From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@me.com>

Date: January 8, 2011 12:13:32 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: snapshots new scope etc..

Hi Milton,

I`ve tried to get Option- Command- 4 working recently on both my iBook & my Dad`s iMac but neither choice for independent snapshotting seems to be working on either any more..?

I also tried some other similar keystrokes ctrl-option -4 & option- command- 4 in case my memory of which keys had gone awry on this...

What`s actually the correct one? I wonder if I`ve done something to change this facility..?

Here by the way is a grabbed picture with my Flea 2 colour camera of some trees up the back through the back window with my new Skywatcher ED80 scope..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_gaffney/5334666502/

My CG-5 is non functional at all at present (& the rain just never stops here anyway..!).

A friend is obtaining me a new power board for it from Celestron USA which is in the mail.

After a slew to the first alignment star it`d start slewing again 20 seconds later headed for a clash with the tripod if not stopped, before Christmas & still was doing the same thing last I checked..

I do have plans to upgrade to a CGEM mount in the not too distant future..bought from the US..

Trouble is it`ll be April `til I see it as the shipping customs charges are $650 to $700 as well as the planned Hypertune (which is necessary as a staging point whilst I save for the shipping etc..)

Happy New Year,

Mark.