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Old 05-04-2019, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by codemonkey View Post
Not your eyes mate, unless it's mine too. That's what I was referring to when I said that I thought the collimation was out. I don't think it's guiding; it doesn't line up with either ra or dec. I think it's also slightly worse towards the top left than the bottom right. I've had similar issues in the past that I believe were were caused by the mirror sticking to one of the cork pads which may cause astigmatism and might also lead to a bit of collimation shift. Last time I noticed the mirror was stuck on the pad I was seeing shift, which was resolved after freeing the mirror from the pad. Thinking I should replace the pads, or the cell entirely, not sure what with though.
Phew, thought I was needing collimation myself

These newts are certainly high maintenance

It's a beauty despite the (very slight) wonkiness!
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