Focusing
Focusing will only take a few seconds with the Bahtinov Mask. With the mask installed:
1. Center a moderately bright star in the telescope.
2. Using your camera (or eyepiece), image/observe the star. Cameras with a live focus or
video mode are useful, but taking continuous short exposures will also work for this pur-
pose.
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Out of Focus
Focused
Figure 3. Focused diffraction pattern
3. Focus the telescope until you see a symmetrical diffraction pattern as shown in Figure 3.
Don’t forget to remove the mask once you have reached focus!
Use of Optional L-brackets for model #608022
#608022 was designed to fit 12” ACF and Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes, but it also in
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cludes 3 L-brackets which may be used to fit different telescopes for a slightly wider range
of apertures. Unthread the Locking Nuts from the Attachment Pegs, then place the L-brack-
et mounting hole between the Attachment Pegs and Bahtinov Mask and reattach the Lock-
ing Nuts (Figure 4). Adjust the distancing as needed so that the L-brackets fit on the outside
diameter of the telescope (Figure 5).
Figure 4. Installing L-bracket
Figure 5. Properly installed L-bracket
