Starlight Instruments

Starlight Instruments: FocusLynx software and Camera Installation

June 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

Last month we completed the hardware installation of the Focuser Boss II hub and controller. We can now manually control the focusing of the Celestron C6 OTA with the [...]

Starlight Instruments: Focuser Boss II Hub & Controller

April 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

In the last post in this series we showed how to replace the manual knobs with the motorized focuser. Now we will show how to complete the setup of the remaining pieces [...]

Starlight Instruments: Focuser Boss II Motor Install

April 2, 2016 // 3 Comments

The Starlight Instrument FeatherTouch knob upgrade we installed last June on our Celestron 6″ OTA was a huge improvement in our ability to precisely dial in the focus [...]

Starlight Instruments – FeatherTouch

June 15, 2015 // 2 Comments

Six years ago we installed a Starlight Instrument’s FeatherTouch micro focuser onto a 10″ Meade telescope. A micro focuser is probably one of the most [...]

Starlight Instruments : FeatherTouch Installation

April 20, 2009 // 0 Comments

When you hear terms such as “focus” or “get a grip”…what is the first thing that comes to your mind? If you have been following our Winter [...]

Meade Focus Knob upgrade

March 17, 2009 // 1 Comment

There are two sets of knobs which can influence the sharpness of the image seen through our Meade LX200 GPS telescope. The first set is the collimation screws at the [...]