Re: Question on Drift
With a WO FLT`132 FL 925 F7 and the ASI 2600 using APT in full screen mode it will take about 5-8 seconds to stop movement. It does not matter where the star is located in the sky. After the alignment
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Kenn
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#82256
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Re: How much counterweight are you using with your 130mm refractor?
A lot high up.. I used all three with my SV 130.. Derek _____ Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 8:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Losmandy_users_io] How much counterweight are you using
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Derek C Breit
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#82255
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Re: Recent G11 Reviews Needed Please
Not silly at all, letting $4000 worth of computers become vulnerable is what is silly. All my other drivers and software work just fine with it on.
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peter@...
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#82254
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Re: Recent G11 Reviews Needed Please
That was a pretty silly thing to do on a dedicated imaging computer. Core isolation is irrelevant in this and almost every personal application, it's not like you are a bank or the US government
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Chip Louie
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#82253
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Re: Question on Drift
How fast is the drift?
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Paul Kanevsky
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#82252
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Re: Question on Drift
Interesting............no response
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Kenn
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#82251
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Re: Recent G11 Reviews Needed Please
I had to return my Pole Master because the only way I could get it to work on my 2 Eagle 5 Pros was to disable the Core Security, that was something I did not want to do. There was no workaround
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peter@...
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#82250
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Re: Recent G11 Reviews Needed Please
Not true. Do what I do, put the PoleMaster camera on a dovetail saddle clamp and clamp it on the telescope dovetail and then use the PoleMaster or other app to do your PA. I helped prototype this
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Chip Louie
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#82249
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Gemini Firmware L6.02 released!
Folks, Gemini L6.02 firmware and Hand Controller v1.61 firmware are now out of beta test, and available to everyone. This version enables full use of PEC with L6 and with PEMPro. In addition, it
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Paul Kanevsky
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#82248
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Re: How much counterweight are you using with your 130mm refractor?
AT130 at about 27.5 lbs. One 21 lb counterweight.
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David Malanick
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#82247
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Re: How much counterweight are you using with your 130mm refractor?
130mm refractor with focuser, EFW, flattener and cooled camera = 32.4lbs. I use a 20 and an 11 - 20 is up high on the shaft (less than 2" from top) and 11 is around mid way on the CW shaft. Calcultae
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Oberon510
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#82246
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How much counterweight are you using with your 130mm refractor?
I have a G11G, and just got a 130mm Stellarvue refractor to image with.? ?I've got an 11lb and 20lb counterweight currently, trying to figure out if I should use more.? The scope weighs I think
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BBasiaga
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#82245
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Re: G11T Questions
Hi Joe, I'm not much of a tinkerer, but if it only needs service on rare occasions and there is a University Of YouTube tutorial I should be good to go. This mount will be covered on my backyard pier
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frankc12@...
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#82244
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Re: G11T Questions
Hey Frank, The ONLY reason I mentioned the G11G was because of the spring loaded worm blocks on BOTH the RA and Dec vs the G11T only has the Dec spring loaded.? Theoretically less maintenance,
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joe kuhl
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#82243
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Question on Drift
Titan Mount: When slewing to the first star, for alignment, when the mount stops moving the star also stops moving...as expected. The next few stars always move after the mount stops moving; they tend
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Kenn
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#82242
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Re: G11T Questions
Hi Joe, Thank you for your information! The G11T will be permanantly mounted on the pier. I live in B-4 so no reason to take it anywhere else. Are you saying that the G11G is better only because it is
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frankc12@...
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#82241
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Re: G11T Questions
Frank, Question #2,? The MAL has a 1/2" hole in the center, then about six or eight 5/16 or 3/8" holes around the edge.? You will need it as the mount sits inside and is fastened by screws from the
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joe kuhl
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#82240
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G11T Questions
Hi, I'm new to the group and getting ready to buy a new G11T and have a few questions; 1) Wanted to confirm that the included Gemini 2 is shipping with the L6 or is it still an add on? 2) It will be
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frankc12@...
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#82239
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Partial through the mount cabling success!
Always wanted to get my mount to have partial through the mount cabling. Rebuilt my power box and got the cables down to 1 silicone power cable and a thin flexible Ethernet cable. After some thought,
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David Malanick
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#82238
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Re: Spent a lot of time waiting for PHD2 to settle. What's going on?
Yes, Spring Loaded Worm Gears.? Running PHD2 through SGP.
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Steve Elmore
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