Category: Gear

Astroberry and Raspberry PI 4

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I recently purchased a Raspberry PI 4 and installed the Astroberry operating system with a collection of astrophotography imaging tools installed that make it possible to use a low-power Raspberry Pi computer at a properly configured telescope, either in the field or in a observatory. The software provides a ready platform for controlling your telescope Read More …

Collimating a laser collimator

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Newtonian reflectors require regular collimation. Thus, they need to have their collimation regularly adjusted. The caveat is that the laser device that collimates the reflector itself requires collimation to insure it is accurate and this video provides the process for doing so.