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The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) in Copenhagen forecasts inflow of new container tonnage in 2011 to be at 1.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). This is in line with a "steam off" during the second half of the year, said chief shipping analyst, Peter Sand.
"As the young fleet holds a very limited demolition potential, it is forecast to grow by 8.7 percent in 2011 – equal to, and outweighing demand growth by close to 2 percent-points," he told LM.
Sand explained that the amount of idle tonnage has finally picked up, but as demand for new vessels remains weak, tonnage will still have to be retired to restore balance in the industry.
"Should the further leaking of revenue be stopped in the current environment where slow-steaming is already the name of the game, extensive idling or lay-up of tonnage, perhaps even beyond 1 million TEU, may still not be unrealistic," said Sand.
Bimco analysts added that closing down redundant services is a start, but not the full solution to the task at hand. Global container fleets have grown by 2 million TEU since the turn of the year 2009/2010, resulting in the "active fleet" growing by 3½ million TEU in 20 months (real growth rate of 30 percent).
"Liner carriers are seen to redeliver chartered-in tonnage at the earliest convenience and non-operating owner are likely to carry the lion's share of the idle fleet," said Sand.
By extrapolating the trend in inbound loaded container volume on the U.S. West Coast, bearing in mind the disappointing back-to-school season and non-existent peak season, the outlook is "unpleasant," Bimco added.
Volume growth in the trans-Pacific could become negative. The outlook for the Far East – Europe trading lanes is still not as dire, with an accumulated growth rate of 7.2 percent for the first 8 months and a stable accumulated growth rate of 7-8 percent for the months February to August.
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STEUBENVILLE - Steubenville's fast brand of basketball claimed another victim Saturday before an overflow crowd at The Crimson Center.
Scoring points off turnovers, in the paint and behind the arc, Mike Haney's run and gun club rolled past Catholic Central 77-54 in round one of the annual city championship series.
Four players reached double figures for the Big Red, which improved to 7-2. The winners turned six Crusaders ball-handling miscues into points and knocked down 31 of their 51 field goal tries. Eight of the makes came from 3-point land.
"Coming in we knew the game plan, we couldn't play Big Red-style basketball," Central's Sean Tucker said. "We couldn't get in a track meet with them, they're that good. We needed to slow things down and play our style.
"At the beginning, we did that. Then we got off kilter a little and we started to fall into their game."
The Crusaders, who tasted defeat for just the second time in 10 outings, were down by two late in the opening period following a Matt Martello basket. Big Red closed with a 5-0 run (Tajuan Lawson swished a triple and Chris Smith scored in the paint) to grab a 15-8 lead.
Big Red, behind the play of Brandon Herring-Hill, built a double-digit advantage midway through the second quarter. He recorded a conventional three play, sunk a free throw then buried a triple to put Haney's cagers on top 29-16. Adam Sterling also contributed a key make from downtown. Big Red's Periogn West and Central's Michael Barber traded "and ones" to make it 32-19 at the half.
West caught fire in the third stanza, scoring 10 of his team's 22 points. Central, thanks to eight points each from Zack Herrington and Ryan Fletcher, was able to stay within striking distance by recording 21 points of its own.
"In the second half, we did what we needed to do offensively," Tucker said. "We made adjustments, we attacked the basket (Fletcher recorded all of his points in the paint) and we scored. The problem was we were trading buckets with them and we couldn't do that.
"Hats off to Big Red. Their kids have worked hard and they shot the ball well. They were very patient when they needed to be and they scored at will."
Lawson scored Big Red's first seven points of the final period as the hosts put the game out of reach. A conventional three point play by Mylik Young increased the margin to 23.
"It definitely was a good win," Haney said. "The kids played really hard and I thought we played well defensively.
"We were hoping to get more turnovers (Central had 11) but they did a good job of handling the ball. They have a great coaching staff and that's why they only had one loss coming in. It seemed like when we did create turnovers, we actually scored off them."
For the night, Big Red was eight of 16 in 3-point attempts.
"It seemed like we were getting open looks, getting our feet set and were able to knock them down," Haney continued. "We tell our guys to penetrate and kick it out. (Saturday), we did a good job of kicking it out and hitting the shots."
West paced Big Red in scoring with 21. Lawson added 14 to along with six assists. Young had 11 and grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Herring-Hill finished with 10.
"Different guys were taking turns stepping up today and a lot of that seems from senior leadership," Haney noted. "Herring-Hill (a junior) came up big in the second quarter and that definitely helped."
Herrington recorded a double-double for the Crusaders, getting 21 points and 13 rebounds. Fletcher finished with 17. The Crusaders finished 19 for 46 from the floor.
"We allowed them to run their transition offense and we preached we couldn't do that," Tucker pointed out. "They played their style, run the floor, run the floor. They're good that that and we let it happen. Plus we didn't stop the ball inside.
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Your XFINITY Wireless Gateway broadcasts an additional "xfinitywifi" network signal for use with XFINITY WiFi. This creates an extension of the XFINITY WiFi network right in your home that any XFINITY Internet subscriber can use to sign in and connect. This XFINITY WiFi service is completely separate from your secure WiFi home network.
