aligning secondary

Chris Knight (cknight@awinc.com)
Thu, 20 Jul 95 22:41 PDT

I have a 8" f/7 mirror in a 10" ID tube. I am using a 1.3" secondary on a 4-vane spider. My problem is that I can't seem to be able to center the secondary in the focusser. The focusser is a 2-inch low profile with a 1.25" adapter. I've used the film canister trick, and made my own collimation tools, but I still can't get the secondary centered! Sorry, I can't afford a laser collimator, so that one's out. Can anyone help?