Flocking Spider veins

[Barry-W-Fenner]

Hi all,

I just wanted a little advice regarding flocking. I fully flocked my 8" dob a while back which made a big difference to contrast. With the spare flock I decided to apply it to each side of the 4 secondary mirror veins.  This has made them very dark and not visible in when looking down the tube but made them thicker than they were unflocked.  I dont know if this has increased the defraction as i cant really remember what it was like prior to doing this. I just wanted opinions for and against flocking the veins. Has anyone else done this?

I am not sure if I should remove or leave this on?

Regards

Baz

Edited February 5, 2020 by Barry-W-Fenner

[carastro]

Can you post up and before and after shot of a bight star.

Carole 

[Barry-W-Fenner]

4 minutes ago, carastro said:

Can you post up and before and after shot of a bight star.

Carole 

Hi Carole,

I dont have any pics of any stars before I flocked them, I can try to take a pic tonight if this clear sky holds out! At least that would show how they perform now.

 

Regards

Baz