> The instructions says
>that after the first alignment the target./artificial star is no longer
>needed but I could not see how this worked considering I couldn't put the
>paper spot on the wedge of the laser. Maybe some of the others on this
>list could give me some ideas plus..............what do they see on the
>return laser spot??? Do you see the small inner dot of the laser on the
>wedge????

The only way to take of this that I can think of is to actually
SLIGHTLY decollimate the laser diode. This would not affect the
collimation process as the light being directed back to the target is
unaffected by slight misalignment of the diode. This would put the
return beam onto the face of the collimator.

Doing this would mean that the laser could not be used on a Newtonian though.

Jim Kendrick


http://www.kendrick-studio.com

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