I have used a shiny round christmas tree ornament on a film canister in my yard , reflecting the sun, for rough collimation after a reassembly on an SCT during the day.
I have also tried a pin hole in a film canister with bright light inside or beaming a laser measure through an eyepiece at a target. The shiny ornament worked more easily.
For complete collimation however, a star at night gives the best results if you don’t happen to have a Hotech laser collimator.
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Originally Posted by Bobbyoutback
The reason for an artificial star is as you alluded to' is ease of testing , I want
to tweak my scopes for best collimation .
Cheers
Bobby
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