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Absolutely not. XFINITY WiFi is included with your existing Internet service.
Visitors who are XFINITY Internet subscribers can simply select the XFINITY WiFi network "xfinitywifi" on their device and open a Web browser to get started. They will be able to sign in with their Comcast Email or username and password.
We recommend using your own private WiFi network when you are at home and using XFINITY WiFi when you are visiting a friend or traveling around town.
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We encourage all subscribers to keep this feature enabled as it allows more people to enjoy the benefits of XFINITY WiFi around the neighborhood. You will always have the ability to re-enable the XFINITY WiFi feature on your Wireless Gateway by calling 1-800-XFINITY or by visiting My Account at http://customer.comcast.com/, clicking on "Users & Preferences", and then selecting "Manage XFINITY WiFi."
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(Washington) - The United States Helsinki Commission will conduct a hearing on the state of human rights, democracy and security concerns in Kyrgyzstan. The hearing is the latest in a series of hearings the Commission has held with a focus on human rights and democracy in the Central Asian region.
The U.S. war on terrorism and the military campaign in Afghanistan have changed the dynamics of Washington's relations with the countries of Central Asia. Before September 11, many observers had come to view the region in the context of Great Games among the Great Powers: a resource-rich but repressive backwater. While pursuing advantageous pipeline routes, State Department representatives spoke openly of their disappointment with the pace of democratization, the crackdown on the political opposition and intimidation of the independent media throughout the region.
The turn toward authoritarianism was especially marked in Kyrgyzstan. Once considered the most democratic state in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan has in recent years followed patterns established in neighboring dictatorships, including rigged elections, the arrest of President Akaev's political rivals and intensifying pressure on opposition newspapers. At the same time, the risk to Kyrgyzstan from terrorism escalated: insurgents from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, believed to be affiliated with Osama bin-Laden's Al-Qaeda network, invaded the country in 1999 and 2000.
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|Two come-from-behind wins for HHS
|Written by Kyle Arnoldy
With boys' basketball road victories over Wiggins and Burlington, the Dragons pushed their record to 4-4, winning four of their last five matches.
Holyoke 72, Wiggins 64
Tuesday, Jan. 8, the Dragons hit the road to face the Wiggins Tigers. Although the Tigers are a conference foe, the game was not counted towards either team's conference record.
Holyoke found themselves down early as Wiggins poured in 22 points in the first period to take a six-point lead. The Tigers continued to add to their lead, entering half up 38-29. Logan Tharp scored 16 points in the first half to help keep the Dragons within striking distance.
Coach Scott Dille praised the character of those on the team as they came out in the second half determined to do a better job. "I just really think the kids came together and challenged each other to get the job done, and they did," Dille said.
Dille also commended Trevor Dalton (who is currently sitting out due to a knee injury suffered during the football season) for his leadership, noting that the junior was able to fire the team up during halftime.
Tito Fierro led the comeback in the second half, scoring 10 points in the third quarter as the Dragons chipped away at the deficit, ending the third period down 57-50. Tharp continued to be a consistent scoring threat for the Dragons as he added nine points in the quarter.
Once HHS grabbed the lead they never let go, thanks in part to 12-of-14 shooting at the free-throw line in the fourth quarter. The defense held Wiggins to just seven points in the final eight minutes while the Dragons put up 22 points in the quarter to grab a 72-64 comeback victory.
Tharp had a big night as he finished with 32 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two assists. Fierro was also efficient, scoring 23 points along with four steals.
Holyoke 58, Burlington 55
The Dragons once again found themselves down early when they squared off with the Burlington Cougars Saturday, Jan. 12.
Coach Dille believes the lackluster first quarters in the past week may be partially attributed to trying to get back into the swing of things following the holiday break. "I think just coming back from Christmas break and getting back into the flow of school and practice and everything was a factor for Saturday's start," Dille said.
After falling down by as much as 17 points and heading into the locker room down 34-23, the Dragons were forced to stage another second-half comeback to top the Cougars. Deyten Klein's sharpshooting helped lift HHS to a 58-55 victory as he connected on five shots from beyond the arc. Klein was also nine for 10 on free throws.
Similar to Tuesday's game, the Dragons had another huge fourth quarter, scoring 20 points and limiting the Burlington squad to just 13 points in the final quarter.
Klein led the pack with 26 points while Fierro chipped in with 11 points and three steals.
The back-to-back wins improve the boys' record to 4-4 with conference play just around the corner.
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Holyoke will stay busy in the upcoming week as they will head to Merino Friday, Jan. 18, before returning to Dragon Gym to host Wray Saturday, Jan. 19 and Yuma Tuesday, Jan. 22.
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|Party in the Park is June 8 in Julesburg
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"Party in the Park," a good old-fashioned Saturday afternoon, begins at 4 p.m. June 8 at Thompson Park, located at 400 W. 4th Street in Julesburg. Left of Center, a classic and modern rock band from Greeley, will play until 8 p.m. A sloppy Joe meal will be served from 5-6:30 p.m.
A silent auction will have something for everyone, and bidding will conclude at 7:30 p.m.
