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Cody
Star diffraction spikes look good to me
Like Jeff said don’t be fussy about the spikes being like single swords or needles
You can spend hours using geometry trying to get the spider vanes perfect, the answer is they aren’t perfect, and the bigger the aperture the harder it is
Yours look fine
One advantage about a newtonian is that I use my spikes to fine focus before imaging ( never used a Bahtinov mask )
I use APT with my 2600MC set to live view bin 4x4
Then pick a single star around mag 2.0 to 3.0 in the region of the imaging target at least 50 deg in Altitude, centre the Star then take 15sec exposures.Switch on zoom and adjust histogram to get a good close up of the Star and its diffraction spikes. Adjust fine focus in and out with my JMI focuser until it’s a tight and sharp as possible ( usually takes up to 5 or 6 exposures until I’m happy) then I’m done. Never lets me down always tight focus. Did the same for my old Canon 600D on BYEOS and worked great.
One caveat with the way I focus, you must ensure you pick a single star ( not a double star) as it can throw you off with focus
Keep up those great images
Cheers
Martin
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