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AP1100 at NEAIC 2013

Started by bilgebay , Apr 19 2013 06:11 PM

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#1 bilgebay

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Posted 19 April 2013 - 06:11 PM

Here are the first photos

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#2 bilgebay

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Posted 19 April 2013 - 06:16 PM

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I put my cap on the mount to give a feeling of its size.

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#3 bilgebay

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Posted 19 April 2013 - 06:27 PM

For high res photos, please visit my NEAIC 2013 gallery. Sorry for the quality of some of the photos.

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#4 zjc26138

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Posted 19 April 2013 - 08:25 PM

Thanks for the pictures Sedat!

The bad thing is now I want an AP1100 :grin:

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#5 Joe C

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Posted 19 April 2013 - 09:33 PM

Thanks for the pics. Keep them coming! :jump:

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#6 R L Harris

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Posted 19 April 2013 - 09:45 PM

Something else i want and can't afford!
It sucks being unemployed unable to work do to health
and battleing to get SSD!

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#7 Starhawk

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Posted 19 April 2013 - 11:13 PM

Sedat, that's very cool! Does the AP 1100 work with an AP 900 sized pier?

-Rich

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#8 BlueGrass

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Posted 20 April 2013 - 12:06 AM

I kinda of like the white GTO controller too ... as a change of pace. It has a hand written label on it, maybe a prototype of a next gen GTO? But as with all AP mounts, well crafted ...

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#9 JM La Galette

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Posted 20 April 2013 - 01:38 AM

Thanks for the gallery!
JMarc

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#10 Mike Clemens

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Posted 20 April 2013 - 02:44 AM

> It has a hand written label on it,

It has an unreleased version of the controller software in it.... version "T". Version "S" had many changes to support APCC software. Version "T" must have new stuff probably for the high end options, the encoders etc.

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#11 bb4

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Posted 20 April 2013 - 06:41 AM

Hey Sedat -
What was the price of the 1100 with and without encoders?

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#12 BKBrown

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Posted 20 April 2013 - 12:03 PM

Great pix Sedat, thanks for the gallery show. The size is still difficult to judge (despite the hat :grin:

), how would you describe it as compared to the EQ-6 Pro/Atlas? Larger? Smaller? Does it appear to have greater overall height? I am curious since I am considering replacing my observatory Atlas with the AP1100. Thanks!

Clear Skies,
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#13 starbob1

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Posted 20 April 2013 - 12:30 PM

Looks like AP is copying the iEQ45. :lol:

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#14 Pinbout

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Posted 20 April 2013 - 01:18 PM

check it out @ NEAF. it actually moves :grin:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=16bVLhOrBQI

and then looking thru the right angled polar finder.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=uOPOlVQWY7s

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#15 Jesus Munoz

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Posted 20 April 2013 - 04:13 PM

WOW! One please :whistle:

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#16 Jesus Munoz

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Posted 20 April 2013 - 04:15 PM

What's the price of the mount?

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#17 Pinbout

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Posted 20 April 2013 - 06:10 PM

hanging off the mount...

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#18 bilgebay

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Posted 21 April 2013 - 04:15 AM

I will buy 1600GTO when I need a larger mount.

Why do you think it's nick named sweet sixteen? Check the following:

Mach1GTO - $ 141 per pound payload capacity
1100GTO - $ 80-85 per pound payload capacity
1600GTO - $ 53 per pound payload capacity
3600GTO - $ 66 per pound payload capacity

A weird way of looking at mounts for some... but 1600GTO is really sweet.

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#19 orlyandico

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Posted 21 April 2013 - 04:38 AM

Whoah. So the 1100GTO is $8800? sweet!

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#20 frolinmod

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Posted 22 April 2013 - 10:42 PM

Mach1GTO - $ 141 per pound payload capacity
1100GTO - $ 80-85 per pound payload capacity
1600GTO - $ 53 per pound payload capacity
3600GTO - $ 66 per pound payload capacity

Mach1GTO is way out there on its own, showing that the market may be wide open for the competition (EQ8?) there.

The MEII comes in at ~$57 per pound of payload capacity ($50 if you purchased early).