Farpoint Bahtinov Mask - Meade LX800 16 Inch f/8 SCT

Farpoint Bahtinov Focus Mask, FP456 - Meade LX800 16 Inch f/8 SCT (Note that this is for the f/8 LX800. Use the FP455 for the LX200 f/10) 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 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 s