cosmic dave Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) If the mirrors on a newtonian are out will you get any sort of image in the eyepiece ? Ive only ever used refractors before and I cant get my newt to focus. added 2 mins after posting, oops wrong section of forum sorry !!! Edited January 11, 2012 by cosmic dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 You need to collimate your newt, basically line up the primary and secondary mirrors. If they are way out then your image will look terrible but you should still get an image of some sort. There are plenty of tutorials on collimation but the best one is here: />http://www.propermotion.com/jwreed/ATM/Collimate/Chesire.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Ive done all that mick but cant focus the scope, thinking of trying a laser collimater ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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