Re: Permanent Pier Parking
I park my RC 10 on parallel to earth with the scope on the east and the scope pointed about 20 Degrees down so that dust will not collect as much. You can set this as your home position using the hand
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Aubrey Brickhouse
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#69836
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Re: RegiStar software
I use it for all my planetary processing.? Lots of tutorials on YouTube.? Post your question and will try to help.
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Russ
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#69835
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Re: Achieving CWD
The built-in levels are only for leveling the base, right? They don¡¯t really help with CWD. Are there some other levels I haven¡¯t seen? I will try Michael¡¯s suggestion of leveling the
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Bill Tschumy
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#69834
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Re: RA Divisor on Gemini 2 G811 mount.
56096 was the RA divisor for G11 and Gemini-1. With Gemini-2, the correct value is 448771. https://gemini-2.com/hc/E022.html Regards, -Paul
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Paul Kanevsky
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#69833
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RA Divisor on Gemini 2 G811 mount.
Folks, I am trying to understand what the RA divisor should be in my mount. ?Background: ?In troubleshooting some issues between my G811 mount and and ASIAIR i have stumbled across the RA Divisor in
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Greg Fulkerson
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#69832
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RegiStar software
Anybody here use RegiStar software? Is there a group for that? I'm having A bit of a problem with it. Stu
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Stu Beaber
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#69831
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Re: Achieving CWD
Hi Bill The built-in levels are good for that, and I'm not sure using an external level is going to make much of an improvement The value of an accurate "bubble level" CWD is to improve the accuracy
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Brian Valente
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#69830
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Homing Switches?
I would love to have a way for the scope to actually that it is parked where it thinks it is.? I saw in the Gemini 2 user group that the unit can support homing switches.? Do we know if Losmandy
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Aaron Lovett
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#69829
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Re: Understanding a GM8 for Possible Purchase
Thanks. ?Could you help me understand a bit more what sorts of trouble chasing problems I¡¯d typically encounter with an old mount? ?And even more important, do you prefer to addressed as Chip or
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Jeff Rothstein <rothstein.j.s@...>
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#69828
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Re: Achieving CWD
Bill, Get a short "torpedo" level. The one pictured is 9 inches long. You then use the level and the hour markings on the RA and DEC axes. Start with the RA axis. You rotate the counterweight rod to
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Michael Herman
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#69827
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Achieving CWD
Guys and Gals, I believe some folks have said they use a level to achieve an accurate CWD position. On my G811 there doesn¡¯t seem to be a great place to put a level. I end up setting it on the worn
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Bill Tschumy
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#69826
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Re: Permanent Pier Parking
Russ, A pier and a roll off shed is what I have also. Normally the mount sits in the CWD position until I go to start up. I then use Park at Home in the menu to get the counterweight bar to be
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John Kmetz
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Re: Permanent Pier Parking
Great Questions!!!? Looking forward to replies!!!!? :-)
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Russ
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Re: Permanent Pier Parking
Super! Thanks guys for opening this topic! Like all good riddles, every answer brings up more questions. On the Gemini-1, there are 2 options: Cold Start (erase all model {error} factors to zero and
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Michael Herman
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Re: Permanent Pier Parking
Hi Russ sounds like a great project - i hope you keep us all in the loop! For more permanent pier-based setups, I usually see one of two approaches: 1. Park the mount at CWD and warm start. Warm start
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Brian Valente
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#69822
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Permanent Pier Parking
Starting new thread regarding parking of mount in observatory/permanent pier since a search of the archives are showing this topic to be over 10 years old without an update. So, in my case, with mount
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Russ
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#69821
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Re: Understanding a GM8 for Possible Purchase
hand controller i'm fairly certain that is the current Gemini-2 hand controller We don't really offer an option of a hand controller with no touchscreen that is Gemini-2 compatible. But you can ask
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Brian Valente
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Re: Understanding a GM8 for Possible Purchase
On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 05:47 PM, Jeff Rothstein wrote: > > Hi all. > > I¡¯m on the waiting list for a GM-8G, and a used opportunity has come my > way. ?The mount was made pre-2011, had Gemini-1 and
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Chip Louie
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Re: Mount HELP!!
Hmmmm... Thanks Derek.? Will need to check on that.? Since my system is in an observatory and is fixed, I read somewhere to always use Warm Restart.? But since I do park at CWD, I will need to find
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Russ
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#69818
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Re: Understanding a GM8 for Possible Purchase
This is great information. ?Thanks, all. ?I will follow up with the seller on a couple of the points you raise. Interesting question, Derek, about the hand controller. ?Since it has 4 buttons on
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Jeff Rothstein <rothstein.j.s@...>
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