I've taken time over the past couple of weeks to clean up the observatory and upgrade some of the equipment.  The biggest change has been replacing the Kendrick dew controller and Kendrick USB hub with a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Advance.  What a great little piece of gear; I'm very pleased with it.

I have also upgraded the AP1200 chip to the V2 chip which has allowed me to start using Astro  Physics Control Center Pro.  Using this app, I can now utilize pointing and tracking models to more accurately point the scope and track much longer without the need of an autoguider.  APCC also allowes me to utilize meridian and horizon limits for safer slews and tracking.

In addition to all of this, I have updated all of my astronomy software so everything is running the latest versions and newest drivers.

All-in-all, I'm pretty happy with the state of things.  Everything seems to run properly and is talking well together.  The last two missing pieces are to finally get a flat-field panel (which is on order), as well as upgrading the CCD to a newer model (also on order).

SQM = 19.76

Temp = 9C