· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Greg S professor emeritus Reged: 05/20/04 Loc: Encinitas, California AP Polar Scope       #5643074 - 01/25/13 06:08 PM Attachment (36 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I just received my AP Right Angle Finder scope so of course it's the biggest rain storm of the year in San Diego. Post Extras:       CJK professor emeritus Reged: 12/05/12 Loc: Scenic SE TN Re: AP Polar Scope [Re: Greg S]       #5643088 - 01/25/13 06:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice! Mine's on the big brown truck for delivery Monday. Hopefully the miserable weather this weekend will be gone by then! -- Chris Post Extras:       mgwhittle scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 08/24/11 Loc: Chattanooga, TN Re: AP Polar Scope [Re: CJK]       #5643293 - 01/25/13 08:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent! I'd really like to see more pictures of it, including some on the mount. Post Extras:       DeanS Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/12/05 Loc: Central Kentucky Re: AP Polar Scope [Re: mgwhittle]       #5643350 - 01/25/13 08:58 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have had mine for several weeks and have it adjusted well, I think. Have not moved the mount yet so don't know how it save me time next star party when I set it up. But it looks like it should work great. Post Extras:       Tom and Beth Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/08/07 Loc: Tucson, AZ Re: AP Polar Scope [Re: Greg S]       #5643506 - 01/25/13 10:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   yeah, THANKS We have it over here too! Thanks for not doing it around the NEW Moon. Post Extras:       Greg S professor emeritus Reged: 05/20/04 Loc: Encinitas, California Re: AP Polar Scope [Re: Tom and Beth]       #5685679 - 02/17/13 06:17 PM Attachment (11 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I finally had some free time and a clear night to test this out. It's totally dialed in and I'm hopeful it will be the same as the Tak PAL scopes. I used PemPro to do the polar alignment routine. Then I looked through the NAPAS to bring Polaris onto the right part of the reticle using the push pull screws on the adapter plate but no adjustment was necessary :-) I kept checking on it throughout the night and Polaris was following a perfect clockwise path around the circle. I even checked at 4:00 am and it was spot on. I'm very hopeful this will hold alignment while attaching and unattaching the scope from the mount so that I can still use the cable routes on the Mach1. Edited by Greg S (02/17/13 06:22 PM) Post Extras:       Greg S professor emeritus Reged: 05/20/04 Loc: Encinitas, California Re: AP Polar Scope [Re: Greg S]       #5685680 - 02/17/13 06:18 PM Attachment (14 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's the whole setup. Post Extras:       Greg S professor emeritus Reged: 05/20/04 Loc: Encinitas, California Re: AP Polar Scope [Re: Greg S]       #5685684 - 02/17/13 06:19 PM Attachment (14 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's the PemPro PE curve which was preloaded with the mount. I haven't tested this in the field yet. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 25 registered and 30 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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