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[ATM] First Light!
The weather cleared up in Brewster, NY today.
I took my telescope outside and the fun began.
I had seriously misjudged where to mount my mirror (or where to drill the focuser hole) I remounted the mirror twice before I was able to focus properly, eventually moving the mirror about eight 1/4 inches further up the tube, but now it focuses in the middle of the focuser travel.
Stars were pinpoint with four diffraction spikes. Mars was great with a fifteen mm eyepiece, I actually saw some surface detail. I will star test later this evening after the telescope adjusts to the outdoor temprature.
The mount does not travel to the zenith. I can correct that by adjusting the balance point.
Francis J. O'Reilly
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