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Old 03-07-2012, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by silv View Post
ah, Rob, an answer with a quick fix :-))

I have a film canister with a hole. ... am a bit scared I might make matters worse with my two left thumbs and those screws everywhere....
I use the hole in the end cap and / or the laser method to collimate my newtonian. The first time was pretty hit and miss and took a while before I got it right. For me, a well collimated scope makes all the difference. With practice it will only take a minute to collimate your scope.

Read up on how to do it and give it a go. When you get used to looking through a well aligned setup you will develop a low tolerance to poor collimation.
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