Re: Entering HIP Star Coordinates Using Hand Controller?
Derek When using stellarium, I was looking for a double star system mentioned in a mag using the strueve designation. No luck. I was trying to use sinbad under android and couldn't print the results.
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crocco1250
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#69742
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Re: M78
That¡¯s a very inspiring image. Thanks for posting. -- John C Losmandy Titan 50 Gemini-2 Mini
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John Carter Sr <jrcpvaz@...>
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#69741
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Re: M78
you have some nice detail in there! it's such an interesting and beautiful target Brian
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Brian Valente
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#69740
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Re: M78
I feel for you Sonny Blue and OIII barely register here in san fernando valley. Targets like iris nebula are out of the question for me :( I think the air pollution here cuts blue signal far more than
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Brian Valente
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#69739
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Re: M78
Beautiful! I can't really get the Blue nebulae. -- SonnyE Sonny's Youtube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sonny+edmonds ) (I suggest viewed in full screen)
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Sonny Edmonds <pedmondsjr@...>
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#69738
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Re: Entering HIP Star Coordinates Using Hand Controller?
Sorry Chuck, somehow I missed this.. Someone mentioned Simbad / Vizier.. I use that when nothing else works.. Most planetarium programs allow you to switch catalogs.. You need some idea of where it
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Derek C Breit
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#69737
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Re: M78
NICE! Derek _____ Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 11:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Losmandy_users_io] M78 /g/Losmandy_users/photo/254767/6?p=Name,,,20,1,0,0 M78 taken
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Derek C Breit
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#69736
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Re: Clean and Lube G11 Gears
The bearings in the worm block are R4ZZ bearings. They will usually be sealed and filled for life with grease at the factory. I wouldn¡¯t bother trying to relube these, it is far easier to just
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Ian Taylor
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#69735
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Re: Clean and Lube G11 Gears
Russ, If you are having motor lag issues, perhaps you may want to obtain further feedback before a rebuild. Perhaps something is getting snagged, there is a power issue, a motor problem or another
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John Kmetz
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Re: Clean and Lube G11 Gears
AND.. I would suggest that removing the axis from the mount and making sure those cylindrical bearings spin freely, and just adding a little grease to the worms - drive the mount round and round to
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Derek C Breit
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Re: Clean and Lube G11 Gears
If this was me, I would do none of that.. Take the scope off.. Remove the worm and you can just rotate the axis to clean the ring gear a little at a time.. Relube, reassemble, and adjust, which you
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Derek C Breit
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#69732
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Clean and Lube G11 Gears
Hello to All, After some 13 years it's time to clean and re-lube the gears on my 2008 Losmandy G11/G-1 mount. Last night while attempting alignment, I kept getting a "motor lags" message. Then after
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Russell Milton
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Re: Slewing to target strangely
Well well.. Yes, that is exactly what I am doing, though (for clarity) I am not the original poster.. It also mght validate my logic that - with a warm restar - it is "unwrapping" from your last
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Derek C Breit
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#69730
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Re: gemini 2
All of these topics are covered in detail on http://gemini-2.com website. Here's a full, clickable menu, for example: https://gemini-2.com/hc/index.html Enter "safety limits" or any other term at the
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: Slewing to target strangely
Michael, that's not correct. Gemini-1,? just like Gemini-2 offered Warm Start, Warm Restart, and Cold Start as options. The difference between Warm Start and Warm Restart does matter in that with
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: Slewing to target strangely
Gemini-1 offers only warm start and cold start. It really should not matter. The first thing you are doing is just going to a "Bright Star" from the limited list. There is absolutely no reason for the
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Michael Herman
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#69727
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Re: Slewing to target strangely
Warm restart is for restarting the mount from a position other than counterweight down. Such as a custom home position. is that what you are doing? If you are restarting from parking at CWD position,
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Brian Valente
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Re: Slewing to target strangely
warm restart.? will try prepositioning.
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George Anderson
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#69725
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Re: gemini 2
There's some stuff in the getting started one that helps.? I dont know if it's a complete description?
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George Anderson
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Re: gemini 2
I've been there.? What I'm looking for is something that describes what's buried in the menu etc like limits and whatever else.
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George Anderson
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