Children will have a great time bouncing off the walls—literally—at the bounce house, which is free. Donations will be accepted there and elsewhere at the park to benefit a Julesburg family in need.
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Advanced tickets are encouraged and can be purchased at the Julesburg Town Hall, Sedgwick County Clerk's Office or by calling 970-526-6515.
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After a 1-5-0-1 start to the season, the Reading Royals have gone 15-2-0-0 in the team's last seventeen games (11/02/12 through the present), whichtranslates into an .882 win percentage. That is the best seventeen game stretch in team history.
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With Subrata Roy being arrested in Lucknow today, Sahara group has issued a statement indicating its position on the issue.
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We are meeting at a time when our organization has been very wrongly interpreted and presented in public against the backdrop of the ongoing Sahara Sebi case.
As the matter is Sub-judice, we cannot bring forward many things pertaining to the case but being an organization like Sahara India Pariwar with an investor base of more than 8 crore and having kartvyayogis in tune of 12 lakh, we feel it is our moral right and duty to come forward and dispel some misconceptions which are being created by parties having vested interest in the dust of ongoing dispute.
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On 20th Feb14, Honble supreme court orders our Chairman Sri Subrata Roy Sahara (Saharasri Ji) and 3 other directors to appear in person in Honble supreme court to be a part of the proceeding of that particular day related to the ongoing dispute of our two companies namely Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd and Sahara India Housing & Investment Corporation Ltd with Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
On 22nd Feb14,Saharasri Ji arrives in Delhi to have one on one meetings with our Senior Legal Counsels namely Shri Ram Jethmalani& Shri AryamaSundaram and thereafter to attend the proceedings in Honble supreme court on 26th Feb14 along with other three Directors
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My GM-8 is in great shape and has a fine record of excellent go to accuracy with the Gemini, it just refuses to behave well when guiding with PHD. I don't intend to go back down the rabbit hole diagnosing the guiding issues but want to hear some push-back from Losmandy zealots and some urgings from Atlas enthusiasts. Here is an example of my last shot for a reference of what the GM-8 accomplishes. It is agony to get two full hours of data with no footballs.
Replace GM-8 Gemini I w/ Atlas?
Posted 07 March 2013 - 04:16 PM
My GM-8 is in great shape and has a fine record of excellent go to accuracy with the Gemini, it just refuses to behave well when guiding with PHD. I don't intend to go back down the rabbit hole diagnosing the guiding issues but want to hear some push-back from Losmandy zealots and some urgings from Atlas enthusiasts. Here is an example of my last shot for a reference of what the GM-8 accomplishes. It is agony to get two full hours of data with no footballs.
Posted 07 March 2013 - 05:23 PM
RA agressiveness:97,
RA hysteresis:28,
Calibration step: 1000ms.
I went to a G11 because I knew I would try a variety of scopes, lately a C11, Meade 8 and ED80, I think is a good experience to be below the minimum overload range, would say by 40%, this mount 60lb payload if I have 35 lbs with C11 miniguide scope and camera,FW, that will be alright. Now, I have seen users using the AT6RC and the Atlas and the 50mm guiderscope, user like Rigel123, he's the best sample of the setup you trying to describe. And looks that work very well.
Posted 07 March 2013 - 08:12 PM
I have been fighting declination guiding in my AP600 for years without much success (that's why I bit the bullet and got a Mach1) but what I noticed with the 600 is that my keeper rate was much higher when I used an OAG. Even when imaging at 720mm!
So if you could take a barlow to your 50mm guider.. try that and see..
Posted 08 March 2013 - 12:11 AM
Went with the G11 when I could get a good deal on a used one and migrated the G2 kit from the GM8 to the G11. Since you are already used to the Gemini 1, you could get a decent price on a G11 without goto and do the swap.
What drove me from one to the other was:
1. Weight. I was already at 18 lbs and knew that I was pushing the capabilities of the mount.
2. Flexure. While a lot of the problems with this issue were more with the rings and dovetails and camera sag and thus were not with the mount, I still feel that the burden of making things stiffer was better served by the G11.
3. Upgradeability. There are more aftermarket kits and parts and experience available with the G11 vs the GM8.
I still have my GM8. I've not decided if I want to keep it as a grab and go just yet or if I want to use it as a dedicated wide field platform.
I've learned a lot more with the G11 that the GM8 prepared me to understand. I think that when I go back to the GM8 to use as an additional platform, I'll be much more productive.
Regarding the Atlas, I've heard great things about them from people that use them. There's still gnashing of teeth - as far as I can see it's not much different than the Losmandy camp. There is a wealth of knowledge from people all over the place that have figured out their own setups.
Posted 08 March 2013 - 12:34 PM
I've never had a G8. I started with a used G11, DDS, PS & HD tripod. I added the encoders, OPW, & finally G2. I loved that mount but with a 10"f4SNT, 90mmf3 GS & cameras I felt it was pushing it's limits @ #40. I bought another Older HGM-200 with G1. It is what the G11 is to the G8 & still performs like a champ. I migrated the G1 from the HGM & the G2 to the HGM. Both are great mounts. I contacted Losmandy about the HGM & they still had parts. I needed a set of Bearings & Clutch pads & wanted a Polar scope. I got the bearings & pads but no Polar Scope was made for the HGM. The mount is pre-1995, & they still had parts in stock! That alone says a lot about the company that builds mounts as a side job.
