I’m using my mount with an autoguider and getting mixed results. What ar...

There are no official settings to use with Celestron mounts that support autoguiders (these scopes have ports that will directly interface with any of the SBIG (Santa Barbara Instrument Group)...

I’m using my mount with an autoguider and getting mixed results. What ar...

There are no official settings to use with Celestron mounts that support autoguiders (these scopes have ports that will directly interface with any of the SBIG (Santa Barbara Instrument Group)...

I’m setting up my AstroMaster equatorial mount. Should the declination (...

Yes, towards the rear or mirror end of your scope is the usual position for the DEC control.However, because the scope is mounted inside tube rings and it has a...

I’m setting up my AstroMaster equatorial mount. Should the declination (...

Yes, towards the rear or mirror end of your scope is the usual position for the DEC control.However, because the scope is mounted inside tube rings and it has a...

I’m using MCupdate and HCupdate to update my mount. I can't get past “Ha...

This is usually a problem on the computer end of your connection. Often when you see this message and press “Next,” the update software will return you to the select...

I’m using MCupdate and HCupdate to update my mount. I can't get past “Ha...

This is usually a problem on the computer end of your connection. Often when you see this message and press “Next,” the update software will return you to the select...

Images through the eyepiece of my telescope look great. When I hook up m...

It's more than likely a focusing issue.In-focus images take work, especially if you are conditioned by autofocus technology in conventional photography. Focusing is always a challenge through l...

Images through the eyepiece of my telescope look great. When I hook up m...

It's more than likely a focusing issue.In-focus images take work, especially if you are conditioned by autofocus technology in conventional photography. Focusing is always a challenge through long ...

What are the differences between training the PECTool visually with a cr...

None, really, other than that it’s much easier and more accurate to let an autoguider program and CCD do the work and accumulate the PEC (periodic error correction) data. Many...

What are the differences between training the PECTool visually with a cr...

None, really, other than that it’s much easier and more accurate to let an autoguider program and CCD do the work and accumulate the PEC (periodic error correction) data. Many...

What does resetting to factory defaults reset? What does reflashing the ...

Using Menu > Utilities > Factory Settings will reset your time-site information including city, time zone, etc. and much more. Here are the items that default: GPS on/offDirection but...

What does resetting to factory defaults reset? What does reflashing the ...

Using Menu > Utilities > Factory Settings will reset your time-site information including city, time zone, etc. and much more. Here are the items that default: GPS on/offDirection button (pos...