Meade LightBridge 16 Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 10)

Looking a

t or near the

Sun will cause irreversable dama

ge to your eye.

Do not point

this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

5. Bring the star's image slowly in and out of focus until you see several disks sur-

rounding the star's center

. If steps 1 through 3 were done correctly, you will see con-

centric (centered with respect to each other) circles (

1, Fig. F).

An improperly collimated instrument will reveal oblong or elongated circles (

2, Fig.F).

Adjust the 3 collimating screws on the primary mirror housing until the circles are con-

centric on either side of the focus.

In summary, the adjustment screws on the plastic diagonal mirror housing change the

tilt of the secondary mirror so that it is correctly centered in the focuser drawtube, and

so that the primary mirror appears centered when looking into the focuser.

The 3 collimating knobs on the primary mirror change the tilt of the primary mirror so

that it reflects the light directly up the center of the drawtube.

Fig. F: Correct (1) and incorrect (2) collimation as viewed during a star test.

1 2 ... 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ... 23 24

No comments

Meade LightBridge 16 Instruction Manual Page 10