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New Version of 8401 Firmware Available
» by deepskytraveler June 14th, 2009 at 8:35 pm » Comments (1)
I noticed yesterday that iOptron had posted a new version of the 8401 firmware on their web site. This version is dated 090606. It replaces version 090505 which contained the weird "Sync ...more »C11 on a MiniTower seen at the WSP
» by Paul March 2nd, 2009 at 10:05 pm » Comments (0)
I snapped these photos at the Winter Star Party. We see that Steve has just mounted my good friend Rodney's Celestron C11 on a MiniTower! He pulled the diagonal, did ...more »John Bozeman’s AP with the Mini Tower!
» by Steve November 16th, 2008 at 2:01 pm » Comments (0)
John Bozeman has been proving that AP IS indeed possible with the Mini Tower. I would like to quote what he sent and try to show the results that he ...more »AP CAN be done with the Mini Tower!
» by Steve November 15th, 2008 at 5:13 pm » Comments (0)
John Bozeman has proven that the Mini Tower CAN be used for Astrophotography, or, imaging! He has successfully take an image of M42 while in the city! Here are his ...more »What to expect with a Mini Tower
» by Steve November 15th, 2008 at 3:14 pm » Comments (1)
There seems to be a bit of confusion about what is to be expected by those who are interested in the iOptron Mini Tower. I will try to make it ...more »The Mini Tower and Voyager
» by Steve October 27th, 2008 at 12:38 am » Comments (0)
This evening, my son, Stephen and I were out with another one of our Mini Towers. I had just gone through this one and made all of the adjustments and ...more »Sphinx tune-up and Version 2 - Amy Stone
» by Paul June 3rd, 2008 at 7:42 pm » Comments (0)
Amy Stone had Steve work over her Vixen Sphinx SXW mount. She had some issues with it and decided to send it to Steve, rather than back to Vixen. Here ...more »