Re: [APML] Newt owners - heads up!

[Tom Orff <torff@sunlink.net>]

Hi Rich,

At 09:10 PM 2/26/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>III.   ANOTHER QUESTION!!!! :) Coming from the refractor and SCT world, 
>i've never done a collimation on a newt. What does the group (the
>SYNDICATE!!!) recommend for a collimator and do you have any tips?

I like using a laser collimator. I can usually get my scope right on when I 
use one. I tried the cheap sight tubes (or what ever you want to call them) 
that usually come with one of the commercially made newts (they call it a 
collimation tool - I call it a waste, but that's my opinion - I can 
collimate my scope in a few minutes and it took me 20 with their "tool").

Just my thoughts...

TOM




Tom Orff
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