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Originally Posted by iceman
So I checked it, and it was about 1/2 a turn out!  Maybe the images would've came out even better if collimation was checked. 
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these are rippa mike, well done.
i will take some time and digest. when you say raw, do you mean raw mode or simply a stacked image, no wavelets as bird was alluding to the other day.
on collimation, what alerted you to check when viewing it in the eyepiece? gut feel, or the view itself, or "****, i forgot and i better check"?
with mine, with temps under control and each night giving me experience and feel for seeing, collimation is one thing i want to stay on top off. As i focus on stars, i always note the way it focuses. With mars last night, i try and looked at a defocussed mars in the centre of the field of view and make sure it looks loveley and concentric.
The final test i spose is like a on the run visual on a planet, is there something about a planet in good seeing that can say "collimation is off a tad!"