daz01968 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 how do i collimate my skywatcher 1145p goto without a collimation tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Have you got an old 35mm film cannister you can put a 2mm hole in the middle of that or put a 2mm hole in the cap that goes in your focuser and just put a piece of insulation tape over it after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Heres a web pagehttp://www.lymax.com/cosmicone/collimator/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz01968 Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 Have you got an old 35mm film cannister you can put a 2mm hole in the middle of that or put a 2mm hole in the cap that goes in your focuser and just put a piece of insulation tape over it after.but how do i collimate, what do i have to do or look for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 now follow either of these guides and they will help youhttp://www.astro-baby.com/collimation/astro%20babys%20collimation%20guide.htmhttp://www.schlatter.org/Dad/Astronomy/collimate.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGC 1502 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 At the risk of confusing you with too many collimation guides, here's a good one.http://www.garyseronik.com/?q=node/169Regards, Ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalestris24 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 HiJust to say - don't! Unless you are really sure it needs to be collimated. It's only a small aperture newt with a short focal length so I suspect that, if it's new, it's unlikely to need collimating - unless you've dropped it or fiddled with it...Just a thought.Louise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 now follow either of these guides and they will help youhttp://www.astro-baby.com/collimation/astro%20babys%20collimation%20guide.htmhttp://www.schlatter.org/Dad/Astronomy/collimate.htmthanks for that, just read all the second guide and its very easy to understand. bookmarked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSkywatcher Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I agree with Louise. Why do you think it needs it?. Are you sure it needs it?. How are the views through the scope?.Maybe it does need it, maybe it doesnt. Can you stick a camera into the focuser and take a picture?. That will show if it really needs it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichM63 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I've just posted elsewhere, but following from Paul ^¨Look at the pics in this post.You will see what I started with and what I finished with.Note that the secondary was visibly and measurably out in my case.http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/214784-focuser-alignment-issue-on-a-10-newt/#entry2300099But you really need to be sure that things are off before tweaking.Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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