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Well good news everyone, I think I have it. There were indeed two problems. 1/ Although it worked fine when I mounted my camera, ATP seems to have changed Long from West to East. I put it back. 2/ I a
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Well good news everyone, I think I have it. There were indeed two problems. 1/ Although it worked fine when I mounted my camera, ATP seems to have changed Long from West to East. I put it back. 2/ I a
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Yes, right now that is the best suggestion I got and I'll give it a try. BTW I'm from Gobles and have an office in Kalamazoo.
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Yes, right now that is the best suggestion I got and I'll give it a try. BTW I'm from Gobles and have an office in Kalamazoo.
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Bob
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Of course, and it isn't battery powered, it is line powered to a 110 outlet. Programs: Stellarium Ascom 6.5 APT Sharpcap PHD2
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Of course, and it isn't battery powered, it is line powered to a 110 outlet. Programs: Stellarium Ascom 6.5 APT Sharpcap PHD2
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Bob
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Well Tyler here is the problem I have. Ok, let's say the error is with plate solving at the NCP. I still slew 'somewhere' and plate solve there, so now the scope should know where it is. Given that it
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Well Tyler here is the problem I have. Ok, let's say the error is with plate solving at the NCP. I still slew 'somewhere' and plate solve there, so now the scope should know where it is. Given that it
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Bob
· #8030
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yes, I am pointing at the NCP, I use sharpcap to be sure of that within one min of angle.
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yes, I am pointing at the NCP, I use sharpcap to be sure of that within one min of angle.
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Bob
· #8028
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That is interesting, so you suggest rather than plate solving at the park position, I should go to M31 and plate solve there. But why does the mount swing to the left instead of the right, would the e
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That is interesting, so you suggest rather than plate solving at the park position, I should go to M31 and plate solve there. But why does the mount swing to the left instead of the right, would the e
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1. I polar align the scope with the mount off using sharpcap. I settle for 'Good' alignment (1 arc min or less) because I don't want to spend the night getting perfection. 2. I then close sharpcap, op
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1. I polar align the scope with the mount off using sharpcap. I settle for 'Good' alignment (1 arc min or less) because I don't want to spend the night getting perfection. 2. I then close sharpcap, op
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· #8020
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Steven hooked up like a charm. I am not sure about the alignment but at least it moves the scope. Waiting for weather to clear. Get Outlook for iOS
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Steven hooked up like a charm. I am not sure about the alignment but at least it moves the scope. Waiting for weather to clear. Get Outlook for iOS
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Bob
· #7047
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Indeed and thank you. And yes I know the stars need to be separated. My first effort was cass and Scorpio I’ll keep working on it. Get Outlook for iOS
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Indeed and thank you. And yes I know the stars need to be separated. My first effort was cass and Scorpio I’ll keep working on it. Get Outlook for iOS
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· #7040
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Very helpful. Thank you. I’ll look at it tonight. Perhaps explore scientific can produce a plug in to do this. Bob Get Outlook for iOS
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Very helpful. Thank you. I’ll look at it tonight. Perhaps explore scientific can produce a plug in to do this. Bob Get Outlook for iOS
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· #7039
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I use a MacBook pro and no problem with stellarium. Let me know how you managed it. . Get Outlook for iOS
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I use a MacBook pro and no problem with stellarium. Let me know how you managed it. . Get Outlook for iOS
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· #7037
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Yes it helps. I’ll go through it with the suggestions here. The biggest issue I’ve not already done is deal with the cone error and make sure the polar scope is collimated. As for not reflecting well
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Yes it helps. I’ll go through it with the suggestions here. The biggest issue I’ve not already done is deal with the cone error and make sure the polar scope is collimated. As for not reflecting well
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I have to say I am frustrated with the exos2-gt mount. While it tracks well once you have the target in the viewfinder, I have to say up to that point it is a manual mount. To start the alignment I le
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I have to say I am frustrated with the exos2-gt mount. While it tracks well once you have the target in the viewfinder, I have to say up to that point it is a manual mount. To start the alignment I le
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