[gregbradley]

My Planewave CDK17 seems quite prone to bright flares from nearby out of image bright stars.

Someone suggested on the Planewave site to check the adapters have flat black paint.

I am only using one adapter and that is the one supplied by Planewave for the FLI filter wheel. I can paint that black. It is a 2 part adapter which is screwed together with allen key head stainless steel screws. Perhaps the heads show on the inside of the focuser tube?

I know there was a lot of discussion about the GSO RCs and reflections. I don't get extraneous reflections in the image but specifically I get flares from out of image bright stars. For example if I imaged the Horsehead I am sure Alnitak will flare into the image with this scope (I haven't done it yet but its a pretty like bet).

Often this is not a problem as only occassionally is there a bright star nearby. But still, it seems like something that can be corrected without too much trouble.

So is this the baffle tube that needs flocking or extra internal baffling?
What did you GSO RC owners come up with as a solution?

I'll have to email Planewave and ask them what can they do about it. It should not be doing this and I am used to my high quality refractors which do not flare no matter how bright the nearby out of image stars are.

Greg.