You already have & know Gemini. I can tell you for a fact the parts will swap over & perfectly. You'll need to tell Gemini it's now on a G11 instead of a G8. The single biggest problem IMO with the G8,& G11 are the original worm blocks. Not a great design, too many points of possible misalignment. The MFWB, Ovision, & OPW are an answer. Proof of that is the new GM's come with them. The option is the worm itself, Steel or Brass upgrade for $65. No brainer Brass. I put one on the RA on the G11 & the mount was transformed. My BP dropped, & PEC went from the mid to upper 20's to lower 30's to 3-4". After running the PEC it came down even further to 0.5", completely acceptable (for me YMMV). If the worm starts to lag, Loosen one bolt, give the thumb screw a 1/8 turn, let the mount pick back up & tighten the bolt back up, done.
I've seen a number of G11's come up recently on CN & AM for >$1500 running the DDS. Add in a Brass OPW & you're still ahead of the cash flow.
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Posted 08 March 2013 - 01:56 PM
The option is the worm itself, Steel or Brass upgrade for $65. No brainer Brass.
If you don't specify brass vs steel with the OPW, which do you get these days?
Posted 08 March 2013 - 05:33 PM
The new Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G (aka Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT SynScan) appears to fix just about everything that people have ever complained about with the older mount. I'd get that one instead.
Posted 08 March 2013 - 06:57 PM
The G8;G11 options are "OPW without worm $295, with High precision worm $355" http://www.losmandy.com/access.html.
So, you can reuse your existing worm, steel or brass, or buy a new brass one. The price between the G8 & G11 is the same. I did notice that they don't sell the stainless worms anymore. The Titan already has the OPW but only stainless worms.
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Posted 08 March 2013 - 08:04 PM
Posted 08 March 2013 - 08:44 PM
The mount 'should' be perfect for the size scope you're using. I think we can probably figure it out for you .
But, an Atlas with a AT6RC would be good too. How much you want for your GM8?
Posted 08 March 2013 - 08:46 PM
I don't intend to go back down the rabbit hole diagnosing the guiding issues
But if you are having guiding issues that are not related to the mount, switching to an Atlas will not solve anything.
Posted 09 March 2013 - 12:38 AM
I have owned Meade, Skywatcher, and Celestron mounts. I think my CGEM DX mount is the best mount I ever owned. It did great imaging right out of the box. I have been reading alot of good stuff about the new Atlas mounts. I almost bought one. But instead
Last December I bought a new G-11 Gemini 2. It had 28 arc sec. of PE. I got an OPW with brass worm and got 31 arc.sec. of PE. And thats after alot of tweaking. Guided it still had football stars. After some complaining Scott made me a new worm with 9 arc sec of PE. This worm is much smoother too but I still cannot get consistantly round stars.
I never had so much trouble trying to image with any of my other mounts.
Posted 09 March 2013 - 03:19 AM
for every happy G11 story there is a Neilson story. Or maybe the happy folks never pipe up so we hear all the sad stories.
It is still disappointing for a $3600 mount, and a cautionary tale for anyone deciding to upgrade from an Atlas or EQ6. Or even CGEM - although the CGEM has the notorious 8/3 harmonic, the G11 has the equally notorious 31.7 second harmonic...
All the tales that I've read here seem to inevitably point to one conclusion: if you're at Atlas/CGEM level and want a significant improvement, the G11 ain't it. Not to say the Atlas/CGEM are superior - I think they're not, but they're also less than half the price.
I still do not think an Atlas/EQ6 is a meaningful improvement over a GM-8 - at best it would be equal, albeit with more payload - but you can meaningfully improve an Atlas by adding the Aeroquest worm, which is only $100.
If you really don't want the GM-8, I'd say go for the Atlas. If you get one with a huge PE, the $100 Aeroquest worm will immediately bring you down to 15" p-p or less. This is also assuming you can get decent $$$ for the GM-8. I would not buy the new AZ-EQ6 though; untested, not sure if you can get Aeroquest worms for it, etc. etc.
Posted 09 March 2013 - 05:37 AM
Posted 09 March 2013 - 11:10 AM
I dunno, I picked up a used Mi-250 for just a tad more than a G-11 would've cost. I think the big thing is to aggressively test your rig with PEMPRO and be willing to send it back if it doesn't meet expectations. Most the stories I read about are,"I bought a new G11 and it isn't performing..." and the individual spends months troubleshooting it... if they'd sent it back and got a new one, maybe it was a bad batch? Instead they elect to fight through it, learn a bit about the mechanics of the mount, and end up getting a phenomenal mount.
I think a G11 is usable. Orly last time I checked you can get around the 31.7 by doubling your worm gear time in PEMPRO and the fixing a curve to it. Mind you, I don't have one, that's just what I've read.
