Daniel, I bought Bob's Knobs for my Ultima 2000 (a souped-up C8), the best decision I made, besides buying it in the first place. The knobs allow you to collimate by yourself, a little difficult to do with a screwdriver. I highly recommend that you buy them - you won't regret it. One tip about collimating that I learned from Don Colton: Use the highest power eyepiece or eyepiece and Barlow combination that you have. The results will be much better than using a low power setup. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Holmes Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 7:11 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Next time someone complains about collimating. . . Funny you say that Joe. I'm not dyslexic, but my grandfather (now I wonder if he was dyslexic) taught me to tie my shoes on a trip to Disneyland a year or two before he died. I was 5 years old, and he didn't teach me the 'standard' way--he taught me the way you describe. A few years later, I learned the 'standard' way, but I still tie them the way he taught me...it's only one of 3 or 4 memories I have of him, so it's kinda my way of keeping him in my mind. Back to collimating though--do the Bob's Knobs help out when collimating an SCT? I'm looking for ways to make collimating Dad's scope a bit easier. The first time we tried (at Bryce) it was a disaster. Second time worked perfectly though. Dan On Jul 25, 2010, at 10:26 PM, Joe Bauman wrote:
As a dyslexic, tying shoelaces the standard way is a trick I never mastered. Ever since I was a kid my solution was to make two loops (per shoe, one per lace) and tie them together with one or two granny knots. And collimating is a nightmare for me. -- Best wishes, Joe
--- On Sun, 7/25/10, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Next time someone complains about collimating . . . To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Sunday, July 25, 2010, 10:18 PM
Who complains about collimating? It's like tying shoe-laces. ;o)
On 7/25/10, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
Imagine collimating this . . .
http://www.hermanusastronomy.co.za/newsflash-articles/late-light-reveals-wha t-space-is-made-of/
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