Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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After some requests to show a collimation video applicable to SCT and Maksutov scopes (and newtonians too, if the secondary is already set) - I decided to record this session and talk people through what I'm doing and why, in a 'live' manner - hope it's helpful to someone out there struggling to collimate their scope!! :-)


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