My guess is there are lots of happy G11 owners out there. Otherwise Scott wouldn't be in business. We just tend to generalize quite a bit (CGEM/G11/only buy AP)
Posted 09 March 2013 - 11:12 AM
Yes, the grass is always greener on the other side. I constantly question myself whether I made the right move going to the GM-8 instead of the Atlas. It seems there are many examples of people getting great results with the Orion mount and I would like to move to an eight inch imaging reflector at some point. I also have some homemade glass that will end up around 20 lbs. net when finished that I would like to mount, and the GM-8 will be struggling to handle it.
I'm going to put the Losmandy on a post in the yard and try to resolve any flexure issues once more before I cash it in for another, heavier mount. I still have my Sphinx for portable visual set-ups and really love it except for the declination bounce. The temptation to upgrade to a G-11 is also present because the Gemini I will transfer easily.
I have torn my GM-8 apart multiple times and it is Superlubed and tuned to a high degree - I cannot see any improvement in the mechanicals unless I am overlooking something. When I received it second-hand it was in less than ideal shape (to be charitable) and I learned a great deal about how to field strip it and solve problems. The worms are still original - several were supplied, along with a one piece block that has bad bearings. All original worms are stainless and none causes any better P.E. than any other. I guess $60 is not much to lose in an attempt to try and better the P.E.
I think the main problem I have is the interface between the Gemini and PHD. It seems to bounce back and forth, involving worm backlash and I can't get a handle on it regardless of balance issues. Each time I set up it is a different animal so I am looking forward to a permanent pier in order to remove some variables. Are you tired of burning through 3 hours of dark time just to get in the ball park? ME TOO! "Can you say observatory? Sure, I knew you could."
If folks want to continue to respond I would love to read what they have to say, but I guess I was just lapsing into a pre-season venting before I get carried away with galaxy season efforts. This is my favorite time of the night sky calendar. I think I would still like to hear more from Atlas owners about whether they are really happy or whether they are enviously looking across the fence from the other side. Perhaps the key may be found in a G-11 upgrade. I have friends that tried it and are still happy they made the switch. My mileage may vary! There is no point in trying to upsell me into a more expensive mount (>$1500) because that is totally out of my budget. Please look at my signature line...
I don't get to look at this forum much, so sorry for the lag in response time, but I'll be back. Thanks again!
Posted 09 March 2013 - 11:26 AM
Good luck!
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Posted 14 March 2013 - 08:45 AM
You're right. It's very confusing & frustrating for the ones who get the "Monday morning" mounts. I've heard on the Yahoo site that they got a batch of bad worms last summer & those were installed & shipped. I think Hilmi over in Oman got one of those which caused him a ton of problems. Scott did send him a new set, but it took several months of troubleshooting on Hilmi's part to figure it out. Shipping it back was simply not an option for him. I got lucky when I upgraded to the OPW. My brass worms were awesome right out of the bubble wrap. I put one in the original worm block setup & worked my way through that refit. A 4" 'C' clamp became my best friend. I think Neilson may have also been a part of that batch which may explain some of his problems. I'm not sure who is doing the QC at HGM, but the G11's seem to be having problems that the new G8's & Titan's aren't having.
I can say that of the 6 mounts I've had a DS114, ETX90, Vixen GP, LXD-55, G11, & the HGM-200. The G11 & 200 have given me the least problems, but none of them have been trouble free. Most of the problems I had were due to poor maintenance. The G11 had a broken gearbox & hadn't been lubed so it was having serious motor lag issues. The HGM had a frozen bearing, & the other 3 were so gummed up I just replaced them. All of which Scott had in stock.
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Posted 14 March 2013 - 07:23 PM
My third worm installed in my mount got 9 arc sec total PE. I polished it and now I consistantly get 3 arc. sec. total PE. I think my G-11 mount is terrific now. But my Gemini 2 is not. I had been testing my mounts goto's using alignment stars, they are good. But now after about 24 stars in the East/West models and a drift alignment I find that unless the DSO is close to an alignment star it will be close to the edge of my T1i's big imaging chip or hanging off the edge of it. I'm using a 9.25 Edge ota. I have been testing this for several days now. I have redone models several times each night and tried many different DSO's but if they arn't really close to an alignment star they are never close to the middle of my chip. Aparently even after a good east west model you must sync to a star near each DSO you want to image if you want it near the center. They wont improve the goto's to modern mount standards.
I have also found that the PEC is erased each time you turn the mount off. And you must retrain it.
I use the ethernet and PHd guiding and 3 out of every 5 days I get a lock up and have to restart my computer. 2 out of 5 days the mount locks up and I have to restart it. I was expecting these issues to be over after the last update, but they were not. The only thing I noticed was the stop sign and the removal of the IC and NGC catalogues. A substitute NGC catalogue was added but now were told getting an IC catalogue is not looking good.
At the $3,200 price point. I expected better. My Meade mounts goto's are centered or close to centered . My Celestron gets perfectly centered goto's. I'm told if I want goto's on my Gemini 2 to be centered or close to it I have to use my computer and other software or switch to a 400mm ota. No thanks.
