[SIZE="Normal"]As many of us beginner tribe know the sky conditions for many astronomy wannabes are pretty bad because we live in the city and too much air pollution making the job of collimation difficult. For some our equipment is pretty bad, maybe no motorized tracking. Maybe it is totally out of alignment and every star looks like Hale-Bopp. Collimation is kind of hard to describe, well, easy to describe, but hard to explain the practical steps to do it. Like many things in life, you don't get it until you do it. So how can you do it with all the above?
-- Artificial Star? Yes! Then no need to chase the star with that 12mm eyepiece.
-- Step by Step instructions? Yes!
-- Here's how: Just read this wonderful article:[/SIZE]
[SIZE="Large"]SCT Collimation under Adverse Circumstances[/SIZE]
By Greg Nowell - 6/27/2009
Link: http://www.astromart.com/reviews/article.asp?article_id=718
Thanks a million Greg!
Roger
-- Artificial Star? Yes! Then no need to chase the star with that 12mm eyepiece.
-- Step by Step instructions? Yes!
-- Here's how: Just read this wonderful article:[/SIZE]
[SIZE="Large"]SCT Collimation under Adverse Circumstances[/SIZE]
By Greg Nowell - 6/27/2009
Link: http://www.astromart.com/reviews/article.asp?article_id=718
Thanks a million Greg! Roger
