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Old 07-09-2005, 06:56 AM
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I don't think it's the spikes he's complaining about - if you look carefully at the centre of the spikes, there's flaring off to one side.

It's a sure sign of astigmatism or mis-collimation.

The diffraction spikes themselves are definitely caused by the spider veins, it's usual for newts.
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