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Re: Telescope slip in the clamp
On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 10:23 AM, Sonny Edmonds wrote: > > One of the accessories I bought with my mount was a camera mount DVCM. ( > http://store.losmandy.com/dvcm ) > I tried it once as a camera
By Dave_Kentsbeer · #67837 ·
Re: Telescope slip in the clamp
One of the accessories I bought with my mount was a camera mount DVCM. ( http://store.losmandy.com/dvcm ) I tried it once as a camera mount, but found it most useful as a stop for my D-style bar. (It
By Sonny Edmonds <sonnyedmonds@...> · #67836 ·
Re: Excellent seeing in Sydney
Marc They are incredibly clear images. I swear I have found a massive tower in a crater which is casting a shadow on the lunar surface in your image. Great stuff! Rupen
By rupen_shah@... · #67835 ·
Re: Telescope slip in the clamp
Henk, I don¡¯t have the dual Losmandy/Vixen saddle plate but I assume you open the gap sufficient to lower the entire dovetail into the slot. I suggest this is not the safest approach, I have
By Paul Homer · #67834 ·
Re: Telescope slip in the clamp
What clamp is this, a dual Vixen / Losmandy clamp?? I have that, and have had my Mak-Newt flying through the air - I caught it before it hit the ground.? The Vixen dovetail of my Mak-Newt has a
By HenkSB · #67833 ·
Re: Telescope slip in the clamp
Hi Dave wow that's scary, glad you avoided the worst We don't have any reports of issues with the G11 saddle plate. there are two separate thumbscrews, so it is hard for me to imagine they would
By Brian Valente · #67832 ·
Re: Telescope slip in the clamp
I'm not aware of any issues with the G11 saddle clamp. As Paul mentioned, use a screw to stop the slide before it gets too far. A few things to watch out for: * Temperature changes can cause some
By Paul Kanevsky · #67831 ·
Re: Telescope slip in the clamp
Dave?, Although I have never had this happen, that is what the stop on the dovetail plate is supposed to prevent. Any slippage will stop when it hits the screw, Paul
By Paul Homer · #67830 ·
Telescope slip in the clamp
Morning all, I had my 10" (250mm) newt mounted on the G11 (Gemini 1) last night, after about 2 hours of use I pointed the telescope almost straight up and after a few seconds it slipped around an inch
By Dave_Kentsbeer · #67829 ·
Re: GM8 lubrication
Thanks Brian! I think I¡¯m gonna order from amazon then. It¡¯s taking a little longer to arrive but I can wait. Mount hasn¡¯t been re greased in 10 years I guess it can wait a few more
By "Guilherme V¨ºnere · #67828 ·
Re: GM8 lubrication
Hi Guilherme, We recommend against lithium Any grease with Teflon is a good candidate at the factory we use jet-lube MP-50 moly paste there are a few others on the forum i'm sure will make some
By Brian Valente · #67827 ·
GM8 lubrication
Hello all Are any of these two options OK for re greasing my GM8? Anything against them? Thanks! Guilherme
By "Guilherme V¨ºnere · #67826 ·
Re: Problem with Gemini I
Hi Bittor, The fact that the communications is intermittent seems to point to a poor connection, a cable that's being pulled or snagged on something, or maybe a broken wire/connector that's making an
By Paul Kanevsky · #67825 ·
Problem with Gemini I
Hi, We are Far Light Team, four astrophotographers that have install a telescope in remote. We are using Talon 6 connect to Cloudwatcher and connect to Gemini I to park and close the roof. Our
By Bittor Zabalegi · #67824 ·
Re: Polemaster on Losmandy's
I bought the QHY Losmandy adapter for my GM-8 but found the view from there didn't quite clear a local obstruction. So bought the ADM dovetail adapter and clamped it on the dovetail on my GSO RC.
By Gregory Latiak · #67823 ·
Re: Polemaster on Losmandy's
Chip, I have version 1.0.17. Matt
By matt harmston · #67822 ·
Re: Polemaster on Losmandy's
Thanks Matt. That is what I found when I tried it a while ago. I asked but got no reply re: Android PM app., BTWs, what version do you have? -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination
By Chip Louie · #67821 ·
Re: Polemaster on Losmandy's
Hi Chip. I downloaded it from a link on their website. I figured the most stable software would be found on their site. That said, I just went out there
By matt harmston · #67820 ·
Re: Polemaster on Losmandy's
Hi Matt, So you downloaded the free one? There is one listed for like $20 but that seemed risky to me for an app of unknown quality. -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware Astropheric
By Chip Louie · #67819 ·
Re: Polemaster on Losmandy's
Chip, I loaded the Android app, yes. It is not (or was not) polished like the PC software. While it didn't say BETA, I believe it is (or was a year and a half ago). Some of the text was not English,
By matt harmston · #67818 ·