Celestron Nexstar 6SE Fast Observing

Humanoido often does astro imaging in, between and around clouds. In this day photo taken with a smart camera, Taipei 101 helps frame the sky view. Clouds are often fast moving and can change positions significantly in a minute or two. Some upper level atmospheric clouds move at 1,000 mph.

Celestron Nexstar 6SE Fast Observing
The author Humanoido has invented Fast Observing, designed to do telescope image acquisition and the collection of data, observing, within fast opened slots that occur in the atmosphere.

Left: Humanoido adapted a multi-tier toolbox to hold accessories for rapid extraction during a fast astro imaging session. It's very easy to grab the eyepiece, barlow, focal reducer, the correct size spacer or reducer, a 1.25" or 2" accessory, a camera, or other.

This can include openings between clouds, cracks in clouds, the clear space surrounding clouds, and fast changing weather fronts. These fast observing time slots may last only a minute or two, or as much as 20 minutes, and can make the difference between doing astronomy during day or night or doing nothing at all. The key to this accomplishment is having the equipment ready and all the necessary accessories standing by or already installed. The telescope should be plugged into AC power and ready to boot up in a moment's notice. Camera and oculars can also be installed and ready. The telescope itself can be leveled and pointing in the right direction of the objects to be observed.

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