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Old 03-10-2008, 03:02 PM
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rmcpb (Rob)
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Dave,

Don't get too hooked up on the collimation thing. We often talk about it a bit too much for beginners and put them off. Make sure your secondary is centred in the focuser and square to the axis (it will look round). Stick in the laser and centre the dot on your primary then adjust the primary to get the laser light to come back to the centre of the laser. That will get you going and let you really enjoy that amazing instrument you have bought. As you get more experienced the collimation will get better over time.

Just enjoy it!!!!
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