SVBONY Red Laser Collimator for Newtonian Marca Telescope Alignment 1.25 inches 7 Bright Levels Triple Cemented Lens with 2 inches Adapter

New telescope purchased a couple weeks ago, and it needed collimation, was going to get a basic one, but instead decided to get the VITE Laser Collimator for Metal Telescope. Thanks for your recommendations. . . makes it so simple even an absolute beginner like me can do it in a few It had only one issue for me when I turned the collimator in the eyepiece socket it rotated around the donut on the primary mirror. . . I looked on YouTube (like I do whenever I need to learn something new) and found out this was common for As I didn't agree with having it rotate around the donut just to get it "close", I decided to learn how to calibrate the laser. . .
I found that the collimator has two dimples at what appears to be a 90 degree angle Near the end of the tube where the twist-on switch is, the dimples are offset by a degree from one another. . . and they're rubbery when you press As I began to remove the rubber, I was surprised to find there are actually Allen head laser adjusters hidden beneath. As I mentioned before, I am not sure what kind of warranty will be voided by removing the rubber, but I wasn't concerned with that. All I wanted was for I have now "calibrated" my laser device to zero, and it only takes me a few minutes to re-calibrate it When I want to observe the stars, I use the collimate option. . .
I hope this helps if you are experiencing the same problem I did. I'd like to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving.

Royal Ballard

| Aug 14, 2020

I found this one to be a good fit, since it had a 2" to 1 ratio. A 25" adapter is included, with brightness levels that can be adjusted Furthermore, it is crucial to remember There are screws for adjusting the collimation on this collimator. Two of them are prevented from opening by some silicon plugs (which can be removed by digging with a paperclip or similar tools), and the third lies under a It is important to ensure that the beam being projected coincides with the housing axis before using this device. If you want to find, make, or purchase any sort of V-type test, you need to either do that A block is made up of An open book might work just as well, or a heavy book with several pages. In order to ensure that the point does not wander in a circle, projects the beam onto a wall at least 6 feet away and carefully rotates the collimator into position to ensure the spot does not move. There is a high probability that it will need to be altered. The beam's performance was not excellent straight out of the box, so I did not dock a star for that. After some time, I managed to make tiny adjustments to the three screws on the barrel to get the beam's collimation to an acceptable level for me. It's probably possible for me to have wasted many hours messing with it. You can then use the laser to collimate your telescope with pretty amazing precision once the laser is collimated Convenience is also a key factor. As soon as I collimated my scope, I was able to observe an improvement in vision at the eyepiece. In addition, you can choose from 7 different brightness levels. I will use it at the lowest setting when it is dark.

Kasen Vargas

| Feb 08, 2021

A black Orion Starblast 4 telescope and an Orion Starblast 5 telescope belong to me. There are two Celestron 8SEs the Celestron 5 and 8. In lieu of a collimator cap, this seemed like it would be easier to collimate them this way. You do not have to adjust the telescope because it is easy to simply look at the red dot on the laser target and adjust the telescope until it You don't need to look at the cap in the eyepiece of the telescope all the time. In terms of concept and design, I give it four stars. There was an issue with the laser collimator itself, which was not aligned. I used the telescopes to observe Saturn after using the laser and noticed that there was noticeable blurriness on one side of the planet. I inserted the collimator cap and saw that the mirrors were now misaligned after collimating them with the laser. In order to adjust the laser, you will need a 2mm hex wrench (allen wrench) and you can find YouTube videos showing you how to do it. As a result of not receiving the product on time, I am removing a star from the rating It has been correctly aligned.

Albert Madden

| Oct 02, 2020

Like any other collimator of this type in the market, it works like one of them does. We believe that this is the least expensive laser collimator we know of. The reason for that is quite simple. There is a step at the factory where the laser is calibrated and then actually made useful out of the box, but quality control does not mention it. There are still a lot of other factors that come into play. Your primary mirror, secondary mirror, and focuser are all illuminated by a pointed beam that goes through the center (as close as possible). The red dot on my primary mirror formed a 1 when I put the laser in my focuser and rotated it. I'd like to draw a circle of 5 inches. When I got to that point, I knew I had to calibrate it myself. It was fortunate that I had read other reviews and forum posts and knew exactly what I had to do. It took me about 20 minutes of fiddling around with the laser before I got it to come up with a solid point on the wall while rotating it on a DuBro RC plane propeller I then collimated my telescope using other methods (which can be found on YouTube) and all is well now. Additionally, do not entirely rely on laser collimators. In addition to shining a laser straight down the middle, there are many other factors to getting your mirrors lined up properly. Rather than using a preset, you should do some research on youtube and take a little more time to calibrate everything. As a result, you will get the most from your telescope, and be able to get the most out of your observations. Buying a Ho Tech or Orion is not cheap, but it's definitely worth it if you've got the extra cash to spend. You may or may not need to calibrate them. You may need to make several transactions to get one that won't need to be calibrated when you take it out of its When there are things in the sky that need looking at, who has time to do that? Is that right?.

Marley Kerr

| Mar 21, 2021