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Old 19-01-2015, 11:55 PM
gb_astro
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Originally Posted by Renato1 View Post
My Cheshire eyepiece says it's collimated, and after it has cooled down, the telescope has delivered more detail on Jupiter than I've ever seen in any other telescope.

And my aperture mask has a 6", a 5" and a 4" hole cut out of it, corresponding to f/11, f/13, f/16, and each gives me a perfect bullseye pattern on a defocused star and very slight flare on the outer ring in the direction of the mirror's outer edge.

How can it not be collimated correctly?

The only difference from it and most other telescopes, is that the secondary isn't held in four spider vanes, but on a hemispherical arc/vane.
Regards,
Renato
Renato what is the appearance of the out of focus star image with no aperture stop on?
You are placing the test star very near the center of your eyepiece's field of view?

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