Showing posts with label tools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tools. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Celestron Nexstar 6 SE Accessory Eyepiece Box

Celestron Nexstar 6 SE Accessory Eyepiece Box
Humanoido has adapted a multi tier tool box for use as a powerful portable astro imaging eyepiece carry-all.

Move this adapted toolbox and place it next to the telescope at the observing site and instantly have access to every accessory needed.

The box is made from steel throughout and even includes a finish of the basic traditional orange Celestron SCT color! This matches the Celestron Nexstar 6 SE telescope OTA. The closed box has two strong tubular steel bars for carrying handles and holes for a lock.

For observing and astro image
sessions with the Celestron Nexstar 6 SE, the box is now equipped with a large assortment of eyepieces, barlows, focal reducers, CMOS imaging camera, atmospheric dispersion corrector, flip mirror, illuminated reticle, tripod, wifi adapter, and other necessities. Other things to be added in the future include cables and filters.

Left: PCHome sells the Treny double handle three tier toolbox sells at half price $27 for the 53-inch wide version, which includes shipping and handling. A smaller 42-inch version sells for $20.

To construct the Astro Imaging Accessory Eyepiece Box, a Treny toolbox was purchased without the tools. The simple modification included buying and cutting foam to cushion the floor of all the compartments. The only items used were a scissors and a black marking pen. The foam is already scored with many small subfacets for easy straight line trimming with a scissors. Just mark the length and width for each compartment.

Left: The Treny 53 x 20 x 20 cm toolbox was purchased from PCHome, arrived in less than 24 hours, and has a two for 15% off sale from the already half price sticker.

Left: Neat and clean when not in use, the eyepiece storage and accessory toolbox fits exactly onto an IKEA shelf. A second accessory toolbox may be needed to store adapters, visual backs, and other equipment which are not needed at every observing session.

I loaded up the tool box to the hilt with every useful accessory I could think of for the night's observing session with the new Celestron Nexstar 6 SE. The loaded box was strong to support the weight and carrying it was convenient and not too heavy. It's reassuring to know nothing is left behind and accessory changes no longer include the previous hunt and peck to find what you're looking for. Stay organized! When not observing, the accessory box sets onto a single shelf.

Left: In India, the toolbox is sold for tools or comes with sets of tools. This reviewer has a user supplied photo of how the box is being used.

PCHome Online Toolboxes

Thursday, August 13, 2020

EVSCOPE Telescope Tools

The new eVscope is a smart telescope which includes an electronic eyepiece with a OLED, a SONY CMOS low noise sensor and smart software to calibrate the telescope without polar alignment or any of the immense hassles created by other rigs.
EVSCOPE TOOLS
Messier, Supernova, Stars

I've developed some reference tools for getting the most out of the smart eVscope. First up is the main Messier list of all 110 objects. You might want to know when the objects are visible so refer to the list by constellation. For choosing specific types of objects like all galaxies, refer to Messier Objects by type. When dealing with light pollution it's important to know the object brightness - check out the Messier List by Magnitude. For hunting Supernovae, see the List of Supernova, and for calibrating on the brightest stars - a List of Bright Stars is useful.

ON THE MESSIER LISTS by constellation and type, click on the M-number and it will take you to a page with a photo and tons of info.

Main Messier List
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-object-list.html

Messier List by Constellation
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-objects-by-constellation.html

Messier Objects by Type
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-objects-by-type.html

Messier List by Magnitude
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/messier-objects-by-magnitude.html

List of Supernova
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/find-supernova.html

List of Bright Stars
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/08/bright-stars.html