From: "Russell Jocoy" 
To: vorblesnak{at}yahoo.com, if{at}troutstar.com
Cc: atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: "Russell Jocoy" 


>From: David Davis 
>Reply-To: David Davis 
>To: if{at}troutstar.com
>CC: atm{at}shore.net
>Subject: RE: ATM Stellarain & collimation/cell question
>Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 08:07:05 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>There is a cell from about 1930 something, patterned
>on an even older design, that has a ring at the bottom
>of the tube and the cell on a flat plate bolted to
>that ring.  Collimation is basic push/pull.  The bolts
>run up the side of the tube to knobs near the top.
>The idea being you can collimate from the eyepiece.
>
>David Davis
>vorblesnak{at}yahoo.com
>
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("atm{at}shore.net")

  David,
                        This sounds like a great idea, but there are too
many things going on on the top end of a Reflector telescope.  The focuser,
the secondary mirror, the spider, and all the adjustments.
  I would think that more adjustment dials would be too much...?
Leave the colamation bolts at the bottom unless you are by yourself on an
Island and have no way
to adjust without help....  Hey put me on an Island with colamation (sp)
bolts on top and I will deal
with it.... Oh yeah I will need food and water, and beer... and some female
natives.. Dream on....
                    Russ Jocoy
("atm{at}shore.net")

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