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Help needed with Meade 102ed In MAINE??

Started by davyjo314, 03/23/2006 04:31PM
Posted 03/23/2006 04:31PM | Edited 03/23/2006 04:31PM Opening Post
I have a Meade 102 ed which I have tried to collimate without success. I spent an hour trained on Polaris with a 6mm UO ortho and couldn't get the image anywhere near good. I presume the problem lies with the centering of the rear ED lens.

My question? Is there anyone in Maine with experience adjusting these lens'? I live in Thomaston and would love to get some help. I have the directions from the Meade Yahoo group, but pushing a glass element around in a lens cell sounds much more finicky than using the push-pull screws on the collimation ring.

Thanks for any response from anyone, even words of encouragement or discouragement.
Dave