Re: A little collimation

Jan Owen wrote:
"Joe S." <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fdmqd902gf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Goes a long way.

Collimation is one of those things that may take a little, or a lot, of work to get perfect (and getting it perfect can make a WORLD of difference in your images)...

That's the way it is...

If you work at it all the time, most of the time, it will be no big deal... But there's no guarantee...

Do what you've gotta' do, and you will be rewarded with fine images... If you don't take the time to do it right (or allow sufficient time to reach thermal equilibration), you WON'T be rewarded... Your choice...

Again, to be clear, YOUR CHOICE...

Doesn't a laser collimator make it a lot easier, by allowing you to see the effects of your adjustments to the primary mirror without actually looking through the eyepiece?

--- Dave

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