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Edited by Don W (02/17/08 01:17 PM) Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon Collimating a Reflector Telescope [Re: Tom L]       #560812 - 08/15/05 11:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Everything you want to know about collimating a Reflector. Collimating a Reflector Telescope -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon Mirror Cleaning [Re: Tom L]       #560813 - 08/15/05 11:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mirror Cleaning -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon Rotating Rings [Re: Tom L]       #560816 - 08/15/05 11:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rotating Rings -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon Secondary Mirror Alignment [Re: Tom L]       #560817 - 08/15/05 11:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Secondary Mirror Alignment -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon Help Me Understand What Wave Error Is [Re: Tom L]       #560818 - 08/15/05 11:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Help Me Understand What Wave Error Is -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon Refractor vs. Reflector [Re: Tom L]       #562052 - 08/16/05 09:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   a Must read by anyone! Refractor vs. Reflector -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon How To Get Optimum Performance [Re: Tom L]       #562058 - 08/16/05 09:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   How To Get Optimum Performance -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon Planetary Starmaster [Re: Tom L]       #568527 - 08/21/05 11:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Planetary Starmaster -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon Latest Dob Buyer's Guide [Re: Tom L]       #576973 - 08/27/05 11:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   March 2006 Dob Buyer's Guide: Dob Buyer's Guide for March, 2006 -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Edited by Tom L (03/04/06 02:41 PM) Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon My Ideal Dob Parameters [Re: Tom L]       #643225 - 10/15/05 01:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My Ideal Dob Parameters -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon A Question On Collimation Theory [Re: Tom L]       #702993 - 11/25/05 12:58 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   A Question On Collimation Theory -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon Collimation Anxiety [Re: Tom L]       #729925 - 12/14/05 03:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Collimation Anxiety -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       miniventures Something Else Reged: 09/13/03 Posts: 11064 Loc: Powell Butte, Central Oregon Easy to Build $12.00 GO-TO/Setting circles [Re: Tom L]       #1092692 - 08/13/06 03:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   One of our members came up with an easy to make "push-to" idea that works very well. Thanks, Carol! Degree Circles $12.00 Go-TO -------------------- LarryC Volunteer http://www.sunrivernaturecenter.org Edited by miniventures (08/13/06 05:50 PM) Post Extras:       Tom L Reged: 01/07/04 Posts: 29817 Loc: Sunny Oregon Coma and Collimation tolerences [Re: miniventures]       #1130867 - 09/03/06 11:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   From Don... Coma and Collimation tolerences -------------------- Tom Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount Post Extras:       Don W Postmaster Reged: 05/19/03 Posts: 13244 Loc: Wisconsin, USA Re: Coma and Collimation tolerences [Re: Tom L]       #2198058 - 02/17/08 01:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The Degree Circle Thread: Degree Circles Link to PDF Degree Circle Thread: Degree Circle PDF Post Extras:       Don W Postmaster Reged: 05/19/03 Posts: 13244 Loc: Wisconsin, USA Re: Coma and Collimation tolerences [Re: Don W]       #2198070 - 02/17/08 01:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Link to use of Catseye Collimation tools: Catseye Collimation Tools Post Extras:       Don W Postmaster Reged: 05/19/03 Posts: 13244 Loc: Wisconsin, USA Re: Coma and Collimation tolerences [Re: Don W]       #2310823 - 04/07/08 10:39 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Collimation of Meade Schmidt-Newtonians. Collimation of Meade Schmidt Newtonians -------------------- Don Wyman Obsession 18" f/4.5 #1166 W/Argo Navis DSC and Torus Primary William Optics Megrez 90 Coronado PST Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 6 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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