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Is PEC necessary with ASIAIR?

Last post by Gordon « Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:37 pm
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by psy1280 » Sun Jul 31, 2022 1:10 pm

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I read a post recently that said PEC training wasn't necessary with the ASIAIR Plus because the mount corrections would conflict with the ASIAIR...

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I personally don't use PEC training on my Orion EQ6 mount, I've found that just getting your guiding software dialed in is sufficient as long as you...

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Last post by Gordon
Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:37 pm
CGX RA spike/PHD2 Log viewer

Last post by AstroBee « Sat Jul 02, 2022 4:12 am
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by KC_Astro_Mutt » Fri May 13, 2022 11:44 pm

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So last weekend, had a nice clear night. I've been chomping at the bit to use my new CGX with the AT130EDT. Everything worked great, I mostly was...

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Check that belt tension too. It should be just tight enough to maintain position and not force the motor drive gear to be pulled towards the other...

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Last post by AstroBee
Sat Jul 02, 2022 4:12 am
AVX Lights up but doesn't boot or respond

Last post by turboscrew « Sun Jun 12, 2022 5:01 pm
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by StarLord101 » Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:14 pm
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I have an avx mount I've barely used about 1yr old. Had not used it in a few months. Went to power it up from the 12v DC portable power pack (used...

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Maybe his is of help?

I understand that the serial port is real PC RS-232 (not quite the original RS-232, but PC-version of it: +/- 12V max).
The...
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Sun Jun 12, 2022 5:01 pm
Does Avx mount beep normally on power on?

Last post by goldstar « Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:12 pm
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by StarLord101 » Tue Jun 07, 2022 7:56 pm

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It's been a while since I used the mount, especially working properly. I'm troubleshooting and i'm trying to figure out if I am misremembering the...

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Nope. Never heard mine beep.
I did hear a low pitched whine once from the motors as the supply voltage was too low but otherwise as quiet as a mouse.

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Last post by goldstar
Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:12 pm
CGX-L keeps hitting switch limits!?

Last post by UlteriorModem « Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:03 pm
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by UlteriorModem » Sun Apr 10, 2022 4:52 pm
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I am having a very difficult time with this pesky issue.

Briefly when the software (SGP) goes to slew and center a certain target NGC 3368 at around...

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So another bit happier update...

I got and installed the CPWI software and happy to report it works quite well! Solved my side of pier issue and...
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Last post by UlteriorModem
Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:03 pm
Celesron CGX / CGX-L Celestron or Synta?

Last post by JayTee « Mon Mar 28, 2022 8:16 pm
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by UlteriorModem » Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:14 pm

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Quick question.

Im having a heluva time getting my new configuration working and literally grasping at straws here.

I installed the ASCOM Celestron...

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Is your mount a Celestron mount or a Skywatcher mount? Since it is a Celestron you go with the Celestron driver. Celestron tells both types of mounts...

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Last post by JayTee
Mon Mar 28, 2022 8:16 pm
Skipping Alignment?

Last post by Piet Le Roux « Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:02 am
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by 1cor29 » Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:51 pm

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Greetings all,
I am very new to astronomy, telescopes (other than the simple refractor, point-and-view), and mounts! I have a question I'm hoping...

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I am a Meade user so not familiar with the NexStar, With my mount in polar configuration I can do that and I do,do it with a mount that I use as a...

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Last post by Piet Le Roux
Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:02 am
Another bizarre mount issue.

Last post by AstroBee « Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:22 pm
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by Jnicholes » Sun Feb 27, 2022 11:03 pm

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Hi,

Haven’t been on for a while, The skies have been cloudy. That’s a bummer. However, that’s not why I’m posting.

My last astronomy session where...

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Up and Right gets rid of mount backlash. Depending on the mount/controller software, you should have an option in the settings in there that says...

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Last post by AstroBee
Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:22 pm
Another SE mount question: set goto?

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Tue Feb 08, 2022 5:37 am
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by gregl » Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:49 pm

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Say, if there are any SE experts out there I could use a clarification on setting the goto approach and alignment stars. I’ve got sources that advise...

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Actually taking the time to set the backlash works wonders as well :)
I have always used up and right with Celestron mounts though.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Tue Feb 08, 2022 5:37 am
CGX mount in the cold

Last post by speedster « Tue Feb 08, 2022 2:49 am
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by I Am Marsha » Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:55 am

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I just got a CGX mount to set up in my POD observatory. I live in Maine where winter temperatures can get down to -30, -40 f. Will it do any damage...

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The newer celestron mounts that i've seen have descent grease instead of the old cosmolene feeling stuff. Mount will be fine but hand control display...

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Last post by speedster
Tue Feb 08, 2022 2:49 am
Mount issue

Last post by Jnicholes « Tue Jan 18, 2022 5:49 pm
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by Jnicholes » Mon Jan 17, 2022 3:15 am
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Hi everyone,

Not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this or not. I have a mount issue.

I am not sure what my mounts model is, first...

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I forgot to say, thank you all for the help. I really appreciate it.

Jared
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Last post by Jnicholes
Tue Jan 18, 2022 5:49 pm
iOptron iPolar

Last post by 1cor29 « Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:56 pm

by 1cor29 » Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:56 pm

Does anyone here use the iPolar with the software, to do polar alignment with their laptop? I am having issues with polar alignment, using the...

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Last post by 1cor29
Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:56 pm
Advance VX Celestron Mounts

Last post by arizawilliams « Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:50 pm
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by arizawilliams » Tue Dec 21, 2021 3:44 am

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Hi All,

I am not one for any form of social media, I joined to share my recent experience with a Celestron product which I felt was important to get...

