>At this point I am suggesting that the tube used to hold the laser be screwed
>very firmly to the back plate of the telescope. I am also making an
experimental
>mounting tube with a generous flanged foot and a very tight fit to the laser
>device to insure that the tube is mounted exactly parallel to the telescope's
>optical tube (the optical axis of the telescope)
>
>Sincerely -- Doc G

This has always bothered me.... If you screw the collimator to the back of
the scope, aren't you at the mercy of the ortagonality (sp?) of the rear
surface of that port? Does anyone take care in manufacturing so that the
surface is orthagonal? And of course, as soon as you screw anything else
to it to mount an eyepiece, all bets are off!

My vote would be to use the 2" version and put it in whatever will
eventually hold your eyepiece.


Paul Goelz
Rochester Hills, MI
pgoelz at eaglequest dot com
Videoastronomy and music web site:
http://www.eaglequest.com/~pgoelz

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