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Old 25-06-2009, 11:16 AM
Dennis
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This is probably due to Jupiter being an extended object (disc) and the Bahtinov Mask is really designed for focusing on pin point objects (stars). IIRC, a disc can be seen to be made up of a necklace of “points” and this apparent multitude of points may be confusing the optimal focus?

I have successfully focused on the Galilean moons of Jupiter, but only used Jupiter’s disc to obtain coarse focus.

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Dennis
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