Farpoint Bahtinov Focus Mask for Meade 12" SCT LX850
SKU: FARFP417
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As described
It was exactly as described. I ended up shaving the tabs down with a disk sander and fitting it into a 2" filter frame so I could use it with my TPO Ultrawide 180
A must have
Great tool for any amateur astronomer
Farpoint Bahtinov Focus Mask - Meade 12" LX850 is an ingenious new way to easily focus a telescope. Pavel Bahtinov, a Russian amateur telescope maker and astronomer, created this simple, very intuitive method and the device has universally been named after him: The Bahtinov Mask.
Adjustable Bahtinov Focus Mask for Meade 12" SCT LX850.
Attach a camera to the telescope, center a fairly bright star and achieve rough focus. Then place the mask over the front aperture of your telescope by "hanging" it on the plastic screws from the front dew shield. Take a short exposure. The image of the star will show diffraction spikes. The "center" set will most likely be shifted to one side or the other. This is showing the defocus.
Adjust the focus of the telescope and re-expose the star, once again showing the diffraction spike pattern. Iterate the process until the central diffraction spike is centered against the star and the other spikes. When a symmetrical pattern is achieved, the best possible focus is then reached. Simply remove the mask, center the target object and take amazing, sharp images!
Farpoint manufactures this "lifesaving" astrophotography tool out of virtually indestructible ABS plastic, which comes in two major types and in a range of sizes. In addition to Bahtinov masks for telescopes, Farpoint also makes Bahtinov masks for DSLR camera lenses.