Hi all,
Back some time ago I started a thread about collimators (thanks to all who responded). After an extremely long move I have settled in to the families new digs and am ready to set my dob back up for some action. I have decided to get a chesire collimator (as opposed to a laser), but I am uncertain as to whether there is one that is better than the other as the prices for these vary somewhat. So, to make a long question longer here is where I hope to get some help.
Is there any major differences between chesire collimators? If so, which is the preferred piece?
The only "complete" collimation set I have found is the Tectron set. This set contains the sight tube, chesire and the auto-collimator. It runs $115. As I am on a budget is this set worth the money (a chesire alone runs somewhere between $30 and $50 depending on where you get it)? Will a cheshire alone get me where I need to be for the short term and I can acquire other pieces later?
I have a 12.5" f/5 discovery dob.
Thanks for the input,
Chas
Back some time ago I started a thread about collimators (thanks to all who responded). After an extremely long move I have settled in to the families new digs and am ready to set my dob back up for some action. I have decided to get a chesire collimator (as opposed to a laser), but I am uncertain as to whether there is one that is better than the other as the prices for these vary somewhat. So, to make a long question longer here is where I hope to get some help.
Is there any major differences between chesire collimators? If so, which is the preferred piece?
The only "complete" collimation set I have found is the Tectron set. This set contains the sight tube, chesire and the auto-collimator. It runs $115. As I am on a budget is this set worth the money (a chesire alone runs somewhere between $30 and $50 depending on where you get it)? Will a cheshire alone get me where I need to be for the short term and I can acquire other pieces later?
I have a 12.5" f/5 discovery dob.
Thanks for the input,
Chas
