resurrecting an old classic - Anjal Sharma's Astrophotography Pages
resurrecting an old classic - Anjal Sharma's Astrophotography Pages
resurrecting an old classic - Anjal Sharma's Astrophotography Pages
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VISUAL TESTS AFTER CLEANING THE INSTRUMENT<br />
• We performed visual tests with the instrument after<br />
cle<strong>an</strong>ing out the mirror surfaces.<br />
• Deepsky views were noticeably brighter <strong>an</strong>d crisper.<br />
• The Orion Nebula, the Double Cluster etc. looked very<br />
impressive.<br />
• We visually saw nebulosity around the bright stars in<br />
the Pleiades.<br />
• The collimation was off. What do you expect? A<br />
simple sight tube won’t work well with a fast f/4<br />
instrument.<br />
• The field was flat all the way out to the edges with the<br />
Meade RG Erfle <strong>an</strong>d the 15mm P<strong>an</strong>optic.<br />
So, we decided to move on to the NJP mount <strong>an</strong>d were met with some nasty surprises.
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