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3RF Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus Road Trip
» by jbozeman July 28th, 2009 at 1:07 pm » Comments (0)
I towed my pop-up camper north to Crowell, TX, and on to the Three Rivers Foundation's CSAC last Saturday. It is Disneyland for astronomers! My van was loaded with equipment ...more »The Next Installment in the AG Saga
» by jbozeman July 16th, 2009 at 4:07 pm » Comments (2)
I finally got to test the Mini Tower autoguiding feature last night. I set up at the Heart O' Texas Observatory just north of Abilene, Texas, owned by Bob ...more »Not so Final Word on AG Mini Tower
» by jbozeman July 5th, 2009 at 10:03 am » Comments (1)
I just used the LX200 protocol and the motors ran in AG Calibration mode. This is a serial signal on COM4, but it is running via USB to the ...more »My Final Word on Autoguiding the Mini Tower in EQ
» by jbozeman July 5th, 2009 at 8:48 am » Comments (0)
Steve and I have corresponded by phone and e-mail on this subject, and have come to the conclusion that the GotoNova ASCOM driver can't handle pulse commands. It will run ...more »Update on Autoguiding the MT in EQ Mode
» by jbozeman July 3rd, 2009 at 12:39 pm » Comments (1)
I set up a field test last night with an Orion StarShoot DSCI II looking through an ST80 piggybacked on my C8. I ran the autoguider on one laptop, and ...more »Autoguiding the MT with Wedge in EQ Mode
» by jbozeman June 30th, 2009 at 8:26 am » Comments (0)
My observing buddy, Joe Thompson "gifted" me with a new Orion StarShoot DSCI II last Saturday night. He purchased it several months ago, then decided to stick with his DSLR ...more »Mini Tower with wedge in EQ Mode AP First Light!
» by jbozeman June 22nd, 2009 at 12:03 pm » Comments (1)
This time of year you get your clear skies when you can. A window of opportunity opened up yesterday afternoon, and it looked like I might be able to ...more »Mini Tower with Wedge in EQ Mode
» by jbozeman June 19th, 2009 at 5:13 pm » Comments (0)
It seems June is the monsoon month here in West Texas. Try as I might, I haven't perfected the cloud filter! Steve shipped me the new wedge several weeks ago. ...more »A/A AP with the Mini Tower at the Texas Star Party
» by jbozeman May 26th, 2009 at 11:43 am » Comments (0)
[caption id="attachment_296" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Ioptron Mini Tower Trapezium Gold Standard"][/caption]I knew Steve Forbes was preparing for NEAF, but sent him my Mini Tower head for the Ultra upgrade, hoping to ...more »Mini Tower AP at the Texas Star Party
» by jbozeman May 26th, 2009 at 11:42 am » Comments (0)
I knew Steve was preparing for NEAF, but sent him my Mini Tower head for the Ultra upgrade, hoping to have it in time for TSP. It was back in ...more »