· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Announcements and News >> Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Olivier Biot Amused Reged: 04/25/05 Loc: 51°N (Belgium) Collimation And The Newtonian Telescope V.4       #4818435 - 09/20/11 03:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Collimation And The Newtonian Telescope (version 4) By Don Pensack. Post Extras:       jrbarnett Eyepiece Hooligan Reged: 02/28/06 Loc: Petaluma, CA Re: Collimation And The Newtonian Telescope V.4 [Re: Olivier Biot]       #4818747 - 09/20/11 05:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Fantastic piece, Don! - Jim Post Extras:       Roy McCoy Pooh-Bah Reged: 10/13/05 Loc: Glendale, AZ Re: Collimation And The Newtonian Telescope V.4 [Re: jrbarnett]       #4819900 - 09/21/11 11:31 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Don, Your ability to write matches Jason's and Jim's ability to illustrate. Great piece! Roy Post Extras:       Jeff Morgan Post Laureate Reged: 09/28/03 Loc: Prescott, AZ Re: Collimation And The Newtonian Telescope V.4 [Re: Olivier Biot]       #4820348 - 09/21/11 03:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great article Don with clear descriptions and illustrations. Post Extras:       Starman1 Vendor (EyepiecesEtc.com) Reged: 06/24/03 Loc: Los Angeles Re: Collimation And The Newtonian Telescope V.4 [Re: Jeff Morgan]       #4820364 - 09/21/11 04:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Jim, Roy and Jeff. I got a lot of feedback after version 3, and some of the clarifications and re-writes became version 4. I'm not satisfied with the text in a couple places, and I've gotten requests to add laser collimation to the article, so there will be a version 5. Post Extras:       Starman1 Vendor (EyepiecesEtc.com) Reged: 06/24/03 Loc: Los Angeles Re: Collimation And The Newtonian Telescope V.4 [Re: Starman1]       #5348872 - 08/02/12 03:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm bumping this thread because I've gotten a lot of requests for this article recently. Post Extras:       bilgebay Post Laureate Reged: 11/06/08 Loc: Türkiye - Istanbul and Marmari... Re: Collimation And The Newtonian Telescope V.4 [Re: Starman1]       #5349775 - 08/03/12 06:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Fantastic! Newtonian scopes keep increasing in my inventory and your article will be my bedside reading for a while. I need to read it and apply the instructions several times before the whole procedure becomes second nature to me. Laser instructions will be greatly appreciated as well. I have both Glatter and Catseye tools now and started playing with them already. The views through my Newtonians are much better now. I must confess, the Paracorr II made a huge improvement as well. Would you be able to delve into collimation with Paracorr in the focuser as well? Thanks a lot for this great write up! Post Extras:       Americal super member Reged: 09/14/07 Loc: Under the L. A. lightdome Re: Collimation And The Newtonian Telescope V.4 [Re: Olivier Biot]       #5357903 - 08/08/12 11:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Don well thought out piece. This much is never available in one place. I'm just rehabbing my 8" so it'll be put to use. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 2 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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