Hi All, I cancelled the purchase of the push-to version from Astromart & ordered a new MI-250 from Larry yesterday, very much looking forward to getting it! I...
Matt, I've got quite a few photos of my MI-250 setup. Visit the links at the bottom of this page: http://www.astromatt.com/Equipment.html No articles on it's...
I have an old push-to with the original Byers wheel that I managed to mess up. I laid off for over a year leaving the mount base outside on the MI-8 pier most...
Don, James, Wade, Thanks for the feedback guys. It does seem that my final concerns regarding meridian flip limits and tracking step size were minor and are of...
Looks like it has been a good week for Larry! Sounds like 3 soon to be new MI-250 owners. Congrats to all and welcome to the group. [Non-text portions of this...
Matt, I just added a link to my observatory, Land of Oz Observatory. If you will click the bar labled "equipment" I have quite a few photos and comments on my...
You can check out my web site: http://www.arcturussoftware.com/astro.htm I have pictures of my setup, some B&W pictures from last year, and a few color photos...
... ordered a new MI-250 from Larry yesterday, very much looking forward to getting it! ... who are using the MI-250, especially if there are also pages...
Thanks Ron!! I'll go visit. Matt ... From: Ron Abbott To: mi-250@yahoogroups.com Sent: 6/2/2006 10:36:55 PM Subject: Re: [mi250] For all you potential MI-250...
Thanks Steve, I'll be visiting soon! Matt ... From: Steve Riley To: mi-250@yahoogroups.com Sent: 6/3/2006 12:13:05 PM Subject: Re: [mi250] For all you...
Thanks Keith! Matt ... From: Keith Myers To: mi-250@yahoogroups.com Sent: 6/3/2006 1:49:20 PM Subject: Re: [mi250] For all you potential MI-250 buyers lurking...
The new mount is here! Whoooyaa! I almost have this thing ready to go but have run into a snag. On the Losmandy Gemini RS232 port it is a very small 4 pin...
And some pics of mine at WSP and the TSP this year. www.doghouseastronomy.com ... From: "Keith Myers" <keithmyers@...> To: <mi-250@yahoogroups.com> ...
I had posted this in the Gemini group but have not got a reply yet, anyone on here that can help me? Thanks Hi All, I was trying the Pempro calibration last...
Hi Dean, Some questions: 1) Were you in the middle of the PEMPro calibration process when this happened, or had you completed it all the way through the Cal ...
Last night when I started up and did my first star I was off by an hour. I looked at my time and it was -4 hours intead of the -5 for my time zone. I have my...
Dean, Do you have the Gemini set for Eastern Daylight Savings time? I believe the GPS is only updating UT (old GMT) and then the Gemini converts this to local...
Hi Don, I have not reset anything in the GPS, not even sure how I would go about it as it is the small stargps unit. Dean ... From: "Don Waid" <don@...>...
Dean, I was not referring to resetting the GPS. I was referring to the Gemini setup. I believe there is a place to set either Eastern Standard Time or ...
I was wondering if it was something to do with daylight wasting time but I did not do anything about it last year. I'll turn it on and look for that. Thanks ...
Dean, Do you use Rene Goerlich's "GCC" software? It makes it a lot easier to setup all the myriad of settings on the Gemini. I've found it to be a lot easier...
Hi Michael - I'm afraid I can't really answer either question particularly intelligently except why don't you just use a telephone extension cable for item 1?...
After having my new setup for a couple months now, last night I was finally able to get out and take a few images. Between the weather, work, and other daytime...
Nice images Danny - particularly given all the things you didn't do! I'm not entirely surprised given the quality of imaging you got to with the LX200GPS, but...
Hi Michael, I can't help you with DDW but as far as the cable... it is in fact a regular 4-wire phone cord with a handset (RJ-22) connector. You can get a...
Thanks Daniel. For now, I have ordered a cable from OPT. It should be here Thursday. Hated to spend the hgh $$$ but what the hey. I will still probably...