How to Collimate a Maksutov Newtonian

In this video I cover from start to finish how to collimate a maksutov newtonian telescope. I hope this video helps alleviate some of the hesitation of would be Maksutov Newtonian owners and helps those who have struggled in getting this scope properly collimated.

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Links to my other videos that explain layer masks, camera settings, Collimation and image processing in more detail.

youtube.com/watch?v=W66Okjh4P2g&t=1051s

HLVG - deepskycolors.com/archive/2010/04/26/hasta-La-V…

Gradient Xterminator - rc-astro.com/resources/GradientXTerminator/


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