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3 hours ago, johninderby said:
Fitting a white light solar filter to your SCT will give good results. The Baader solar filter film is the best solar filter film available.The thick polymer solar film used in the Celestron branded filter doesn’t have the sharpness and contrast of the Baader.
You could easily make your own solar filter using the Baader film.
For the refractor you can also use a solar film filter on the front or use a Herschel Solar Wedge which is better than any solar film but a more expensive option. Note solar wedges can only be used on refractors though. I use a solar wedge on my refractor.
BTW the sun is actually white not yellow.The Celestron filter gives the sun an artificial yellow colour.
https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/what-colour-is-the-sun/
Thank you, John. Much appreciated, and thanks for educating me on Sun’s light being white 🙂
I will try to look for Herschel Wedge and Baader film.
Best regards
Asad
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Good morning all,
I was wondering if you can please guide me towards observing solar without buying a solar scope. Is Celestron's ECLIPSMART SOLAR FILTER a good option for yellow light or should I go for something else. I have SE 8 and Orion 102.
thanks in advance.
Asad
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All the members love to help and that makes me love SGL. Considering members have given some really good advices on observing the night sky and on selection and use of equipments, I think it will be worth having a FAQ section to summarise the frequently asked questions. Just a suggestion
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Hi Kieran,
I don't see a reason why canon 1100 shouldn't work with it. You would need an adopter for the camera to attach it to the scope ( not sure you already have it). You don't need to upgrade the scope to have a better view of Moon, Jupitor, Mars, Staurn and Venus but probably would need a high quality and high power eyepiece. For deepsky object I don't think you can do much with 5 inch (in terms if clarity)
cheers!
AJ
Solar Observation with SE8 or Orion 102T CF - Help needed
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Thank you 😊