Basic telescope question
Hi All, I really enjoy my Mallincam DS287 c and m cameras but keep looking at the larger DS432Ctec for my next camera purchase. Please check my calculations and basic telescope fundamentals. I have an
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Richard
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Re: new UC18 buyer - 2 questions
Yeah, wing nuts on threaded rods are faster than eyebolts. -sent from mobile (please excuse typos and brevity)
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Jeff Martin <jeff@...>
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Re: new UC18 buyer - 2 questions
Set up and take down get faster with practice. I have never timed it. but not that long unless I am talking with someone while doing it. Chris wrote:
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Christine Zeltner
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Re: new UC18 buyer - 2 questions
Thanks for the info Jeff. ?One other thought I had was to put a threaded rod in the VMB where the eyebolts goes, and use wing nuts. ?But last night I noticed the eyebolts are captured in the handle,
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Alex Langoussis
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Re: new UC18 buyer - 2 questions
This is really easy on the Classic "big box" ground boards.? Instead of the normal threaded insert mounted in the wood, you place a pin receptacle ( https://www.reidsupply.com/en-us/p/pin-receptacles
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Jeff Martin <jeff@...>
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Re: new UC18 buyer - 2 questions
Thanks Jeff.?? Yes, I spoke with Dave K. about that - observing with the handles attached is definitely a no-no.? My thought was for storage and transportation, since I have a narrow storage space,
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Jeremy Carlo
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Re: new UC18 buyer - 2 questions
Jeff, I¡¯m not particularly handy. Could you expound a bit more on your solution, maybe attach a picture so I can visualize what you did? A quick release would be a wonderful addition. ?It is a bit
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Alex Langoussis
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Re: new UC18 buyer - 2 questions
Keep in mind the wheelbarrow handles mount to the mirror cell, NOT the groundboard: you can't observe with the handles on (well, only within a couple of degrees of zenith).? I HATED the three minutes
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Jeff Martin <jeff@...>
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Re: Answer as to the reason why if you load a new satellite TLE the alignment needs to be automatically invalidated
Hi Sevan, Great to hear you have been doing satellite tracking with your Argo Navis for a while now. It's a lot of fun and it really gets the heart rate rising. It's really cool to do in that period
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Wildcard Innovations
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Re: HELP , Impossible d'envoyer un fichier satellite dans AN
I have loved tracking ISS for a while now, and watching Tiangong grow with a 15"! Is there a way to update TLEs without destroying the alignment? Whenever I try to update a TLE for a daytime pass,
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Sevan Aydin
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Re: HELP , Impossible d'envoyer un fichier satellite dans AN
Hi Guillaume, Historically all versions of Windows offer both NotePad and WordPad. Since these two programs are two of the standard applications Window's offers, I do not recommend deleting them.
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Wildcard Innovations
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Re: HELP , Impossible d'envoyer un fichier satellite dans AN
Hi, thank you for your reply , It seems he works well now, it's just that as wordpad is the default reader, when I reopen the file it's wordpad that opens it, but I had done well at the start with
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Guillaume
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Re: HELP , Unable to send satellite file in AN
Right click the file in question and choose "open with", then choose notepad or "notepad++". The other option is to set the file/program association in windows for .txt files so your computer always
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Josh Sehn
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Re: HELP , Impossible d'envoyer un fichier satellite dans AN
I understood my error Gary, it is necessary to make lines (1 and 2) of 69, of this fact it is necessary to leave empty spaces if the line does not represent 69 character. I just tried it, it works.
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Guillaume
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Re: HELP , Impossible d'envoyer un fichier satellite dans AN
I understood my error Gary, it is necessary to make lines (1 and 2) of 69, of this fact it is necessary to leave empty spaces if the line does not represent 69 character. I just tried it, it works.
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Guillaume
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Re: HELP , Unable to send satellite file in AN
Hello Garry, thank you very much for your response and help so fast, it's great. I don't quite understand, I downloaded NOTEPad++, I open NOTEPad++ and I just paste some of the satellite coordinates
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Guillaume
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Re: HELP , Unable to send satellite file in AN
Hi Guillanme, The TLE format uses fixed fields that are 69 columns wide. For example, a modulo 10 checksum should appear in line 1, column 69 Argo Navis is reporting the checksum is incorrect. I can
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Wildcard Innovations
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HELP , Unable to send satellite file in AN
Hello, I'm having a problem with AN, this is the first time I've tried to send a satellite file (.txt created with Notepad+). It doesn't work, I've read and re-read the manual and I'm sure I forgot
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Guillaume
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Re: new UC18 buyer - 2 questions
Thanks Jeff - very interesting!? A dolly is a bit more involved than I was looking to get into (I'm hoping to just make a couple of cuts and drill a couple of holes and be done with it), but it is
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Jeremy Carlo
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Re: new UC18 buyer - 2 questions
Thanks so much Gary for the information!? Looking forward to the new system, whenever things settle down. Hopefully with a new system there will be a more elegant system for the altitude cable.?? I
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Jeremy Carlo
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