Re: motor cable
After buying one from Losmandy, it came in a package with a part number.? I found additional cable assemblies for much less from Digi-Key.? While ordering from Digi-Key I would suggest purchasing a
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Frank
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#66213
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Re: 2 questions for you: Guiding as the next Losmandy Zoom Meetup topic
Thanks, Brian. 1, My guiding is more than adequate for my current set up, which is ~ 1.6 arcsec/pixel. My RMS results tend to be 0.7-0.8 arc sec/pixel with DEC much better than RA. However, I plan to
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Arun Hegde <arun.k.hegde@...>
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#66212
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motor cable
With an older G11, are the 6 pin phone cables from the 492 box, to the motors, wired straight thru or reverse ? Thanks, Dean
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zujava@...
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#66211
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Re: 2 questions for you: Guiding as the next Losmandy Zoom Meetup topic
Brian, Quick, clean, and simple.? Thanks much for this. - Jerry
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Gerard
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#66210
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Re: DEC looseness
Steve did you run a baseline guiding before you did this? I'm a little concerned you are focusing on the visual inspection, and not the actual DEC performance for example, in your first post you had
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Brian Valente
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#66209
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Re: DEC looseness
I did the Spring-Loaded Worm Gear Adjustment and the Dec looseness/backlash is significantly better.? So, either it came loose from the factory or it was damaged during shipment.?? I will be
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Steve Elmore
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#66208
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Re: 2 questions for you: Guiding as the next Losmandy Zoom Meetup topic
Thanks Larry For you (and anyone in a similar predicament) I made up a tutorial on how to create a baseline guiding you can download it here:
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Brian Valente
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#66207
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Re: 2 questions for you: Guiding as the next Losmandy Zoom Meetup topic
Brian: Thank you for establishing a zoom session on guiding. I need help guiding with my Losmandy G-11 mount. Here are answers to your questions. 1, how would describe your current guiding? - are you
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larrylgreenhill
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2 questions for you: Guiding as the next Losmandy Zoom Meetup topic
I think we'll do guiding with PHD as the next topic for Zoom meeting *let me ask everyone two questions, please reply with your input (private message is fine too if you prefer)* 1, how would describe
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Brian Valente
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#66205
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Re: Polar Alignment Routine
Yes, i tried to simplify that although it does correct for more than mount errors to enable both pointing and tracking modeling, including flexure and mirror flop
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Brian Valente
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#66204
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Re: [EXTERNAL] [Losmandy_users_io] Polar Alignment Routine
QHY-CCD has a Mac client for PoleMaster but there's a bit of a trick to it. Once you install it, click the ¡®Polemaster¡¯ application icon (just once ... you only want to select it. You don¡¯t want
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Timothy Campbell
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Re: Polar Alignment Routine
they are very similar; some are simple and hence correct for limited error terms in the mount; I have an EQ6-R and its modeling is much simpler than the G11 Handcontroller modeling (seperate terms for
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John Carter
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Re: Polar Alignment Routine
Actually - I think the sky is fixed (roughly). The model is a mathematical approximation of the errors in the mount.
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John Carter
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Re: AstroGadget goto kit for G11/GM8
Flea market Vixen SP with Onstep: https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/680091-budget-mountsstar-trackers-post-your-astrophotos/?p=9704406
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George Cushing
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Re: G11G DEC Axis Tube Size
OK, marking and color coding the cables sounds like a plan.
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rboudah@...
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#66199
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Re: G11G DEC Axis Tube Size
ah interesting. that can work too. I put mine on the top plate, but I see you have a guidescope there -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com <http://brianvalentephotography.com>
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Brian Valente
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Re: G11G DEC Axis Tube Size
Congrats Rick, I have a new G11G, I have had a few curves getting to know this mount. All of them were my doing,the G11G works like a champ. The first thing to remember is the Losmandy mounts do not
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Deric Caselli
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#66197
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Re: G11G DEC Axis Tube Size
Thank you. Here is how I'm doing on my CGEM now. I'm thinking just a plastic block with the 63mm hole and a couple of nylon tipped set screws to hold it. I use the C8 with both Hyperstar and focal
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rboudah@...
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#66196
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Re: G11G DEC Axis Tube Size
Hi Rick i just measured it with calipers, about 63mm You might also consider using a dovetail mounted to the top of the scope for gear placement? -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio
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Brian Valente
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#66195
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Re: Holder for Gemini-2 HC?
Nice set-up, Doug! -- 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 <sonnyedmonds@...>
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