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Old 02-01-2016, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryderscope View Post
To avoid the diffraction spikes caused by the aperture diaphragm requires the use of an aperture mask to stop down the lens rather than relying on the internal lens hardware.
This is correct.
You'll get these diffraction spikes on brighter stars if you stop down the lens using the internal leaf mechanism.
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