Installing and aligning a Diamond Steeltrack focuser upgrade on an 8" RC telescope
After cleaning the mirror in the previous video the time has come to install and align the new focuser using a few optical tools i.e. a flashlight and a collimation laser. The focuser is a Baader Planetarium Diamond RT Steeltrack focuser with a 2" ClickLock eyepiece/camera clamp. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:28 That dreaded unboxing (brief) 00:38 The hands twirling the knobs bit (too long) 01:23 Changing the adapter 02:17 Mounting the focuser 02:48 Finding the optical axis of the primary mirror 04:37 Aligning the focuser 05:39 Mounting the secondary mirror 07:13 Aligning the primary mirror with the secondary mirror 07:37 Aligning the secondary mirror 09:15 Outro #astrophotography #astronomy #telescope #telescopes #deepsky #space #nebulae
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