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Originally Posted by Bombardon
Joe: Rigel is great on a clear night. The 'pup' defeats me in my soppy skies but I seem to remember that somebody in our ASNSW many years ago suggested a five sided mask that interrupt the spikes of the primary and reveal the pup. If anyone reading this is familiar with this technique I would like to try it again. [I have successfully added a centre bar(tinfoil) at the focal point of an eye lens to an old eyepiece and easily spotted Phoebus and Dimos at a good Mars conjunction.]
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I'm not exactly sure of the technique but check this out for inspiration
http://www.cloudynights.com/uploads/...4746_73829.jpg