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Old 29-05-2009, 06:57 AM
Dennis
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Originally Posted by GeorgeC View Post
Using the masks visually will cause some strange effects as your eye slightly changes its focus. All 3 spikes in a Bahtinov will move simultaneously, but it can look as if just the central spike is moving.
I have never tried looking through the telescope with a Carey mask in place - I will try this out when the sky is clear!
Hi George

Thanks for that and thank you for the very informative lessons on diffraction covered on your website!

Cheers

Dennis
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