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Astronomy => Telescopes Etcetera.... => Topic started by: Carole on Feb 26, 2018, 18:51:14

Title: Bahtinov Mask made from Flymesh
Post by: Carole on Feb 26, 2018, 18:51:14
Was reading this post on SGL
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https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/309067-flymesh-bahtinov-mask/?tab=comments#comment-3381065

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeUs7pFwMJw&feature=youtu.be

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Title: Re: Bahtinov Mask made from Flymesh
Post by: MarkS on Feb 26, 2018, 19:20:57
Nice idea!  It would certainly work.

The difference is that the diagonals are at 45 degrees so it's not as easy to judge when the vertical is exactly halfway between them.  In other words, you won't get such accurate focusing with the flyscreen approach.

Mark