One-on-one Collimating help wanted!

[bond19]

Anyone in or near the Blackpool area who has good knowledge of collimating a newtonian scope?

I've tried following online and other written / video resources but I really want to learn first hand from someone in the know.

If you're willing to meet and show me how, I would be most grateful. Please PM to discuss 

Thanks (and mods feel free to move this thread to appropriate place)

Chris 

[Moonshane]

Have you tried my guide http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/197640-collimation-and-star-hopping/

I am in Stockport so a bit far I suppose.

[Cjg]

Hi Chris,

Am sure BADAS can help.

http://www.blackpoolastronomy.org.uk/ if you tweet then https://twitter.com/badas_tweets is your link; Claire Smith might be the tweeter.

Good luck,

Chris

[Dave In Vermont]

This is one of the best guides I've seen. And it's by a member here:

http://www.astro-baby.com/collimation/astro%20babys%20collimation%20guide.htm

I'm sure a local astronomy club will be a valuable asset for a great many things beyond your learning collimation. In short order, you'll be the person who helps others master collimation.

Clear Skies & Aligned Optics,

Dave

[bond19]

BADAS should be able to assist. I'll try them. 

Thanks for the help folks 

[bond19]

Shane I did try your guide and it did help. I'm stuck getting with the secondary and getting this into position?

[bond19]

Dave I'll take a look and thank you.

[Moonshane]

The secondary has the least impact on views and is the most fiddly. If it looks approximately round and approximately in the middle of the drawtube when you just look down it then you won't be far off. Most people really worry about the secondary unnecessarily.

Are you at SGLX?

[bond19]

I'm not at SGLX Shane. I have re-collimated everything and it all appears quite accurate. I'll let you all know how it holds up once I get chance to get under the stars.

[lensman57]

Anyone in or near the Blackpool area who has good knowledge of collimating a newtonian scope?

I've tried following online and other written / video resources but I really want to learn first hand from someone in the know.

If you're willing to meet and show me how, I would be most grateful. Please PM to discuss 

Thanks (and mods feel free to move this thread to appropriate place)

Chris 

I don't know about your scope but with my SW 150 PDS I can not get the secondary reflection centred in the focusing tube as if the stalk is too long. I have left it for now but I had this crazy idea of machining 5 mm of the stalk and see what happens. I have a slightly better experience of my Quattro 8s.

Regards,

A.G