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Pages: 1 snowboycosmos member Reged: 07/18/12 CPC MAC SKY SAFARI PRO ..WHAT ELSE?       #5511216 - 11/09/12 08:40 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   how do i joined the mac to the telescope assuming i have all three of the above? do i purchase the skyfi?-the ski wire? what wires connect the mac to the cpc regarding this programme.do i need the original celestron lead plus the rs232 lead.... and pointers would be helpful.thanks sbc. Post Extras:       Trombone scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 07/11/05 Loc: Canadian west (and north!) Re: CPC MAC SKY SAFARI PRO ..WHAT ELSE? [Re: snowboycosmos]       #5512004 - 11/09/12 05:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   No wires connect it, unless using Sky wire I guess. I use the Skyfi with my Ipad and CPC1100 and they talk as a wireless network. The skyfi plugs into the end of the Celestron controller which is attached as usual to the CPC. Post Extras:       Doc Bob professor emeritus Reged: 02/27/09 Loc: Maryland, USA Re: CPC MAC SKY SAFARI PRO ..WHAT ELSE? [Re: Trombone]       #5512142 - 11/09/12 06:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have SkyWire and RS232 connector - My iphone go-to is actually more accurate than the CPC1100 software - once you get a good alignment [I use Auto 2-star] . . . thinking back I should have gone with the Skyfi system - if only for the convenience of controlling the scope w/o wires! Next project. Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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