I'm hoping that one of you good people can assist with this telescope that a colleague at work asked if I could take a look to see about the fuzzy image.
It's a little Tasco Catadioptric which at first glance looks like a normal reflector, but it has the glass at the top as well as a mystery little gizmo that seems to flick out a small mirror into the tube.
Details: Tasco 13T, D=4.5", F=1000mm, f / 8.7
It is quite solidly built, all metal (even the dust cap!), I think it has an equatorial mount.
Can I collimate this like a normal reflector?
What the heck is the gizmo on the side for?
Any other thoughts/comments?