Posts Made By: Michael Nelson

I have a Celestron CG-5 german EQ mount for my 9.25 SCT.
the hand controller has RA limits to prevent the mount from traveling too far to avoid it hitting itself.
the manual says these limits are set to 0 and 180 degrees. but they can be changed.
when I go into my limits the min and max are both set to 2 degrees.
no matter what values I put in for min and max they revert back to the 2 degree limit.
has anyone else experienced this?
is there a fix?

Celestron tech support does not respond and seems unwilling to address this issue.
hopefully someone out there can help.

this is the origianal request to Celestron Technical Support:
I have the CG-5 Advanced GT german EQ mount
the computer is version:
HC: 4.10
MC: 5.07 5.07

the computer will not hold the RA Limits that I set under SCOPE SETUP-RA LIMITS
it comes up with
RA min: 002
RA max: 002

not mater what value I put in it reverts back to these values.
this HAS caused a problem of the mount rotating too far and binding against itself.

How can these limits be set and held and adheard to by the mount so that possible damage to the mount will not occure???

I am looking for some links to point me in the right direction
to attach a Nikon D1 to a Celestron 9.25 SCT.

I have been an avid observer for several years and am very happy looking through the eyepiece...but my father asked what it would take to use one of his cameras with my telescope...he has a Nikon D1 and D1X. now my little brain is churning with the posiblities of takeing images like the ones I have long admired here on AM.

any help would be appriciated
Mike Nelson
Salt lake city, Utah

is anyone else experiencing this problem with the RA limits?
or does the RA limits work on thier CG-5 mount?

thanks in advance
Mike

Nice shot Ken.
cant wait until I can capture something like that,
guess I need a camera first
Mike

Nice report Herbert.
I spent last night in Lee canyon Nevada at a science camp for 5th graders with a few other members of the Las Vegas astronomica society.
I spent most of my time on Globs, m3, m13, and m5. the kids loved them. it was great to read your report on objects that I had just been veiwing.
Thanks again for the report

excellent shots for your first attempts!

that is in incredible image.