pinched optics??? Help !!

Started by gibson57guy, 01/09/2003 02:18PM
Posted 01/09/2003 02:18PM Opening Post
I keep my 8 inch dob outside in my Garage.. As I am in Canada it's gets below freezing for long periods of time..

I took it out the other night and everything was fuzzy.. I figured it must need collimating... I put my chesire in and everything lined up ( meaning close to being centred)... However it looked like I was seeing double... I was seeing 2 black dots overlapping each other and the cirle of light around the black dot looked as if it was a pie with one triangular piece missing..

Could this be pinched optics from it being so cold in the Garage??

Is there and websites that could explain anything about this

Thanks for any info you could provide..

Mark Visser