Farpoint Bahtinov Mask - Celestron 8 SCT

Farpoint Focus Mask - Celestron 8 SCT (Hyperstar/Fastar) fits Fastar/Hyperstar READY C8 SCT's. It does NOT fit with the Hyperstar or Fastar camera installed. But if you look carefully, you will see a slit that goes almost all the way across one side. Just complete that slit and you can flex (twist) the mask to open it up to get around the camera. Farpoint Bahtinov Mask - Celestron 8 SCT (Hyperstar/Fastar) About Bahtinov Masks 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. 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 (Custom fit masks for specific telescopes are also available). Take a short exposure. The image of the star will show diffraction spikes. The “center” spike will most likely be