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Old 13-08-2010, 05:39 PM
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Greg: square filters that don't have blackened edges will give clearly visible artifacts in the flats. Most pronounced in the green, clear, [OIII] and sometimes blue filters. Typically not so bad with Red and Halpha

you ought to blacken the edges. See this:

http://www.edmundoptics.com/techSupp...ned-optics.pdf

ciao
rdc
Hi Richard,

I typically coat the edges of my felt pen with a black sharpie pen. Not sure if I did for those on the Tak BRC though. Was a while ago. Perhaps they weren't, as you say.

Cheers,

Greg.
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