On 1 Jan 2020, at 6:39:38 am, sonnyedmonds@... wrote:

Hi, brand new here and of course a few questions.
I am an Astrophotographer, and my old mount died for it's final time. In researching a new mount, I was drawn to a Losmandy, and believe in February a new GM811GHD will be finding a new home here. I certainly don't need a G11G for my tiny imaging rig, and have no plans to go heavy with my telescopes on my limited retirement budget. But I do need the quality I believe Losmandy offers. And I live 27.3 miles from their place of business in Burbank, CA. Kind of a perk.
I am so done with Asia mounts and their electronics problems, suffices to say.

But now I'm curious about what Programs others use to operate their Losmandy mounts. I'd like to get set for launch.
I've been using Celestron's NexStar control, and the virtual remote in screen, as well as the hand control at the mount during alignment, etc.
For object selections, I've been very successful using Stellarium to select and slew to my targets. I like how it has worked and would like to continue, if possible.
I use a Dell Inspirion 3000, 2 in one, as my mount computer, and WiFi with Tight Vnc to my indoor computer. Both Windows 10 Home edition.
So I'm hoping for some friendly guidance in transitioning to a Losmandy Mount.

In a way of introducing myself a bit:
I have several video's of compiled Astrophotography on Youtube at?
I consider myself a beginner still, but at 70 (in March) a bit short on time to get my buns in gear.
I started my journey around winter of 2014 back into Astronomy by finding The Great Orion Nebula in my 20-60X spotting scope.
And blame Orion for dragging me into the financial black hole of my Nebula passion.
I am too far into this to back out now, so plan to ride it out with a new Losmandy mount as my navigation system.

Thanks! And Please, hit me with some programs and beginner pointers to digest.

Sonny