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•Move the telescope until the star image is at the edge of the field-of-view
in the eyepiece, as in Figure 9.
•As you make adjustments to the primary mirror tilt screws (fig. 3, #3),
you will notice that the out-of-focus star disk image will move across the
eyepiece field. Choose one of the 3 primary mirror tilt screws and slightly
move the shadow to the center of the disk. Then slightly move the telescope
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to center the star disk image in the center of the eyepiece.
• If any further adjustments are necessary, repeat this process as many
times as needed until the out-of-focus star disk appears as in Figure 10, when the star disk image is in the
center of the eyepiece field.
• With the star testing of the collimation complete, tighten the 3 slotted-head primary mirror locking
screws (fig. 3, #2)
Meade also sells a Laser Collimator accessory that will simplify collimation of the optics. This
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light beam is not centered on the device, it can be easily adjusted using the telescope adjustments
until the beam is centered.
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