Comments on: What is wrong with my telescope? I see a reflection of my own eye when I look into the eyepiece? http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-is-wrong-with-my-telescope-i-see-a-reflection-of-my-own-eye-when-i-look-into-the-eyepiece/ Thu, 17 May 2012 21:33:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Geoff G http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-is-wrong-with-my-telescope-i-see-a-reflection-of-my-own-eye-when-i-look-into-the-eyepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 Geoff G Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:11:21 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-is-wrong-with-my-telescope-i-see-a-reflection-of-my-own-eye-when-i-look-into-the-eyepiece/#comment-1331 This is completely normal for a Newtonian reflector telescope...in fact it indicates that your telescope is properly collimated (aligned). Actually, you should only see a reflection of your own eye when you look into the eyepiece holder without an eyepiece in it. It should look like this: This is completely normal for a Newtonian reflector telescope…in fact it indicates that your telescope is properly collimated (aligned).

Actually, you should only see a reflection of your own eye when you look into the eyepiece holder without an eyepiece in it. It should look like this:

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