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Hi, just wanted to make my first post. ?New around here, so new that I don¡¯t even own a Losmandy mount - yet. ?I have a G11 on order and I¡¯m told it¡¯s about 3-4 weeks out. ? Thank you all for the many threads I¡¯ve read, I¡¯ve learned a lot and think it will help me get acclimated to my new mount quickly, I¡¯ve only ever owned a mount with a simple clock drive so far so this is a big leap for me. ?I¡¯m starting to feel like it¡¯s 3 weeks before Christmas and I¡¯m 8 again. ? Also, thanks Brian V for all the tutorial videos, those have been amazing. ?I¡¯ve watched them all so many times my wife walks into the room and says ¡°are you watching that again?¡± I¡¯ll solicit some advice. ?If anyone has any wisdom on what I should make sure I do before I race to assemble and use the new mount when it arrives, I¡¯m all ears. ? Thanks again for what seems like a great resource and community. |
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Congrats and Welcome Bill! >>>I¡¯ll solicit some advice.? If anyone has any wisdom on what I should make sure I do before I race to assemble and use the new mount when it arrives, I¡¯m all ears All the advice i have is pretty much in those videos :) :)? Take your time, don't panic if something doesn't quite work correctly. If you aren't sure, ask (here or send an email to techsupport at losmandy dot com)? On Sat, May 22, 2021 at 6:30 PM Bill Grogan <bgrogan267@...> wrote:
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Hello Bill!
You will probably find operating the mount fairly intuitive if you have used a telescope before. You'll probably want to do an indoor assembly first to go over the basic features. My first time out I had it up and going where I wanted in just a few hours. Just remember to add the weights before the telescope, and use the safety stop at the end of the bar to save your toes. Properly securing the OTA in the dovetail and locking down is next. After that you can do balancing and polar alignment. If you are just starting out in imaging you have made a nice selection from which to proceed.? Best Regards, John |
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Hi Bill! ?Welcome to the family:-). ? How do you intend to use your mount? ? Visual or Astro photography or a little of both? ? Do you plan to run from a hand controller or through a computer? ?One thing I did when I was waiting for my new mount was spend a great deal of time working through the hand controller tutorial/simulation on the Gemini 2 website. ? That helped a lot in learning where everything is. ? Gemini can do a LOT of things, so the results is a layered tab system, that can be a little intimidating at the start. ?However, a little bit of time and things become second nature. ?I have really grown to like the Gemini 2 system. ?There is a lot of knowledge here so ask questions often:-). ?
Cheers! JMD |
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Mostly astrophotography. ?Study is exactly what I¡¯ve been doing. ?I did a lot of study and learning as part of my research into which mount I wanted so I feel I have a good handle on things for starting out. ?I¡¯ve run the tutorial beginning to end several times again since I placed my order. ?I¡¯m going to run through computer. ?Been using a dslr and apt for a while with old setup and everything is already on a nuc. ?Ive disassembled my old rig and reconfigured for the G11 intending on using the Ethernet port and it¡¯s already connected to micro router and home network. ?I¡¯ve tested it about as much as I can without an actual mount. ?Just waiting on the mount for that last connection. ?I¡¯ve had a guide scope and camera for about a year now to polar align with sharpcap. ?Wow, that¡¯s amazing, drift align is history! ?I have to learn to use it as a guider still but I think I¡¯ve researched that well too. ?The camera and scope are already sized to my OTA based on best practices I¡¯ve read. ?We¡¯ll see how that goes. ?I¡¯m not going to bother with guiding at first, relying on the mount while I learn Gemini inside and out. ?Then I¡¯ll learn guiding. |
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýWow, that¡¯s amazing, drift align is history! *** Good Luck with that.. ? Derek From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Grogan
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 5:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] Hi ? Mostly
astrophotography. ?Study is exactly what I¡¯ve been doing. ?I did a
lot of study and learning as part of my research into which mount I wanted so I
feel I have a good handle on things for starting out. ?I¡¯ve run the
tutorial beginning to end several times again since I placed my order.
?I¡¯m going to run through computer. ?Been using a dslr and apt for a
while with old setup and everything is already on a nuc. ?Ive disassembled
my old rig and reconfigured for the G11 intending on using the Ethernet port
and it¡¯s already connected to micro router and home network. ?I¡¯ve tested
it about as much as I can without an actual mount. ?Just waiting on the
mount for that last connection. ?I¡¯ve had a guide scope and camera for
about a year now to polar align with sharpcap. ?Wow, that¡¯s amazing, drift
align is history! ?I have to learn to use it as a guider still but I think
I¡¯ve researched that well too. ?The camera and scope are already sized to
my OTA based on best practices I¡¯ve read. ?We¡¯ll see how that goes.
?I¡¯m not going to bother with guiding at first, relying on the mount while
I learn Gemini inside and out. ?Then I¡¯ll learn guiding. |