Deadlake

You can save 1.1 kg swapping out the FT focuser for an APM one, less travel however an extension tube will easily resolve this.. The 105 will be around 6.2 kg after swapping the focuser’s, maybe some thing to do while you wait on the lottery!!! A harmonic mount as well is a great option, no need to balance the scope and will work with a 130 mm scope if you still have one…

I was thinking the weight, it’s around 5.5kg, that is 2 kg less then the 105 mm LZOS I have. Less weight when travelling is always a bonus…

How do you find the AM5 when used in visual mode? Presume you are using in Eq and not AltZ mode and how did you align it, two star?

I thought you where quoted 12-18 months for a SXP2 to turn up. Since then it's had A new Phenolic tube Custom printed rings and I need a 1 kg weight o balance it on an AZ100, roll on the Y saddle.. Note: I actual rate the performance of the printed rings as better then the Starlight rings I have on another scope, lighter (100 grams each) and better thermally than metal.. I was thinking about someone who has every AP up to 130 mm, most Takahashi flat field APO's made, the list goes on...

How many people have picked up good deals due to wife/partner requesting telescope fleet reduction in number?

Nice scope, looking forward to seeing what it can do. Out of interest what backpack/case is that? I have a similar scope and could work for with my scope for travel. Is it carry on? Thanks

Yes, on iOS I can use a MFI controller then.

Did you get a list of what joysticks are supported (maybe in a readme file) with the update at all?

Great news, have you got a list of any joysticks/pads you've tested with the update?

After fitting the motor kit I removed the pan handle mounted on the right hand saddle as it would collide with the lower motor housing. There is an altitude adjustor fitted on the left hand side. Presume I just need to find some longer bolts and fit the pan handle bracket on the right saddle?

Must be beta as the motor kit I have was dispatched a week ago

I checked Rowans site and cannot see where to download updates or is this contact Derek directly?

Presume you align using the Rowan PWA (progressive web app) for alignment and then use the Nexus to goto a target? I can see the benefits of a Nexus DSC for a dark night but given the current Moon phase not had the chance to see the difference.

Does said firmware support a joystick/pad? Also why use a Nexus DSC over SkySafari etc, how do they compare?

TOE 3.3 is £339 Actually that is ouch...

Typo 7.5 kg, I suspect AZ100 is stable regardless if a weight/scope is attached to the other side.

C11 works very well on AZ100, if anything the extra weight makes the scopes glide more as I push the scopes around the heavens: Not a great photo, however no streetlights where I live makes all the difference. SQM reading of 21.02. Back to the mount, the C11 is huge and mounting was relatively painless due to the Rowan saddles which had a vice like grip on the scope. Wobbles after a refocus went quickly (more to do with the TPod tripod). In this case a 7.5 kg LZOS was on the other side. Just need some motor's for the planets.... (Yes the C11 needs a dew shield however waiting for heater to turn up, mirrored scopes are a faff...)

Both the Extender and PowerMate are meant to be great products. Really depends on the amplification required with the scope with regard to choice. One question I have has anybody here used either the Extender or PowerMate in combination with a BV, with he telemetric lens ahead of the BV?

You managed to use your TOE 4 mm yet?

The photo multiplication available by the intensifier tube makes the use of H-Alpha ‘s filter to view emission nebulae’s possible. Even so, NVD really flies from a dark site, here are some examples. It’s just like looking thru an EP, just monochromic, however this is for DSO’s, no great loss.

Congratulations indeed, will be an amazing telescope.

I”be been running the 130 mm at F 4.75 using a AP TVPH. The brightness when viewing H-Alpha emission nebula makes the extra speed worth it. I can share the TVPH accross all of my scopes, fits inside a FT3545 or directly to a C11.

That was for the mount and tripod, I have manual mounts like a ScopeTech Zero and tripod that weigh more. Such is progress. Put what scope you want on it, but for a lighter setup the reduction of weight in the mount and tripod is what I’d look to reduce.

It's all in the tripod, the super mount tripod used above can take 150 kg, an alternative would be a Planet of TPod tripod which are also very rock solid. The above works at 200x with no wobbles and great tracking. As I stated it's hard to tell the difference with a Panther mount.

I'd start researching a light AltZ harmonic mount. The HAZ31 plus a carbon tripod (combined weight around 5.5 kg) makes a 130 mm grab n go. See: Not my scope, but I understand the tracking and stability is so similar to a Panther you would go with the weight saving every time. The AP130GTX is around 9 kg, and the scope I have in mind a 130 LZOS is around 11.k kg, but I understand from other scopes used on the mount that the HAZ31 can accommodate that. I would estimate the combined weight of the above scope, mount and tripod is around 15 kg. This is making me think twice about adding motors to my AZ100.