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Old 03-10-2018, 04:47 AM
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Focus Capers - What's the go with these Star shapes ?

Can't win a trick these days ?

Apon having a recent 'rant' I now experience further unexplained phenomenon , Focusing

1st up, the gear used: 10" SW F4.7 Newt on Neq6p;; Zwo Asi 290 Mono, no filter wheel, just straight on as to take the filters out of the equation..
Note: Also does/looks similar using the QHY5L II,, ,

Pic attached shows the story of Inside focus -> through Focus -> and outside focus

NOTE B: 1st pic, Frame 5 & 6 are both at same focus, difference being that 6 is off a smaller less bright star, which shows it is not focused but resolves into 4 points of light ....

2nd pic: Showing best focus on M2 Glob Cluster

These star 'profiles' are screenshot grabs off Fire-Capture window @ %200

In conclusion with my Thunking abilities, I question whether I have just simply found the resolution ability of this scope considering both these cameras have tiny pixels and am presenting the Star at %200, or is there more to tell - primarily, mirror/s quality, or maybe simply 'collimation' surely it isnt collimation, it looks pretty darn good in an EP Airy disc and with the laser collimator ?

Insights, etc much appreciated
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