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Old 11-04-2012, 09:55 AM
E_ri_k (Erik)
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Collimating

Hey guys. Again I have another question about collimating my 10" Newtonian....

I am using a Glatter laser and TuBlug which are working great.

I notice that when the scope moves, the collimation shifts, usually quite a bit. You can hear the primary mirror shift around sometimes and "clunk", when moving from on part of the sky to another.

Is this normal? Should I tighten things up a little. Obviously there has to be a small clearance between the mirror and the clips, but I'm not really confident to remove the mirror from the OTA to check, in case I stuff something up...

Thanks.
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