How do you collimate you scope?
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- ilpavone2004
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How do you collimate you scope?
I use a laser but even with this tool it's quite difficult. I'm not able to collimate the scope always in the same way but i get always a different result.How do you collimate your scope skystef? And what about other people?
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- contrailwatcherUK
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Re: How do you collimate you scope?
I use the laser too, after I use it I take a look to see if it looks collimated and usually it looks a bit of a mess. But the photos come out OK, so I'm happy with it.
- ilpavone2004
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Re: How do you collimate you scope?
well if i collimate with the laser it looks like isn't collimated at my eye. If it's collimated at my eye it looks isn't collimated for the laser. What is better? my eye or the laser?
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Re: How do you collimate you scope?
I collimate it a few times a year with a simple cap with a hole in:
When the dot on the mirror fits in the hole by do some screwing, it's OK for me.
When the dot on the mirror fits in the hole by do some screwing, it's OK for me.
- contrailwatcherUK
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Re: How do you collimate you scope?
I think the laser, because someone told me that the scope isnt supposed to look accurate with the eye, especially with our biiiiiiig dobson scopesilpavone2004 wrote:well if i collimate with the laser it looks like isn't collimated at my eye. If it's collimated at my eye it looks isn't collimated for the laser. What is better? my eye or the laser?