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With the TS Newtonian adjustment laser the exact collimation of your Newton telescope succeeds in a few minutes.
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With the TS Newtonian adjustment laser the exact collimation of your Newton telescope succeeds in a few minutes.
The 45° angled view port allows you to see the collimation progress from the rear of the telescope. Even large Newtonians can thus be easily collimated by a single person.
Fast Newtonian telescopes usually have a secondary mirror offset. This means that the secondary mirror is not perfectly in the center, but a few millimeters away from the focuser and towards the primary mirror. The offset is used so that the telescope illuminates the field of view more evenly. This offset makes collimation with classical collimation eyepieces (like a Cheshire) difficult. A laser collimator does not have any problem with offset, so collimation is much easier with the laser.
Step 1: Preparation
We recommend to turn the telescope so that the focuser will face up. Then you insert the laser into the 1.25" receptacle or 1.25" reducerwithout using the locking screws of your focuser. The laser will then sit on its CNC machined edge and you will achive a higher accuracy.
Step 2: Collimation of the secondary mirror
Bring the laser dot to the center of the primary mirror by using the collimation screws of the secondary mirror unit. A central mark in the middle of the primary mirror (see third image) is helpful.
Step 3: Primary mirror collimation
Turn the laser collimator so that you can see inside the 45° angled view port from the rear end of the telescope (already possible at step 1). Then use the primary mirror collimation screws until the returning laser dot hits the center of the laser.
Finished! Now your Newtonian is properly collimated and ready for a successful and joyful night of observing!
In the box:
Tecnhical Data:
Housing material: | Metal |
Ray color: | Red |
View of the reticle: | 45° |
Laser diode adjustable: | Yes |
Power supply: | 3x button cell V13GA/LR44 |
Barrel size: | 1.25" (long barrel) |