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- Title
Kitchen table collimation of a Cassegrain-type reflector.
- Authors
Slater, Russell
- Abstract
The article discusses the steps for kitchen table collimation of a Cassegrain-type reflector. The steps discussed include arranging the telescope horizontally on a flat surface facing the collimation target such that the distance between the two can be varied easily by sliding the telescope, determining the centre of curvature of the primary mirror by looking into the telescope and moving closer or further away and checking the target is still reasonably square to the telescope.
- Subjects
CASSEGRAINIAN telescopes; REFLECTING telescopes; CURVATURE; MIRRORS; OPTICAL instruments
- Publication
Journal of the British Astronomical Association, 2015, Vol 125, Issue 5, p281
- ISSN
0007-0297
- Publication type
Article