Greetings All,
My son and I bought a 125 mm primary mirror along with a secondary mirror & associated mirror mounts, the mirrors are supposed to be made by Meade. We were able to put everything together using a Sona Tube, but the images appears "fuzzy" especially at high power. I found Mars under low power (25 mm), but when I use high power (9 mm), instead of seeing one larger image, I see several cirlces which almost seem to pulsate. A friend at work said I might need to columate (spelling?). I would appreciated any suggestions in this area. The mirrors were wrapped in paper towels when I got them. I used compressed air to clean them off, but did not wash them at my friends suggestion. Perhaps the mirrors need a good cleaning as well. Thanks for any help you can give.
My son and I bought a 125 mm primary mirror along with a secondary mirror & associated mirror mounts, the mirrors are supposed to be made by Meade. We were able to put everything together using a Sona Tube, but the images appears "fuzzy" especially at high power. I found Mars under low power (25 mm), but when I use high power (9 mm), instead of seeing one larger image, I see several cirlces which almost seem to pulsate. A friend at work said I might need to columate (spelling?). I would appreciated any suggestions in this area. The mirrors were wrapped in paper towels when I got them. I used compressed air to clean them off, but did not wash them at my friends suggestion. Perhaps the mirrors need a good cleaning as well. Thanks for any help you can give.