This is not acceptable to me, I will probably be getting rid of this mount. I gave it every chance and fixed some of the problems but goto's are too important. I didn't want to, but I'm not going to spend half of each night modeling, then looking at a star map to find stars names that are real close to each DSO I want to image that night so I can make models around them.
I am willing to go through the overly long initial modeling(alignment) but I expect it to be accurate. Not to have to do additional modeling for each DSO goto.
Posted 14 March 2013 - 08:27 PM
My third worm installed in my mount got 9 arc sec total PE. I polished it and now I consistantly get 3 arc. sec. total PE.
I Neilson,
Going from 9 to 3 arcsec error by polishing the worm is quite an improvement! What did you use and how?
Posted 14 March 2013 - 09:58 PM
I was impressed by the results myself. I have a bench grinder and I install a buffing wheel made for bench grinders. I have a polishing compound thats a solid stick form. I press the compound into the wheel every so often and it grinds some off. into the cloth wheel. Then I very carefully press the worm into the wheel. I hold both ends. It will try to fly out of your hands. If it does it could damage the worm. I slowly turn the worm. It must get warm to polish the metal and smooth it. I only press it in about 15 to 25 seconds at a time. You will notice it get smooth and shiney quickly. after about 2 to 5 minutes its done. You have to clean the excess compound off the worm. You only have to polish the middle since thats the only place the gear contacts the worm. I don't advise doing this because it's easy for the wheel to pull the worm out of your hands and send it flying. You can also get seriouse injuries. I have read of others using one of those dremel tools with a little buffing wheel and polishing compound. It would be safer. I already had the bench grinder and wheel for 20 years so I dont know where to get one now.
I install my worm with very little backlash. My power supply has an amp meter and when I slew it draws about 0.40 amps, or less than half an amp. Then I slew from one end to the other in RA about a dozen times, pausing after each slew for 20 seconds although the motor stays cool. When I was done it was only drawing 0.29 amps when I slew. I feel only a tiny bit of backlash when I wiggle the counterweight bar. Almost none.
Posted 14 March 2013 - 11:17 PM
1) why doesn't Losmandy do this (they could charge more for it)
2) why doesn't Ed Thomas do this?
Neilson, regarding the GoTo accuracy -
I think I am having better GoTo accuracy with my Mach1, but it's still not perfect, because with these 1-star-align mounts, GoTo accuracy is determined by both how good your polar alignment is, and how orthogonal your OTA is to the mount.
Even if your PA is perfect, if your OTA is not perfectly orthogonal, you'll still have some pointing errors. Situation is the same - need to sync on a bright star near the DSO (near meaning within about 10-20 degrees) to get a good GoTo.
In my opinion the most accurate GoTo's are had with the Celestron Nexstar.
I actually had this idea... if you could combine a Nexstar with an AP mount, you'd have a mind-boggling combination. The AP mounts all have their motors separate and external, with a normal mil-spec connector. So if somebody built a motor board that is compatible with Nexstar but set up for the gear ratios of the AP.... then this would be possible.
I know that the NexSXD folks already have done this for the Vixen mounts.
Posted 15 March 2013 - 02:08 AM
I do a drift Polar alignment. I have checked the ota's orthoganal several times. My goto's to the alignment stars are dead center now just not to DSO's, unless they are pretty close to an alignment star. After 24 stars in a model you would think everything would be dead on. But with Gemini 2 you are expected to build additional modeling where you plan to image. The Gemini 2 alone costs $1,600. That's more than most mounts cost.
I am still having lock ups in PHd from the ethernet bugs that require me to restart my computer and handbox lockups that require me to restart my mount and start over.
After most of my DSO goto's are on the edge of my imaging chip again tonight. And two were completely off the chip. Jupiter, and a nebula were centered. The handbox locked up. PHd locked up and several times I had runaway in RA. All this tonight. And most nights.
Because of all of this I will be getting rid of my new G-11 Gemini 2 tomorrow. Mostly because of the requirement for extensive alignment modeling that give poor goto's at best. Everything should get fixed eventually with future firmware updates but they are not going to fix the poor goto problem. I will be buying another new CGEM DX with its very accurate goto's. And an aeroquest worm probably.
I don't know why polishing my worm lowered my goto's but I have tested it a dozen times over several days. Maybe I just got lucky. Polishing the worm this way is difficult and dangerouse if it gets away from you. With PEC I get 1.7 but it must be retrained each time the mount is turned on. I was really happy I got the PE so low but it makes letting the mount go very hard.
Posted 15 March 2013 - 02:46 AM
what kind of thing is that Gemini 2?!?!?! that sort of non-permanent PEC is what you expect from early 1990s Celestrons or the CG-5. Not a pricey piece of electronics like the Gemini 2.
Having a CGEM, I would respectfully suggest that you don't downgrade to one from a G11... maybe try to get the Gemini 2 unit changed. or buy a Gemini 1.... PEC works on those things :o


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AMES, Iowa – Cyclone Fan Fest will be held at Hilton Coliseum this Sunday, Aug. 19 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. This free sports festival welcomes fans of all ages to interact with Iowa State student-athletes and coaches and the chance to participate in numerous hands-on activities.
Click here for a map of inside Hilton Coliseum where all of the new attractions and sport specific stations are located.
