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Originally Posted by leon
I can't really see why these mask things are such the rage all of a sudden,  and not to sound like a smart arse, I have been doing diffraction spike focusing every since I have used the Tak. |
The diffraction pattern on the masks is much brighter than some other methods of adding diffraction spikes. You can use much dimmer stars. Also, the way the center spike is framed in the outer spikes makes it very easy to get it just right.