From: Milton Aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com>
Date: October 7, 2007 3:24:52 PM MDT
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Orion Atlas
Hi Dale;
An Atlas is the same as an HEQ6 mount, just re-branded by Orion. It's a much heavier duty version of the HEQ5 / CG5 / Orion Sirius. I know of one person for sure using Astro IIDC for guidng with an HEQ6 and a GPUSB, so I doubt there will be any issues.
If you use a GPUSB box for guiding, then Astro IIDC can guide the scope for you using the ST-4 Guider port.
For slewing and object location, the GoTo hand controller or Equinox can control it via the KeySpan USB Serial port, as the Atlas/Sirius / HEQ6 / CGE mounts all use the Celestron Serial control protocol.
HTH..
Milton J. Aupperle
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On 7-Oct-07, at 3:17 PM, Dale J Martin wrote:
Hi folks,
Is anyone using a Orion Atlas mount with Astro IIDC? If so are there
any other toys to make this combo work. I'm thinking about getting a
new mount...
Thanks,
Dale