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Originally Posted by Dennis
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You can just make out the diffraction pattern from Jupiter’s washed out discs (all 3 of them due to the mask!)
Cheers
Dennis
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Originally Posted by wunder
Hi all- I had to jump in on this one. I'm Jerry's business partner, John Wunderlin.
You can't use Jupiter very well to focus- I saw the same thing in my testing- it has to be a pinpoint of light,
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Hi John
Welcome to Ice In Space – it’s nice to have the business owners providing their insight into this device.
The comment about the diffraction pattern seen from Jupiter’s washed out disc was posted as an observation rather than a recommendation for focusing, as I suspect most amateur astronomers are aware of the requirement for a point source of light, although the Galilean moons (extended discs) do serve as very useful indicators to confirm focus.
Cheers
Dennis