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phutchis2000@yahoo.co.uk
I purchased a Bahtinov Mask (BM) today and tonight went to try it out with disastrous result. I suspect I am doing something wrong hence the request for advice.
I normally use HFD so I am aware of that procedure which is fine. However, I also want to know how to use the BM in BYE.
Before fitting the mask I did use HFD to get close to focus so that I hope the BM method would go smoothly!!. When I fitted the BM and highlighted the BM button on BYE, ( the HFD button was also highlighted it could not be deselected but I ignored the numbers), the electronic BM image was all over the place. I decided to take individual snap shots which resulted on an electronic BM image in the small focus window with an accompanying reading. I repeated this without changing anything and the following images and readings were just random in effect useless.
When using live view on the actual target (Betelgeuse), and zooming in you could make out a faint diffraction spike but its resolution was not good enough to be used practically.
Is there some precis advice on using the BM with BYE please?
Paul
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No, that is not what I meant. What I said is that the feature is there, and your millage/experience may vary if you use it compared to the other feature. The manual already explain step by step how
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Paul, if you wish to make use of your Bahtinov Mask, it is best to perform your Focusing on a Relatively Bright Star that is in the same quadrant of the sky. If your Scope is an SCT without Mirror-Lo
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