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Old 18-09-2006, 08:19 AM
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There is an important difference which makes the barlowed laser method much more reliable than using the laser on its own:

It is insensitive to misalignment of the laser in its housing, and the housing in the focuser. You can loosen and jiggle around the laser in the focuser and the back-projection of the centre spot will not move. Its position depends only on collimation of the mirrors.
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