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Originally Posted by noeyedeer
I did defocus to see how bad it was out of collimation and by the website it looks like it's only tube currents .. even after a few hours. defocused, stars looked more like this \\|// ... with the star under the | ...(if that makes sense)
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When you use the defocus method to check collimation you need to use a high magnification eyepiece on a bright star to see the "airy discs" properly(I use a 6mm on my 8" f6 newt to check collimation)
Rick