StarSense for Skywatcher mounts

[tico]

Hello,
I have a Celestron Nexstar SE mount and they offer me a StarSense for Skywatcher mount, would it work in my Nexstar mount?
Thank you
Paul

[johninderby]

No it won’t work. The Skwatcher version will only work with Skywatcher mounts.

[tico]

Thank you ver much for your kind response.

Paul.T.

[Cornelius Varley]

29 minutes ago, tico said:

Hello,
I have a Celestron Nexstar SE mount and they offer me a StarSense for Skywatcher mount, would it work in my Nexstar mount?
Thank you
Paul

I'm not sure. Maybe it will. The Skywatcher version has an extra interface box which translates commands from the Celestron handset to the Skywatcher mount, 

[tico]

Thanks for your answers, today someone sent me an email that said; "The StarSense package for SkyWatcher is actually the standard Celestron StarSense package with the addition of an interface box that is only required for a SkyWatcher mount. So yes, you can use that package but you would simply not use the SkyWatcher interface box."

Best regards

[kunene]

On 03/07/2019 at 16:15, johninderby said:

No it won’t work. The Skwatcher version will only work with Skywatcher mounts.

Why did you say something you don't know with so much authority? 

Yes , it does work .

[Michael Hogan]

On 03/07/2019 at 22:42, tico said:

Thanks for your answers, today someone sent me an email that said; "The StarSense package for SkyWatcher is actually the standard Celestron StarSense package with the addition of an interface box that is only required for a SkyWatcher mount. So yes, you can use that package but you would simply not use the SkyWatcher interface box."

Best regards

StarSense hand controller package works with all Skywatcher mounts you can buy them

Edited December 7, 2019 by Michael Hogan

[tico]

Very thanks!

Paul

 

 

[newbie alert]

Personally I wouldn't bother with a starsense...platesolve software from APT / SGP or NINA  does a far better job in my opinion.. there's a a platesolve in sharpcap,  not sure on how well it does but worth a bash if you already own it

[beebs23327]

On 04/07/2019 at 01:04, tico said:

Hello,
I have a Celestron Nexstar SE mount and they offer me a StarSense for Skywatcher mount, would it work in my Nexstar mount?
Thank you
Paul

Would you consider selling the interface box for the skywatcher mount if you don't need it? 

[SimM]

Is the interface box just providing more ports because a Celestron Mount has 1/2 extra sockets compare to a Skywatcher?

[Cornelius Varley]

On 01/02/2020 at 21:23, SimM said:

Is the interface box just providing more ports because a Celestron Mount has 1/2 extra sockets compare to a Skywatcher?

The interface box supplied with the Skywatcher version translates the commands between the Nexstar handset and the Skywatcher mcb. The two units would otherwise be incompatible.