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Old 04-12-2008, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by TrevorW View Post
Also I've made up one of these masks but even with it have'nt had a great success but I need to percervier.
No worries Trevor.

What you really must do is find a BRIGHT star (but not a bright planet such as Venus) like Canopus or Achenar with the 80mm aperture of your scope. This is an absolute must on scopes with small apertures - and my FS-102 is no exception either. Take a good 3-second shot and make sure you zoom in to it on your LCD. At 10x or so (presuming the Pentax lets you zoom) you'll easily see the spikes.

Good luck with it. Persistence is the key!
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