Sun filters

[Starlight 1]

I made 2 sun filters, one for the telescope and one for the finderscope.

You will have to imagine this until I have put pictures in but they look like mortar board hats.   This way when you look through the finderscope

you have a nice big area around the outside so the sun doesn't get in your eyes. It also makes it much easier to make as it only consists of

a disc to fit around the outside, 2 square pieces of cardboard with the middles cut out and one square piece of solar film sandwiched in between.

No glue, just tape around the 4 edges of the square to hold it all together and just tape the cylinder to one side.  Have been using it for about 2 months

without any issues but am a bit wary on windy days, other than that I feel it is quite safe.

[Uplooker]

Well done. Any astronomer worth their salt always partakes in DIY. Long may you enjoy it. Just think what you might start to construct / make / build in your observatory.

Ian

[Starlight 1]

Here a pic take under 5 mins each to make. but take care when looking at the Sun I use a camera or webcam only as the wind may pull the filter off ,

You only got one pair of Eyes so take care of them.

[Uplooker]

You should fix the filter on with tape or such like so there is no chance at all of the filter coming/ blowing off.

Ian

[nytecam]

That's in interesting approach - tube + mortarboard   

For my solar filters I used small cardboard boxes slightly larger than the scope aperture with two apertures - one for the Baader solar filter and one to fit the end of scope - works well and no tubes to make