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Old 23-12-2006, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by leon View Post
and the star looked quite colourful.
Leon

That suggests you were perhaps trying to focus on a star a little too low above the horizon to be useful or easy to focus.

That rainbow appearance is diffraction that's usually caused by atmospheric dispersion close to the horizon.

Focus on a star higher up, mate
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