Questions & Answers for: telescope collimation problems

a straight line to one side when looking through the telescope. How do we fix this problem? The Bushnell manual has no info. Sounds like a collimation problem!! do you know how to collimate the optics

...collimation. This is where you adjust the secondary mirror while viewing an out of focus star. You need stable sky conditions to do this. There are most likely three small screws at the front of the ...

...I threw away the packaging so Amazon refuses to refund. Celestron 31035 AstroMaster 76 EQ Reflector Telescope All I see when viewing the moon is a slight white glow. Yes the cap is off. The likely ...

spider vane adjustment NG76AZ TELESCOPE problem Alignment of spider vanes Watch this video that explains COLLIMATION- http://www.andysshotglass.com/Collimating.html

collimation being out. New telescope users are taken by surprise at the difficulty of just pointing the telescope in the right direction to see anything. The field of view is quite limited, especially

I dropped something heavy on the tube of my 130GT and dented it slightly. This has affected the optics. Is a replacement tube available, and what would it cost. Noel The dent in the tube is not the ...

I lent my Celestron 9.25 SCT to a friend and he said he had collimation issues. He said he couldn't find the collimation screws on the secondary so he unseated the retainer ring and pulled the ...

...telescope? The image I see on terrestrial targets is at an angle (SW/NE orientation). Guidance on collimation seems only to address image sharpness and makes no mention of tilted images. Will ...

...Collimation Reflecting Telescope). If you scope is a refractor then maybe you forgot to remove the lens cap. Check it out. Sometimes it is as simple as that. Without further information and pictures, ...

...telescope.  This site has a really easy to understand diagram and instructions.   Hope this helps.   ...