LED Collimator 2" TS-Optics for RC telescopes and others
The collimator is compatible with almost all popular optical systems and allows clean daylight collimation. We especially recommend the collimator for all Cassegrain type telescopes such as Schmidt-Cassegrain, RC, Dall-Kirkham and other similar types of telescopes. The collimator is very accurate and the collimation result is mostly independent of the inclination.
Collimation of Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes and similar systems
It is well known that collimating an RC is not an easy thing to do. It is usually necessary to use it at night on a star. Thanks to the collimator TS, it is possible to obtain an ideal daylight collimation result that is comparable with the collimator Takahashi. Thus, you always have an optimally collimated RC telescope at hand at night. At the same time, collimation is easy and can be performed by anyone. But it is important that the secondary mirror of your telescope has a center mark. To do this, just follow the steps below:
Preparation:
Place the optical tube on a table or place the telescope on the mount in a horizontal position. It is useful to point the telescope at a homogeneous bright surface (paper, house wall, ...). Now put the collimator in the 2" receptacle of your focuser. It is helpful if you direct the labeling to the collimating screws, this makes the job easier. Press your hand lightly from the rear against the collimator. You are now sure that the collimator is optimally positioned in the focuser. Now tighten the locking screws slightly. Then switch the collimator on in Newtonian/reflector mode (red LEDs). Now look through the hole.
If the image looks like this, you can stop the collimation process, your telescope is optimally adjusted and ready for the night.
General features:
♦ The corrector allows collimation of almost all optical systems with high precision.
♦ Suitable for all 2" receivers with 2" precision barrel to avoid tilt.
♦ LEDs are powered by 2 standard 1.5V AA batteries (batteries are not included)
♦ We recommend the collimator mainly for RC telescopes, Cassegrains and Schmidt Cassegrains as long as they have a center mark on their secondary mirror. Thus a superior collimation state of the telescope can be achieved even in daylight.
LED collimator 2" TS-Optics for RC and other telescopes