Fans will be able to receive autographs from student-athletes, including Iowa State senior football players and head coach Paul Rhoads. Those that attend can also see inside "Johnny's at Hilton Coliseum", the basketball locker rooms and the Pete Taylor Media Room.
Kids can shoot hoops with the basketball teams on the Hilton Coliseum court, practice serving with the volleyball team, tumble with the gymnastics team, run in a football obstacle course and much more inside the air conditioned Hilton Coliseum.
There will also be inflatable attractions, temporary tattoos, carnival games, balloon artists, concession stands and Iowa State merchandise available from Cy's Locker Room.
Make sure you bring your camera to Cyclone Fan Fest as well, because Cy and the Iowa State spirit squad will be ready for pictures.
In addition, all fans who attend Cyclone Fan Fest will be eligible to purchase $20 single game reserved seats to the Iowa State vs. Tulsa football game, Saturday, Sept. 1 at 11 a.m.
Tickets are regularly priced at $40 for this game. This ticket special is only available at the Hilton Coliseum ticket office to those in attendance at Cyclone Fan Fest.
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March for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C.
Photos of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom show a sea of people flooding the National Mall and enjoying the festive mood. More than 250,000 joined the rally between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, some having traveled up from the Deep South. Their reward—Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech—is surely one of the most stirring orations ever delivered.
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Mormon Pioneer Trail, United States
In 1846, more than 70,000 Mormons, driven by a wish to find somewhere they could follow their creed in peace, traveled west from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, Utah. Using wagons and handcarts, they crossed 1,300 miles (2,092 kilometers) of rough terrain. The lucky ones reached Utah in 1847.www.nps.gov/mopi
eBodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India
India's spiritual center of Buddhism is Bodh Gaya, whose bodhi (fig) tree, it is said, sheltered the meditating Buddha Gautama for seven weeks in his quest for enlightenment. Today the tree (a descendant of the original) and the nearby pyramid-shaped Mahabodhi Temple are among Buddhism's holiest sites.www.buddhanet.net
Salt Satyagraha, India
In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi set out with 78 followers from Sabarmati Ashram to walk to the sea at Dandi, Gujarat, in nonviolent protest against the British salt tax. The 248-mile (400-kilometer) Salt Satyagraha march lasted from March 12 to April 5 and instigated widespread resistance to British rule of India.www.saltmarch.org.in
St. Paul Trail, Turkey
This rugged 310-mile (500-kilometer) trail partly follows St. Paul's footsteps as he set out to preach Christianity. Leading from Perge or Aspendos, both near Antalya, to Antioch in Pisidia, near Yalvaç, the route forges through dramatic landscapes—from fragrant forests of pine to crystal clear lakes.www.stpaultrail.com
Route of Saints, Kraków, Poland
Nowhere else in Europe mingles religion and royalty more richly than Wawel Hill. The dreamy 14th-century cathedral has 18 chapels and an alluring cluster of tombs—one of Poland's patron, St. Stanislaus. The cathedral museum has a 500-year-old robe, Kmita's chasuble, embroidered with intricate scenes from his life. Away from the hill, follow Kraków's Route of Saints, linking its 16 beautiful churches.
www.wawel.krakow.pl, www.cracow.org
Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England
A pilgrimage to Canterbury pays homage to a beloved saint, a glorious cathedral, a giant work of literature, and simple human history. Archbishop Thomas Becket's murder on the altar by four knights of Henry II in 1170 almost immediately secured his fame as a miracle worker. His shrine drew pilgrims seeking cures—or simply a roistering good time—as immortalized in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.www.canterbury-cathedral.org
Eleanor Crosses, England
Devoted to Eleanor of Castile, his queen and the mother of his 17 children, Edward I was distraught when she died of a sudden fever in 1290. He had her body carried from Lincoln to London, 108 miles (174 kilometers) south, for the funeral. He ordered a memorial cross to be built wherever the cortege rested. One even gave its name to London's official center, Charing Cross.www.historic-uk.com/DestinationsUK/EleanorCrosses.htm
St. Patrick's Footsteps, Ireland
Retracing St. Patrick's steps in Ireland is serious spiritual—and physical—exercise. You can undertake an austere retreat on the island of Lough Derg, or you can climb—barefoot is the painful custom—Croagh Patrick. But other sites associated with him require less effort to visit, such as the Northern Irish town of Downpatrick, with his grave, near the ancient Down Cathedral, and a museum with an exhibition dedicated to the saint.
www.loughderg.org, www.saintpatrickscountry.com
Moffat Mission, Northern Cape, South Africa
In 1838, missionary Rev. Robert Moffat set up his thatched-roof "Cathedral of the Kalahari," aiming to convert the locals to Christianity. He arduously translated the Bible into Setswana, printing it on a press still in use at the mission.www.places.co.za
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Posting Larger Images
Mark Levesque has an excellent tutorial on how to post larger images. Thank you Mark!
There are a couple of caveats you should know about doing this:
1. PPA does have a "bot" service that sniffs out your images if someone else decides to copy your image and use it for their own websites. However, this only works for images that are posted directly on this forum in the conventional, albeit, smaller image, way.