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Thanks everybody
Some very useful information and mixed opinions and feelings about the AVX, I have stripped cleaned and modified mine, I have not...

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Last post by arizawilliams
Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:50 pm
CPWI not chaging location

Last post by Graeme1858 « Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:52 am
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by gcorniani_br » Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:21 am

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Hello all

I just change the notebook I use to connect to my Celestron telescope and on the very first time I connect both and ran CPWI, it came with...

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Hello gcorniani

The image you attached normally shows a Change Location button bottom left.

Screenshot 2021-12-08 064515.png

If you click it...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:52 am
Celestron AVX (Yet Another Review)

Last post by SkyHiker « Sun Nov 07, 2021 10:35 pm
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by mikemarotta » Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:59 pm

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Like the Ford Ranger truck or Toyota Camry sedan, this model has a long history and we need to be clear on the year in which you purchased yours. Not...

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FWIW, I just loaded up my AVX with the ES ED127CF and the ES MN152 Comet Hunter side by side, each weighing about 15 lbs. plus the ADM connector that...

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Last post by SkyHiker
Sun Nov 07, 2021 10:35 pm
I'm thinking about selling my CGX

Last post by JayTee « Fri Nov 05, 2021 7:09 am
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by AstroBee » Fri Nov 05, 2021 2:38 am

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This mount has been very good to me for the past several years. I was an early adopter and received mine only a month or two after it went on sale....

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Do a comp using CN classifieds and Astro Mart classifieds and then I would ask 50 to 70% of that comp with full disclosure.

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Last post by JayTee
Fri Nov 05, 2021 7:09 am
Celestron AVX DEC Backlash - Wrench Time Has Come!

Last post by SkyHiker « Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:51 pm
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by Juno16 » Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:27 pm

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Hi all,

Today my AVX is going under the wrench.

I have enjoyed this mount very much for the past three or four years.
DEC backlash Has always been...

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I have recently started using my AVX again with the ASI2600MC on the Redcat51. I actually like it a lot for that work. I can lift the whole mount...

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Last post by SkyHiker
Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:51 pm
C5 controller?

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:28 pm
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by Billd » Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:24 pm

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I have an older C5 that needs a new hand controller for the CG3 mount, and wall plug in. Is there any way I can adapt a newer one? Or find a used...

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You can try here:

If this is not available or you want dual motors, email FirstlightOptics in UK and see if their Skywatcher motors will fit your...

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:28 pm
Celestron CGX-L RTC Battery

Last post by dagadget « Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:42 pm
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by UlteriorModem » Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:43 pm

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I decided to check the battery for the RTC (Real Time Clock) that is in the CGX-L and I assume the CGX as well. I could not find anywhere where this...

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Time to check the settings again. Since I now have a Starsense for my CGEM II I will have to check and see if the RTC is off in that controller. I...

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Last post by dagadget
Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:42 pm
Went out the other night,

Last post by Greenman « Sun Mar 07, 2021 9:53 am
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by Greenman » Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:37 pm

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Man I got the stupid AVX DEC clutch blues...

After a successful set up on Sunday night with great alignment, I went to slew to my first target and...

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Hi Jim, I’ve had the AVX just short of a year. This was the worst jam I’ve had, I knew the clutch was hard to move and often very close to the cover...

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Last post by Greenman
Sun Mar 07, 2021 9:53 am
Uth oh... Dec switch fail?

Last post by Richieb « Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:20 am
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by UlteriorModem » Sat Feb 22, 2020 1:21 pm
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Went out first thing this morning to cover up the scope.

Noticed right away that it was pointing in an odd position and not parked :shock:

Looked...

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Hi...and thanks.

It seems to have. Cloudy skies now so I will check it next time and let you all know.
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Last post by Richieb
Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:20 am
Nexstar SE4

Last post by JayTee « Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:11 am
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by Astroglide65 » Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:45 pm

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Hi everybody!
I’ve been thinking about using a Nexstar SE4 for lightweight take it with me setup. I’ll be using it in EQ mode with an ASI533MC pro...

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Your ability to accurately guide with this setup is limited. And you need VERY accurate guiding for imaging smaller fainter galaxies. This mount will...

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Last post by JayTee
Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:11 am
WAAAAAT???

Last post by turboscrew « Fri Nov 06, 2020 3:06 pm
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by Astroglide65 » Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:00 pm

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Hello everybody,
I have an AVX mount running on Celestron’s 110v ac-12v dc 5amp power supply. I just got ASIAR Pro and I wonder if I go to 110v ac...

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I would't be surprised if 5A was enough. Those devices seldom take very much current and the amperage specified is usually the maximum possible surge...

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Last post by turboscrew
Fri Nov 06, 2020 3:06 pm
Mount Setup

Last post by turboscrew « Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:34 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:32 am

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When I set up last night, I noticed the mount pointed the telescope about 15° away from the first alignment star. I messed about checking the clock,...

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Some great suggestions here but from Sunday I'll be on GMT for 6 months as will all of my clocks!

Come next Summer, the telescope will stay that...

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Last post by turboscrew
Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:34 pm
Winter project 1 done hard standing & positioning

Last post by Greenman « Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:00 am
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by Greenman » Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:19 pm

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I have a week off and for once it is dry, so time to make things a bit more useful in the back garden. After some negotiation with the better half I...

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Winter project 1b)

Thanks to Ed127

and my German colleague's 3D printing. I have an addon levelling device for my AVX Mount.

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Last post by Greenman
Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:00 am

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