Build Your Own Bahtinov Focus Mask

Wanna make a scope? Or better still, grind a mirror yourself. Or, you have some good tips in making a really useful accessory? This is the place to show what your hands can do...
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Build Your Own Bahtinov Focus Mask

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I have seen some sifus using a focus mask for AP focussing. I decided to make one myself using the mask generator at:
http://astrojargon.net/MaskGenerator.aspx

This is the mask for a 127mm ED refractor

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A out-of-focus Sirius

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A focus Sirius

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Congrats and thanks for sharing the link! :)
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