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Old 07-10-2010, 08:32 AM
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If you are interested in the reason, refer to the attachment. It all comes down to perspective. We see the secondary mirror from two different perspectives. The first perspective is through the focuser where it would typically look circular and concentric. The second perspective is through the bottom of the mirror. The secondary mirror will look dark from that perspective. This is the image that we see shifted.
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