Improvised Equipment

In my quest to collect more equipment for my observation, I managed to come up with some innovative eyepieces. These are not the expensive ones with high quality glass and hi tech stuff. The eyepieces that I was able to salvage has plastic lenses and is of Ramsden design. They were taken from binoculars and were fitted accordingly so that they will slip right in the .956 diagonal.

Here is a picture of the two eyepieces together with the 22mm eyepiece.

I don't know the exact specifications of the two salvaged eyepieces but the one on the far right is an original part of the telescope set. I included it for size comparison.

Here is comparison of the views between the 22mm eyepiece and the large salvaged eyepiece

22 mm eyepiece

big salvaged eyepiece

Here's a view of the eyepiece inserted to the diagonal

Using the big salvaged eyepiece for low power views was great. I used it all night yesterday for the M41, M42 and M44. The smaller salvaged one was great for planetary observation. Saturn appeared crisp and bright. One doesn't need expensive sets of equipment to have great views. All you need is some imagination and do it yourself know how.