2. I would recommend, very highly, that you grab the images on your own web domain server (if you have one). Photobucket, et al, have copyright releases which makes you vulnerable to the rights of your own images.
So here it is:
The best way to do this is to use your site to host the images, and simply link to them so the images are embedded here using {img} {/img} tags. (Note that you will have to replace the curly braces with square brackets for all of the tags referred to in this tutorial.)
Here's what you need from your web host service: a username and password for your site. Let's say your site is called www.mysite.com, and your username is joeschmo and your password is photos123. You will open your favorite ftp client, and use mysite.com as the host, joeschmo as the username, and photos123 as the password. Click the button to connect, and it should log you in. If you are like most people, your service provider will have set things up so you are in the right place when you log in. If your service provider is not so on the ball, you may have to navigate to the public_html directory. If, when you login to the server, you see "index.htm" or something similar to that, you are in the right place already.
The next thing to do is create a new directory in which to place the many images which you are going to be hosting. Maybe call it "images" or "photos" or "pix". Doesn't really matter. But now you want to set your remote browser to point to that directory (double clicking on the new directory usually works). Now you will see there is nothing in that directory. No problem. Find an image you wish to host on your local browser. Transfer it to the new directory on the host machine by dragging and dropping.
Now, to actually make use of the newly hosted image. Construct the URL like so. Start with the hostname. In my case, http://www.markspixels.com. Then add the directory that you created to host the images. In my case, it's "images", so we are at http://www.markspixels.com/images, and then add the filename. So now we are at http://www.markspixels.com/images/allyshaR1.jpg
Now you enclose the above URL in IMG tags like so:
(You need to use square brackets in the above link, which gives you this
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Three teens wanted for a string of car burglaries in Alligator Point are now under arrest in Tallahassee.
Two of the teens were arrested in a Wal Mart parking lot yesterday and accused of trying to sell a stolen cross bow .
Arrest papers say the cross bow was advertised for sale on Craig's List. Acting on a tip from Franklin County, Leon County deputies showed up to buy it.
LCSO says the cross bow's serial number was verified as stolen.
Jacob Moran and Evan Wiley are now accused of dealing in stolen property in Leon County, but they and Brian Harris are wanted on charges in Franklin County, including grand theft of a firearm.
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Royals 5K Run/Walk set for September 4
Royals Charities announced today the second annual Royals 5K Run/Walk will be held Saturday, September 4 at Kauffman Stadium.
The run/walk, which begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends on the field at Kauffman Stadium, benefits the Autism Alliance of Greater Kansas City, an organization that reaches out to individuals with autism spectrum disorders, and Royals Charities. The 2010 event will also feature a one mile Autism Awareness Walk around Kauffman Stadium that is set to begin at 8:15 a.m. Both events take place prior to the club's 6:10 p.m. matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
Fans can register for both the Royals 5K Run/Walk and the one mile Autism Awareness Walk online at www.royals.com/runwalk. There is no race day registration, and the run/walk will be capped at 2,500 participants. The Autism Awareness Walk will be capped at 1,000 participants. Registration fees are as follows.
5K Run/Walk Autism Awareness Walk
Until August 29 $30 $25
September 2-3 $35* $30*
* No online registration available after August 29. Fans may register September 2-3 during packet pickup at Kauffman Stadium.
All participants will receive one Hy-Vee Infield ticket to that night's game (value: $16) as well as a commemorative T-shirt, food and drinks following the race in the Outfield Experience at Kauffman Stadium, and the opportunity to purchase additional discounted tickets for the September 4 game. Runners and walkers are welcome to have family members come out to Kauffman Stadium to watch them participate. Select Outfield Experience games will be open for those family members to enjoy during the festivities.
Prizes will be awarded to the top male and female finishers in the 5K and to the top three finishers in each age bracket. Awards will be distributed following the race in the Outfield Experience. Visit www.royals.com/runwalk for a list of age brackets.
In addition, Royals Charities and the Autism Alliance are encouraging fans to make a donation to help individuals and families touch by Autism. Fundraising is available for teams, individuals and schools with all monies raised staying in the Kansas City area. Donations can be made online at www.royals.com/runwalk, or participants may set up a personalized page through the online registration website to collect donations from family, friends and co-workers.
Royals Charities will provide a grant to be used specifically for autism-based services to the school district with the most registered walkers for the Autism Awareness Walk. Prizes will also be awarded for the most money raised by a team (must consist of at least five individuals) and individual walker.
In conjunction with the Royals 5K Run/Walk, the Royals are also sponsoring a shadow run on September 4 at a U.S. military installation in Afghanistan with troops running in support of the Autism Alliance of Greater Kansas City. Royals Charities will provide T-shirts and bib numbers for the shadow run.
Presenting sponsors of the Royals 5K Run/Walk and Autism Awareness Walk are Hy-Vee and AT&T, while Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC supports the event as a Hall of Fame sponsor. Additional sponsors include Pepsi, C&C Produce, Parisi Artisan Coffee, Sheridan's Frozen Custard, Aramark, VML, KC Spectrum and Atwater Advertising.