Getting your first telescope should feel exciting, not frustrating. If I avoid a few common beginner mistakes, I can turn ...

ABSTRACT.I describe a simple new method for collimating a Cassegrain telescope that gives near-perfect correction over a wide field of view. This method was used to collimate the 6.5 m MMT in 2002 ...

I'm listing this for my father. I've used the scope a few times myself and it is a good one. For sale: Meade 8" Starfinder Reflecting Telescope with a German equatorial mount, 115 volt clock drive, ...