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Originally Posted by Wavytone
Adrian did flocking make much difference to your scope ? For example, contrast when observing a star near the lunar limb, where stray light is very difficult. Mine is good at that test, but am scratching my head as to whether flocking would make any difference.
Reason I ask is that I'm preparing to pull my OTA apart later this year for several mechanical mods, and am thinking about whether to flock the inside of the OTA as well.
FWIW Steffen has just listed his Intes 6" mak. The humidity must have driven him crazy.
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Like all telescope designs, be it refractors, reflectors and composites. You can't gain contrast over the original intended design. But, through manufacture process and materials used it can be lost due to light scatter and what not. Flocking helps with removing the doubt of "Am I getting the best performance?". In my case, the flocking reduced stray light illuminating my inner tube as my backyard is rather well lit through no fault of my own.
The long focal length and optical design already lends to excellent contrast.
Flocking made the biggest difference in my Skywatcher strut dob.