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With Bob\u2019s Knobs for the GSO Cassegrain 8 inch you adjust the secondary mirror while looking at a star, without having to use any tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The buttons replace the adjustment screws of the secondary mirror of the GSO 8 inch classic Cassegrain. This telescope has a long focal length. What you can see with it on the red planet, you can read in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/mars-through-a-telescope\/\">Mars through a telescope<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Replace the screws one by one so that the mirror stays fixed, and when adjusting, always turn a little at a time. If it is cloudy, you can practice with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/artificial-star-for-collimation-and-star-test-astrozap\/\">Artificial star as training point<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the smaller 6 inch there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/adjustment-screws-for-the-catch-mirror-of-the-gso-6-inch-classic-cassegrain-bobs-knobs\/\">set for the GSO 6 inch<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adjustment buttons from Bob\u2019s Knobs for the viewfinder of the GSO 8 inch classic Cassegrain telescope. 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