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Old 04-05-2020, 02:52 PM
glend (Glen)
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Originally Posted by billdan View Post
I like that idea, you could go even further and motorise the collimation screws. Then your PC or electronic device adjusts the mirrors more accurately and quicker than we can.

For the secondary we could deploy three motorised flexi-drive cables with screws attached for collimating.
For the primary a gear bolted onto the collimation screws, and a motor geared to turn the screw (in/out).
Bill I guess that could work for a Newt, but other types ma6be not. Come to thinking it, how do they collimate the Hubble? Surely it might need checking now and then.
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