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Re: [ATM] Help in moving my secondary



An alternative to moving the secondary or moving the primary would be to use
a low profile focuser.



Don Clement

Running Springs, California

http://www.clementfocuser.com



> Hello Everyone -
>
> I would like to upgrade my focuser, but to do that i will need to move my
> secondary 1" closer to the primary. MY scope is a 10" f/7 and has a 1.53 "
> secondary. I measured the distance from the center dot of the primary to
the
> center dot of the secondary and it is approx 61" +/- 1/4". My question is
this -
> will I be messing up anything in the light path by moving the secondary 1"
> closer? will the light cone overflow the secondary if it is 1" closer to
the
> primary? I do not know much about these things and am using terminology I
have
> gleaned from reading this list so I hope and am stating things correctly.
>
> Thanks for your help -

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