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Re: First clear night to try out my new G11T, I hope!
Not this stupid. Not rude...no need for this. All the best to y'all. Michael
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Re: First clear night to try out my new G11T, I hope!
Hi Michael, DO NOT DROP OUT!? I say stupid stuff all the time, ask anybody! -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware Astropheric Weather Forecast - South Pasadena, CA Astrospheric
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Chip Louie
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Re: First clear night to try out my new G11T, I hope!
I apologize. I'll drop out if this group now. Michael
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Michael Herman
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Re: First clear night to try out my new G11T, I hope!
It's very good, but beware of the 5.75 inch rear focal plane requirement.? You can go inside of that limit ok, but not past that else you get lots of coma and ...trouble. It's a heavy monster.? I'm
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Michael Herman
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Re: Finding stars
Using the Handset you are limited to the initial Bright Star list for one first star, but after that you can use: Object database, Stars, and pick your star...plenty there. But if your Gemini is
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Michael Herman
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Re: Finding stars
Hi Jeff there is a bright stars list already in the hand controller just choose GoTo->Bright Stars choose the star you want , the mount will slew to the star Center the star in your finder or sensor,
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Brian Valente
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Re: Balance and height
Hi Dave, I believe you have it right...it's really the only way to mount a long Newtonian with a heavy rear mirror. In that case, the eyepiece will be way out in front of the mount. I mounted my 10"
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Michael Herman
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Finding stars
Hi everybody. I had my gear out last night to get more familiar with my new Losmandy mount and to take a few videos. Because of all the bright lights, the moon, and huge trees, blocking nearly
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Balance and height
A double edged question if I can please, I balanced the telescope (250mm Newtonian)? in its tube rings while it was on its Dob mount, is this an ok method? As the scope is rear heavy? the rings are
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Re: First clear night to try out my new G11T, I hope!
Love the EdgeHD14!? ?Michael, how's yours?? I have a C14 project out in the garage waiting for me to align the new tube and optics. Can't wait to load it in the G11G saddle and grab an XL dose of
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Chip Louie
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Re: worm turn with MUCH difficulty
Hi Tom,. I forgot to tell you not to order the high torque servo motors. Even the spring loaded worms work fine with them. -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware Astropheric Weather
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Chip Louie
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Re: worm turn with MUCH difficulty
Hi Tom, If you are up for it my advice is to determine what is causing the stiffness. Chances are the grease has melted and migrated all over the place and left behind the clay used in the grease
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Chip Louie
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Re: New user - newbie question
FYI if you use a computer, there is the Gemini Telescope.net ASCOM application which has a software version of the hand controller so you can save both sets of buttons Brian
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Brian Valente
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Re: First successful tryout of my G11T mount
Isn't it amazing how many lights recently built structures have? Even single family houses out in a rural area where my sister lives, have 3 or more bright lights in the front and 2 or more in the
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jeff marston
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Re: New user - newbie question
Smidsy that HC is basically a set of switches that as low you to move the mount Ra & DEC directions at what ever rate had been set. It plugs into the top left ¡°Hand Control¡± port via a 6 pin RJ
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Re: G11 Gemini 1 control over ethernet
Smidsy thst feature port is not an Ethernet port its a specula CB port wired IAW Gemini Manual lvl 4 page 129. ( https://gemini-2.com/downloads/pdf/GeminiL4UserManual.pdf ) It just uses an RJ45 but is
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Brendan
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Re: G11 Gemini 1 control over ethernet
Hi Smidsy, Gemini-1 didn't have support for Ethernet. RS232/Serial is the main interface mechanism. The Feature port, with some additional hardware, could be used as an extra serial port, but not for
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Paul Kanevsky
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G11 Gemini 1 control over ethernet
Hi all, can I use the feature ethernet socket to control the mount from a laptop or do I have to use the smaller RS232 socket ? Thanks
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New user - newbie question
Hi all, just been lucky enough to buy a G11 Gemini 1 level 4 mount, obviously have the main hand set, it also came with a simple 4 directional button hand controller but without a cable, please can
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Re: First successful tryout of my G11T mount
Well, you can add thickness to your plywood pads to help stiffen them. Even with an observatory, there is the labor of love with Modeling (Alignment). I'm a backyarder, and use a Light Pollution
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Sonny Edmonds <sonnyedmonds@...>
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