Chris - Have you tried removing the Popsicle stick that is blocking the middle slit to see if there is a difference in the clarity of the center diffraction spike? I am curious if there will be a difference.
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Well, do to my super high tech design , the Popsicle stick is integral to the integrity of the unit. Removing it would weaken the structure such that it will not hold a uniform flat shape, essentially bowing like a Pringle potato chip upon installation. You see, my design team (my 2 year old and 6 year old daughters), after minutes of R&D came up with a design that holds on to the dew cap via tension gripage. This was a compensation to slightly poor placement of the plastic angle bits. In the field it turned out to be a feature which renders a nice grip unlikely to fly off in the wind. But as a result places undue tension through the center of the unit requiring the 4 spoke pattern of Popsicle sticks to hold it flat and provide ample gripage. I suspect the curved slats of a Pringle potato chip would render a very interesting defraction pattern.
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, the Popsicle stick is integral to the integrity of the unit. Removing it would weaken the structure such that it will not hold a uniform flat shape, essentially bowing like a Pringle potato chip upon installation. You see, my design team (my 2 year old and 6 year old daughters), after minutes of R&D came up with a design that holds on to the dew cap via tension gripage. This was a compensation to slightly poor placement of the plastic angle bits. In the field it turned out to be a feature which renders a nice grip unlikely to fly off in the wind. But as a result places undue tension through the center of the unit requiring the 4 spoke pattern of Popsicle sticks to hold it flat and provide ample gripage. I suspect the curved slats of a Pringle potato chip would render a very interesting defraction pattern. 
