Re: Polar scope borehole...CG11
When I first took mine out of the box and set it up, I didn't know squat about an EQT mounting system, as I had always been a Dobs guy.. Anyway after I installed the mount to it's tripod in my house
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f4chief73@...
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#59380
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Re: Polar scope borehole...CG11
So you don¡¯t bang your head on a long ¡®scope while trying to polar align. Dave Sent: 19 October 2017 12:57 To: Losmandy_users@... Subject: [Losmandy_users] Re: Polar scope
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David C. Partridge
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#59379
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Re: Polar scope borehole...CG11
maybe this is a dumb question..... but why is it offset at all? just curious -Jeff
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photon_trap
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#59378
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Re: Lot of play on G11 RA with one piece worm
Hi John, Yes...I saw the design problem... and wrote a description of a way to remedy that, that I just sent you. Hopefully it cane through your indescribable email address... -Michael
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Michael Herman
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#59377
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Lot of play on G11 RA with one piece worm
Hello, I have a used G11 that I've bought. Seems to be in pretty good shape. I noticed a lot of play in the RA worm so I took it apart. What we have is a one piece worm assembly and brass worm. There
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mknwfhccabsgfi2b7fvsii57vq43ikvdv4r3sfuo@...
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#59376
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Polar scope borehole...CG11
Hi gang, There was a recent question about the polar scope borehole DEC angle. Someone mentioned it was strange it was not at 90 degrees from CWD. Just now examining that on my (old) Celestron G11
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Michael Herman
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#59375
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Re: Gemini II-GPS question?
Update: Got out to play some more. It seems that just setting time zone to zero does work when using the GPS. spent the evening running through the hand controller, setting limits, and building some
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deitzelj
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#59374
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Re: G1 on G-11 refuses to go to bright stars
Magnus, Sounds like there is a data corruption issue. Chip
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Chip Louie
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#59373
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Gemini II-GPS question?
HI All! I am new to Gemini and I am just getting familiar with its operation. I have a G11GT and I am using the Losmandy GPS unit to determine lat, Long and time. I am noticing some quirks with
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deitzelj
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#59372
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Re: G1 on G-11 refuses to go to bright stars
Magnus, I have had similar issues when either the location or time are entered incorrectly. Regards Paul
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Paul Homer
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#59371
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Re: G1 on G-11 refuses to go to bright stars
Hi! I'm in Sweden, at 21, 22 in the evening. The stars I am trying to reach is about 45 degrees above the horizon. Mizar and Dubhe West-North-West, roughly. Earlier, the same thing happened with
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jfev5mnsvqiyzpq756wvokt55jve7sbg2esr5mip@...
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#59370
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Re: Mount Clutch Tensions
But my arm isn't tired yet. Chip
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Chip Louie
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#59369
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Re: G1 on G-11 refuses to go to bright stars
This could also be the start of a serial communication issue or battery failure. I had this issue and it disappeared once I replaced the battery with a fresh cell. The Gemini 1 seems to start to have
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Chip Louie
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#59368
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Re: G1 on G-11 refuses to go to bright stars
Make sure your safety limits are set for your particular equipment and that you are not relying on the defaults. This will make a world of difference. Rob
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Robert Fink <sactowriter@...>
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#59367
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Re: G1 on G-11 refuses to go to bright stars
Magnus, You could have had your "Limit" set incorrectly for East or West and that might also generate an "Interrupted" error. You can use your Gemini.net to set the limits to something sensible like
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Michael Herman
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#59366
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Re: G1 on G-11 refuses to go to bright stars
Magnus What is your location and what time were trying to go to these stars? Bryan ---In Losmandy_users@..., <jfev5mnsvqiyzpq756wvokt55jve7sbg2esr5mip@...> wrote : Hi! I thought I had
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bryancashion@...
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#59365
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Re: G1 on G-11 refuses to go to bright stars
Hi! Thanks for the suggestion! No, I am absolutely sure I did not press any buttons. And strangely enough, the error seems not random - in that I could not slew to Mizar, but to Mirfak. I mean,
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jfev5mnsvqiyzpq756wvokt55jve7sbg2esr5mip@...
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#59364
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Re: G1 on G-11 refuses to go to bright stars
Hi Magnus, The "interrupted" message usually comes from the user pressing a button on the handset when the system is slewing to a target object. Is there any chance you might have something pressing
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Michael Herman
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#59363
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G1 on G-11 refuses to go to bright stars
Hi! I thought I had posted on this problem before here, but cannot find my original post...so here is a new one. Problem: My G-11 seems to refuse to go to some locations, that should be unproblematic.
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jfev5mnsvqiyzpq756wvokt55jve7sbg2esr5mip@...
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#59362
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Re: Mount Clutch Tensions
Even I get tired of beating a dead horse. Good Luck Jeff
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photon_trap
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#59361
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