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the line of sight or aiming line of an instrument when coincident with the physical alignment of the instrument; thus, a collimation error is the angle between the line of collimation (line of sight) of a telescope and the collimation axis of the instrument
Ãâó: cartome.org/FM3-34/Glossary.htm
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| collimation |
The process of aligning all the elements of an optical system. Collimation is routinely needed in reflectors, often in Catadioptric systems but seldom in refractors.
Ãâó: www.opticalvision.co.uk/content.asp
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The alignment of the optical elements of a telescope at the correct angles to the light path. If not properly collimated, a telescope will deliver distorted images (lopsided or elongated stars, hazy planetary images, an inability to split close binary stars, etc). Atmospheric turbulence (seeing), thermal currents within the telescope, and dirty or defective eyepieces can often mimic poor collimation.
Ãâó: www.eaas.co.uk/news/astronomical_terms.html
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| collimation |
is the adjustment to a telescope?
Ãâó: www.telescopehouse.co.uk/page.aspx
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Collimation is the term used for the alignment of the optics in a telescope. Improperly collimated optics will not deliver optimum performance and will add a number of undesirable distortions to the image.
Ãâó: www.synapticsystems.com/sky/skygloss.htm
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