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Old 18-11-2009, 09:55 AM
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It depends on the type of scope, refractors dont need them, but newts do. If you dont have one on you newt you end up with egg shaped stars. This is due to the mirror being parabolic in shape, this causes different focal lenghts at the botton of the mirror curve than the top.
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