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Originally Posted by Ian Robinson
Why so snappy .... ? 
If you aren't interested why read it ?
BTW : beginners have to start somewhere , maybe you've forgotten how it was for you as new beginner with telescopes , and to get the good oil from Google you've got to know the right key words to use and have some background knowhow so you can filter out all the useless crap that google spits out to find the gems of info you need. May not be such an easy job for someone who's not yet got sufficient backgound knowledge and is at bottom of that S shaped learning curve. Give the guy a break , and others who come here looking for help as beginners. |
Why read it? In case I learn something new. And, also, because I suffer from a mild case of traffic accident syndrome.
Beginners have to start somewhere, that's right. I help when and where I can. Admittedly, it isn't all too often where I can as my knowledge is severely lacking.
I remember when I bought my first telescope; I did plenty of research online and then made a decision based upon where I wanted to go with the hobby. This was about 3 years ago, prior to joining this forum.
As for knowing what to Google for, that's a non-issue, as all the information has been provided in the preceding posts (and is also available through the search tool on this site). How hard can it possibly be to Google "collimation tutorial" or "collimation guide", or even, in this case, "what is collimation"?
Anyway, there's absolutely no excuse for laziness.