Beyond the Blueprint: Creating a Galaxy - Post 12-Attaching and partially aligning the Primary Mirror and Collimating.

Secondary mirror is on! Was not pretty but got it done. I was able to attach the primary mirror. I went on the side of caution and did NOT overtight the screws that anchor the mirror to the cell. The mirror will never work if the screws are tightened to much. I then did a collimation. Each time I use the scope I check for alignment. It takes seconds with the proper tool and is not that expensive. I was thrilled to start seeing some objects at night.

Here is the video for the primary mirror. Here is the video for collimating. Overall, it was a great experience. Currently, it seems to be performing well. I do have to adjust the collimation each time I take it out because it gets “bumped” around a bit but it literally just takes seconds with an inexpensive collimater I got off of Amazon.

20 year old newtonian reflector….