can you use a Bahtinov Focusing Mask on the moon [Archive]

Ukastronomer

03-04-2019, 10:45 PM

can you use a Bahtinov Focusing Mask on the moon

Thanks

bojan

04-04-2019, 07:18 AM

Yes.. focus with Bahtinov on a star and then piont to Moon (without mask)...

Ukastronomer

04-04-2019, 06:21 PM

Stupid (me) of course, thank you

Dennis

04-04-2019, 07:45 PM

Well, sort of, yes you can but I do not recommend it...;)

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=141227

Cheers

Dennis