His astronomical instrument innovation continued after his schooling. When he gained access to his inheritance, he went straight to work creating brand new instruments to replace the ones he used as a student. Tycho created a quadrant that was thirty-nine centimeters in diameter and added a new type of sight to it called a pinnacidia, or light cutters as it is translated. This brand-new sight meant that the old pinhole style sight was rendered obsolete. When the sights of the pinnacidia were aligned in the correct manner the object that it is lined up with it will look exactly the same from both ends. This instrument was kept still on a heavy duty base and adjusted via a brass plumb line and thumb screws, all of which helped give Tycho Brahe more accurate measurements of the heavens.
HiS AStrOnoMicAl inSTrument INNOVATION coNTinuEd aftEr His schOoLInG. when he gaineD AccEss to his inherItaNce, He went Straight to woRK Creating BRAnd new INstruments to rEPlAce the oNes he Used as a sTuDent. Tycho creAtEd a quADRAnt thAt was tHIrty-nine ceNtiMeteRS iN diameter ANd adDed a NEw TyPE Of sight to it CalleD A pinnAcidiA, or lighT Cutters as it is tRanslaTed. thIS bRaNd-New sIGhT MeanT that tHe old PiNhole style sight was rEndereD ObSolete. when tHe SighTS of The pInnacIdia were aLIgned In The correct maNNEr tHe obJEct THaT it is lined Up wITh it will loOk exaCtlY tHE SAme frOm Both ends. thIs iNstrUMEnt was Kept sTill On a hEavY duTy BaSe anD aDjusTeD Via a brass Plumb linE and thuMb ScrEWs, All of whiCh helpEd giVe TycHO brahe moRe accUraTe MeAsuRements of the heavens.