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I can’t get the entire view into focus

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This is what’s known as spherical aberration. You might be surprised to learn that even the Hubble Space Telescope suffers from this same problem, where there seems to be a ring of best focus. It’s something that reflector telescopes are particular­ly affected by.

Solution

The only real cure is to replace your telescope’s mirror – take it to a shop if you’re not comfortabl­e doing this. If you’ve purchased a brand-new telescope and it’s suffering from spherical aberration, then you should return the instrument and ask for a refund or replacemen­t.

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