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Wow I am always so impressed with your work

Lovely pics Nigella really envious its impossible here what with the sun being so low and the position of my bungalow And surrounding houses

Great work Nigella (As usual )

Welcome you will learn a lot on this forum

Thanks Cornelius I did think this would be the case but worth asking anyway.

Anyone successfully used a solar wedge with a Bressner 150L bit worried about the pretzel lenses behind the focuser Overheating. So not prepared to try yet..

Sorry Sunshine that's my favourite scope you would have to pry it from my dieing hands.

Nigella I only have two inch clearance in my roll of obsey enjoy your 127

Actually had for a couple of weeks but only just got around to posting. A Bresser 152L It is a big scope as you can see it Dwarfs my equinox 120. Brought mainly for solar viewing.

A Lunt LS 80 pt double stack (No chance)

As iapa says horizon has lost its way, but i still enjoyed the program.And the hubble one the previous night.

Stacked 600 out of 1340

Managed a couple of pics to day with the Lunt LS 60

Thanks going to try with a 2inch x 2 barlow next time

Zwo 178mm

That is excellent

Well tried out my new Lacerta wedge yesterday using my equinox 120 .Must admit a little apprehensive so counter Intuitive To point an open objective directly at the sun.But of course every thing was fine.Considering the constant passing cloud and next doors buddleia tree wafting in and out of view I was quite happy with the results. I did use a 2inch polarizing filter to bring down the brightness There was plenty of focus travel on the 120 and I was surprised just how cool the wedge remained although it was only a short session. Managed one picture.

Not the postman but DPD a Lacerta solar wedge another present from my lovely wife. Unfortunately having a thunder storm here at present so don't know when I will get to try it out.

Thanks Andy ES and cosmic Geoff for your support

I think rusted you should let the matter drop. You obviously have a strong opinion on the matter Which I do not share so let's leave it at that, and not take up forum time bickering.

NO it is just a hobby and fun .I am NOT a professional if you are going to be that critical of people's posts Then you are going to put a lot of people who are trying there best off posting in the future so in my opinion I don't care for your opinion

The colour is because I was using a old colour camera not my usual 178mm . The orientation is because the camera was upside down. Personally don't think it matters

spent several hours on the sun today but the seeing has proved uncoperative and very difficult to get decsent focus but did manage this group of sun spots.

I got a mini drone have been flying it around the lounge and all ready chopped the top of the wife's flowers. At least she is smiling about it.

A Baader K Line filter courtesy of Nigella and a pack of Baader filter film from FLO. Unfortunately had to order a second pack as i spoilt making the first filter had a stroke last November and still recovering with limited movement. The wife made the second one and did a good job. She also purchased from FLO an earl y birthday present for me a Skywatcher Evolux 82ED. I am such a lucky boy ( well quite an old man really )