Description
The Washinglee USB Control Cable is a third-party product that allows for control of various Celestron telescopes through a computer. It comes with a 1 year warranty and is compatible with a variety of Celestron telescope models. The cable can be downloaded and installed if necessary. The benefits of using this cable include faster control, visual aid, identification of unknown objects, and the ability to capture longer exposures.
Summary: Not made by Celestron. 1 year warranty. 1.The USB console cable, to control Celestron Telescope, NexStar 8 SE, Celestron C8i SE scope, Celestron NexStar 6se, Celestron Nexstar 90GT telescope, Nextar 4se, Celestron 90 SLT, NexStar 8SE, Advanced VX, Celestron 102 GT, Celestron NexStar 114, and so on.
2.Works well with Nexstar+, Celestron 6se mount, CG5-GT, CG5, Nexstar+, GT mount. Celsetron HC, StarSense, and so on.
3.If necessary, or the cable not working, please download the latest drivers from http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm, and install it.
Benefit from this cable: 1.There are several reasons one would want to control their telescope with a PC:
2.It is faster than using the hand controller.
3.It gives you a visual aid when searching for something hard to find.
4.If you find something unknown, the planetarium software will be able to identify it.
5.It is a necessity if you plan on imaging anything for longer than a single quick exposure.
It's wicked cool.