Organizing Astronomy Gear
Over the snowy Mother's Day weekend, I spent a little bit of time sorting out and organizing some of my astronomy gear indoors in this warmth. The priority was to find a way to organize a bunch of eyepieces. Fortunately, I have been sticking to putting together specific mini sets so it is not like I have a scattered selection of mismatched eyepieces. I've been purposely purchasing eyepieces that will fit my specific needs... including staying within financial limits. I have stuck with a plan of putting together small cases for grab-and-go use. It will be easy to grab one of these cases and a small telescope if I'm in a hurry to see something. Each zippered case is approximately 6"x9" and 2" deep. I put together a small set of GSO Plossls. These are quite inexpensive but are pretty good eyepieces. With each set, I included a 2.5x Barlow lens so I only included long, wide view eyepieces with long eye relief. I wear eyeglasses so my prima