writes:
>Friends,
>I was wondering...... when you watch an "out of focus star" on the
>image being displayed by imaging software (like CCDOPS) the star
>looks
>just like the defocused donut-star used for convintional collimation
>(in
>these laser-collimating days :)). I have two general questions:
>
>1) Can the displayed star be watched instead of looking in the
>eyepiece
>to achieve a rough and/or accurate collimation
>
>2) Is it possible that a software could be developed that used the
>image
>of an "out of focus star" tohelp the observer with collimation?
>
>I have absolutely NO knowledge in software programming and the second
>question is just an idea......

Yes to the first question and I don't know why you would need a program
for the second question. I guess you could use one with a Hartmann mask
and a program might help.................ric
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