Now that's some excitement there, Chris!
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Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
If you have a fast newtonian, or I suspect ANY telescope would suit, then I thoroughly recommend the Pentax XF 8.5mm Eyepiece for only $229. I bought mine from Frontier Optics and it arrived very well packed and in no time flat and Bintel also sell this for the same price. (I have no affiliation with either dealer)
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Perhaps I should get one of these Pentax thingies? Be better than my Vixen LVs, I expect.
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Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
This is where it gets EVEN easier! Because the secondary mirror is visible from the outside of the tube, the primary return spot on the secondary mirror is quite noticable and can be adjusted extremely easily using the primary mirror screws by looking at the two dots and "homing" the return spot back onto the initial spot coming from the laser. Try doing that with a solid tube!!!
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Yes, I spotted this with a 16" strut and thought - that's neat! (Yes, no easy way to do that with a solid tube!)