I just received a brand new iexos 100 mount after several months on order. After assembling it and having both the RA and DEC clutches engaged, I noticed that the Dec axis has a lot of slop. When I ge

Hi All, I have an Exos2 PMC eight mount and an 8inch Newton on it. Recently I started to see some Wobbling over Time( tried to do longer exposures). first i thought it might be a guiding problem so i

Hey guys, I recently got a new laptop to use with my mount as my old one just didn't have the battery life I needed as I cannot shoot from my house, I have to go off site. The new laptop (Dell XPS 13)

Hello all, I am facing a frustrating problem. The unit seems unresponsive. Yesterday after polar alignment, I chose Mars and the mount worked and followed Mars. After a while I wanted to move to anoth

Hey. Back in August (I seem to recall) there was mention of a server version of the Ascom driver being available soon. I've checked these email groups and ES download site, but can't see anything that

I have been using my G11 w/ ASCOM, serial, for more than 2 years, and today I changed to IASCOM 6.5 SP1 from 6.4. When installing I changed the option to also install POTH (and the other legacy parts)

Hello I bought an iExus 100 and since the beginning I have a lot of problems connecting to it. To make it clear: I understood perfectly what situation to use UDP / TCP and cable. On the IPAD the mount

New ownwer of Exos2 PMC-Eight here! I noticed this. Sould I worried?

Hi, last night I finally got round to using my Explore Scientific refractor (FCD100 - 10207 - CF) for the first time, mounted on the Exos2. I have a field-flattener attached, and a T2 adaptor for my S

Hi, Where is the polar scope illuminator getting it's power from ? When I power on the PMC8, the illuminator does not light up when turned in the "On" position. Is there a battery involved ? I never u

Hi, I have question regarding autoguiding equipment. I plan to buy this Bresser Guiding Kit: https://www.bresser.de/en/Astronomy/Accessories/BRESSER-Guiding-Kit-AR90-500.html Will it fit to EXOS-2 PMC

FYI – New ASCOM Platform Service Pack. This contains fixes for the Device Hub application. See message below from ASCOM platform developer Peter. Jerry Hubbell Vice President Engineering ExploreScient

Hello, I have recently got a iEXOS-100. After star aligning the mount I selected andromeda and pressed the slew to object button and it began to move; however it slewed to the totally wrong place and

Hello all, I was wondering if I could use my iexos-100 to just track my objects once I manually align them as I am struggling to star align and goto isnt necessary for the DSO I am shooting. Thanks

Hi Guys, I have the PMC-Eight now almost 2 months, and still have to get my first session under the stars. I still have problems connecting the laptop with explore stars to the PMC-Eight. It has been

I have released a new version of the PMC-Eight firmware for the G11, EXOS 2, and iEXOS 100 PMC-Eight Mounts. Here are the release notes pertaining to this most recent version. Please use the PMC-Eight

Hello, I am just getting into astrophotography; however, I have been into space and photography for several years now. I am a teenager and I want to buy my first set of astrophotography gear; I alread

I just bought an iexos-100 and can't wait for it to arrive. I am still looking around for a refractor in my price range and in the meanwhile, I want to start doing wide-field astrophotography using my

Hi group. I just received my Iexos-100 and I have a question. I have a sw 120/600 with a 450D. In total they are about 11lbs. Can I use it by adding the counterweights? Or do I go straight to a lighte

hi how can i drift align this mount or all star polar align this mount since Polaris is not visible from my location i do not also have a guide scope or guide camera but only a dslr and without Phd2 o