on 3/5/01 2:53 PM, Alan Voetsch wrote:

>> Each iteration takes a minute or so. It takes me dozens of
>> iterations to get close to focus. What do you do?
>
> Shouldn't the camera be focused on infinity?

Of course, but where is that? As you know a telescope must be focused when
using an eyepiece. Replacing the eyepiece with a camera makes no
difference; it still needs to be focused. And in fact, the focus is much
more critical since your eye can accommodate to slight focus errors.

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