Re: Coma /Collimation

Bob Luffel (bobl@hpgrla.gr.hp.com)
Mon, 8 May 95 11:04:38 MDT

>
> I check the focuser alignment everytime I smash the focuser into something
> while carrying the scope.

Ouch!

> Seriously, I check it all the time. All you have to do is check the
> collimation with the focuser racked all the way in and all the way out.
>I have
> never seen my focuser move by itself, but it gives me a warm feeling to check
> it everytime anyways. Of course when building a scope, you must check this
> very carefully.
>

How does racking the focuser in/out catch focuser misalignment? Racking the focuser in/out does not change it's alignment - unless you have a really bad focuser.

I must be missing something here.

Bob L