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Old 11-08-2009, 05:34 PM
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Thanks everyone. I've read Paul's instructions on flocking now and am tempted. If Andrews care enough about their reputation, they'll take it back or at least arrange a replacement baffle. I'm going down there in a few weeks so we'll see. Failing that, it's flocking. Anyone klnow of a source for flocking material?
Peter
Yeah I bought self adhesive backed flocking from Scopestuff. I think its scopestuuff.com

Its not very expensive and fairly easy to use. I flocked the interior of my RCOS 12.5 inch and it improved contrast a bit.

Here's the link:

http://www.scopestuff.com/ss_flok.htm

I also made a little ring out of black thin cardboard you can get from a newsagent to block the last 5mm of the primary mirro as
sometimes the primary mirror has a turned down edge right at the edge that causes unwanted effects although I don't know that it causes
large round reflections like that more extra haloes around stars.

Greg.
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