John Wunderlin
(Vendor - Spike-a Focusing Mask)
09/02/08 11:12 PM
Re: Revolutionary new way of focusing! No less!

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That's actually a great idea Some overhead sheets for printers are quite matte to make the ink stick. If yours were clear I'm not sure why it wouldn't work with a bright enough star.




Well, it worked fairly well visually- I could see the triple spike pattern, but it was a little 'wiggly'. When I added the CCD, it was badly distorted and I couldn't really use it. However, I was just holding it in front of the scope by hand- I'll bet if you had a rigid frame it would have worked much better.



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