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Old 03-08-2006, 02:44 PM
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SCT focus

Just a quick question to remove any doubt.

With a newt it's pretty easy to see which way the focuser is moving and therefore gauge what is inside and outside focus.

But, assuming you have a star sharply in focus in the eyepiece of an SCT, which way do you turn the stock focuser knob to take the image inside and outside focus?

It was my understanding a clockwise rotation achieves inside focus, and vice-versa. Is this right?

Thanks guys
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