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Bought a large reflective tarp (silver one side, blue the other), folded it in half with the silver side out and asked wifey to sew up the ends making a sufficiently large and inexpensive cover. Use

+1 for telegizmos covers I leave my scopes out 24/7 365, including rain and lately temperatures up to 118F (you read that right) and my scopes and equipment have weathered it just fine (pun intended

I'm trying to find a suitable cover that will work for the above setup, which measures roughly 40" wide and 46" tall (to upper tripod clamps) for visual and possibly 48" wide for the imaging train

Nice work Jeff As I recall, you did a major upgrade into some really long focal lengths, so getting even this far is a pretty big step forward Brian

After some feedback from Brian, I rounded up the proper cables for PHD2 and plugged them into the correct ports. I also readjusted the worm gear compression on the RA unit. Last night was the first

I want to use Carte du Ciel to control my Gemini. I first do a Gemini startup and confirm all coordinates using the GPS satellite attachment. So times & coordinates are correct pointing to Polaris. I

I've just used SuperLube (PTFE) on my G11. Too early to say but I am expecting it to be fine.

Thanks. I have some of those screws at hand so will try to find a suitable washer.

Thanks all, it might help if I spelt the name correctly!

I bought my G811 in March from High Point Scientific but it was shipped directly from Losmandy so I know it was properly adjusted. I've bought some additional parts direct from Losmandy as I found a

Hi Stosh Here are a couple thoughts for you: all dealers have the identical product. They sell packaged solutions Losmandy direct has the (relatively new) option of configurable mounts, so if you

Stosh, I'm all for giving vendors business.? I usually order from HPS, Astronomics, ADM, a couple of times a year.? Few others but they are my go to shops. When I bought my G11T last Spring, I

I’ve been doing lots of research, and I’ve decided that the G11G with the HD Tripod is the correct mount for my current and future requirements. ? The price is the same at every authorized vendor

After having issues with the BT adaptor i got recently Alexander at Astro Gadget kindly replaced it for a wifi adaptor, this is working fine with K Stars for MAC so this will be my controller of

Yes i have seen the Lacerta MGEN, a bit out of my price range at the moment, reading reviews on the other systems i might give it a miss for now, thanks for the advice though.

Hi Dave, I haven't tested it myself, but I have heard only good things about Lacerta MGEN II.

Brendan is spot on But also I know there are a lot of DSLR-only imagers out there who aren't using any sort of computer I had experience with SBIG's standalone guider some years ago. PROS - gets

I am using Superlube in my GM-8, works great. But I also have a can of industrial moly grease that I used to use on the brakes in a high performance sports sedan many years ago. It seems to plate

+1 for superlube

Dave if your autoguiding then you’re probably imaging and need an image sequence control system. ?If you have a camera usually you need a focus routine ?(Large screen to focus test) and or a motor