Electronic collimator OCAL V3.0 MAX

Ocal electronic collimator- the new, completely revolutionary telescope collimator!

The all-new and revolutionary collimator for your telescope. Ideal for the collimation of short focal length astrophotography optical systems, and highly sensitive cameras with extremely small pixels. These systems require very precise telescope alignment.
The Ocal collimator is an innovative tool that facilitates alignment in a completely new way.
Every Ocal collimator has an internal motor that moves the chip linearly. The software can be used to accurately adjust the focus during the individual alignment steps. You can align every element of the telescope without affecting the set-up or the imaging chain. Coloured centring circles can be selected and adjusted using the accompanying software. The software also controls the thickness of the circles' outline as well as the contrast and exposure of the live recording. Finally, a crosshair can be activated and rotated by the software. Thus, all the elements that require collimation can be focused and concentrically, and very precisely, aligned. The crosshair can also be used to assess the exact linear orientation of the secondary mirror spider.

The new OCAL Version 3.0 MAX!

What's new?

• The camera module of the OCAL Version 3.0 MAX is decoupled from the circuit board. This significantly increases precision.
• A light-sensitive CMOS sensor is now installed inside. This facilitates collimation in poor lighting conditions.
• The exposure time is now only 1/20 compared to previous models.
• The OCAL Version 3.0 MAX has a much larger lens than its predecessors.
• The new OCAL V3.0 MAX can be used on both Android and Windows instruments.
• The new version comes with a complete adapter kit.
• The new OCAL Version 3.0 MAX has a significantly higher resolution. This means that the image is sharper even under critical conditions.
• M42 connection, M42 to M48 and M42 to 1.25" adaptors included.

Recommendation: Use the OCAL Version 3.0 MAX for all aperture ratios smaller than f/4.5 and larger than f/7. Also for all instruments with correction optics.

Every collimator is checked by our supplier before delivery, after which, each OCAL receives an inspection seal. Please do not remove this seal!