Bootes

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The beautiful double Epsilon Bootis (Izar) taken through a Bahtinov Focusing Mask. The mask when placed over the telescope aperture produces three spikes in the image which when aligned and centered is an indication of perfect focus. The mask also has the effect of pulling some of the energy away from the stars and steadying the image which is why I left the mask in-place for this final image.
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