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Originally Posted by erick
$195! Gulp! Are you visual observing with a 8" GSO (or similar) reflector? Are you doing any collimation at all at the moment?
However, I'll jump ahead and suggest that you grab the cheap 1.25" Cheshire ($35) and use that. (I'd even pull the cross hairs out! But that is me  Crosshairs in a short tube are a bit too much, I think).) I reckon that Cheshire will get you started, may well do all you need, and there are no batteries to go flat on you! If you use it after dark, you will need to shine your red light onto the 45 deg surface to see. |
no collimation done since I got it a couple of months ago. Have been concentrating on getting my drift alignment right etc.
I know that $195 is alot - but one thing I cannot stand is buying something cheap, only to wish a month later that I had bought the 'good' one.
But I think that I may take your advice and start with the cheshire.
Thanks
Adam