objects that aren't solar system objects or Messier objects. This, in my opinion, is a weak area of the app. What if someone doesn't know the names of things to view? Wo

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Tracking at the zenith or very near the zenith with any equatorial mount is troublesome. Even when trying to slew manually, by hand, it is very difficult to get it right. That being said, this looks m

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I second the need for a lighter, much lighter, counterweight. The 9.9 lb counterweight will be far too heavy for just a camera. Patrick

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I'm not sure which rule of the Cloudy Nights forum Jerry is referring to about Vendors not being allowed to comment on products but, there is an obvious downside to doing so. For example, I now have n

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Power supply problems is the first thing to check after all else that you have already checked. If using a battery of some sort, a low battery will often cause one axis to drop out first. The next pos

I also need extra counterweights for my iEXOS-100 so I've been checking the ES website monthly since I purchased the mount (Dec, 2019) but have yet to see the black counterweights in stock. It is poss

Stellarium works fine without the need for the quirky and unstable Stellarium Scope now and for the past few months. However, make sure you are still using the current version of ASCOM Platform and no

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Let me begin this post by saying I have absolutely no relationship to Explore Scientific other than being a very satisfied customer who follows this forum closely. On page one of this increasingly rid

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I haven't tried it myself but, last I heard, Stellarium Scope is no longer needed for telescope control in Stellarium. The newest version(s) of Stellarium eliminate the need to use Stellarium Scope. I

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I had the same idea and made my own adapter to fit the iEXOS-100 to my EXOS-2 tripod and my permanent pier. This homemade adapter worked just fine although without any fine azimuth control but I have

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