#collimation

[dog-in-space]

Got my Telescope!! Its a used Solomark Polaris 130EQ. I uhh don't know how to use it. Yet. The finderscope came with a popped out/loose lens so I don't really know what to do about that and it seems really hard to find things without using it... Also I have no idea how to collimate a telescope... I keep watching videos and I'm still lost. I know what screws and stuff to mess with but I haven't gotten the hang of it. Yet...

I knew there would be a learning curve aha...

[ourwitching]

Hundreds of years from now, the story of humanity’s inevitable spread across the solar system...

[ourwitching]

Hundreds of years from now, the story of humanity’s inevitable spread across the solar system...

[ourwitching]

Hundreds of years from now, the story of humanity’s inevitable spread across the solar system...

[captandoelcosmos-blog]

While I wait for my self-centering adapter, I thought that maybe I can center my Cheshire collimation tool perfectly if I wrap the barrel in a few inches of Teflon. Now, I gently "screw" the Cheshire into the 1.25" to 2" adapter, so it holds snug only by friction and there no need to tighten the compression ring bolt (and push the Cheshire off-center). Is this a good idea? Opinions welcomed. #collimation #dyi #telescope #ideas #astronomy #astrophotography #puertorico (at Isabela, Puerto Rico) https://www.instagram.com/captandoelcosmos/p/BvfHdKFgoL-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=knm7ihi8x9b0

[forest-garden-poultry]

DIY Table Top Binocular Collimator - The Experiment

DIY Table Top Binocular Collimator. The Experiment

...and here’s the experiment proper and we get our kitchen table back!! love Sue and Andy xxxx

[forest-garden-poultry]

DIY Table Top Binocular Collimator - Modifications to Method/Apparatus

DIY Table Top Binocular Collimator Part 2 Modifications

As with all experiments - there are trials, tribulations and modifications. All the very best, Sue and Andy xxxx