Merging Image

I just bought a pair of Denk I's and have noticed that on bright objects (the moon, mars) I have trouble merging the view regardless of low power or high power. When I look at a DSO such as a cluster or galaxy, the image merges much easier for either low power or high power. I'm also left eye dominant. Is this a common problem? Any suggestions on how to get brighter objects to merge?

The bright objects make your pupil constrict and the smaller hole that light has to enter into your eye may make it more difficult to merge the images. At this point all I can suggest is to try rotating one or both eps in their holders to see if it helps. You could double check to see if both eyes are seeing a focused image, even a little bit of focusing difference between your eyes can upset the merging process. I don't know if Russ offers the individual
diopter adjustment as a retrofit option on the DenkI but it
might help if this part of the problem. Good luck,Scotty

Hi Michael,

Are these new units, or did you get them used? I had a problem merging images with my AP Baader, and was able to adjust the collimation fairly easily to correct the problem. I thought Denkmeirer included instructions covering how to do this adjustment, as well as offering to do it for you for free. In any event I'm sure it is an easy fix if you get ahold of them.

Mike

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