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Old 17-11-2013, 10:04 AM
philipheaven (Philip)
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Hi Timbo,
I've been reading your issues with laser collimation with some confusion. A laser collimator should really be the quickest, easiest and most accurate way to collimate a reflector. I would trust a laser beam much more than trying to do it by sight alone.

I've never heard of a laser collimated being 'uncollimated.' Laser collimators are simply lasers housed inside a 1.25mm eyepiece. They are aligned in factory and are almost exact (if you buy a good quality one). You insert them in your scope as you would an eyepiece, and then rely on the beam which reflects off the primary and secondary and back onto the target of the laser collimator itself to align the mirrors.

What laser collimator have you been using? In what way is it not consistent? A good laser collimator should allow you to align both the primary and the secondary mirrors.

This is the laser collimator I use.

http://www.bintel.com.au/Accessories...oductview.aspx

I collimate my telescope at the beginning of every observing session, as my telescope never holds perfect collimation after being moved. I've never come across a reflector that holds collimation perfectly from observing session to observing session.
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