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Old 22-08-2021, 08:34 AM
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The vast majority of laser collimators arrive needing collimation themselves, and before one may be used to collimate a telescope. If the laser is mis-collimated, mis-collimating of the telescope itself may occur.

I use passive tools to collimate my reflectors, and with excellent results. I have a laser-collimator myself, but I don't care for it. Conversely, others swear by them, particularly whilst employed within the barlowed-laser technique.

Passive tools consist of sight-tubes, Cheshires and collimation-caps...

https://garyseronik.com/a-beginners-...o-collimation/

https://garyseronik.com/collimation-...what-you-dont/

If you want to use a laser-collimator, do make certain that it's collimated...

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...ser+collimator

Then, as you go up in magnification, up to the highest powers of which a given aperture is capable, the telescope has to work harder to produce sharp, pleasing images, therefore the collimation should be as precise as the mechanics of the telescope will allow.
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