jonathan Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Just wondering about this telescope as a daytime experience, seeing photos is one thing but observing it live for myself is surely a whole different experience.Has anyone got this or a similar telescope? What should I expect to see through it - will the image be black and white? Will it be anything like observing the moon through my ST80 with 25mm eyepiece?Thanks for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieDvd Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 You will see a red coloured Sun. On the surface you will see sunspots and other details - not too much granulation. You will also be able to see (at the same time) any prominences. I say at the same time as those of us who take pictures need to take one set/shot for surface detail and a seperate one for the proms.Using a barlow or higher mag eyepiece such as a zoom will get you more details of the proms and sunspots. Visually you won't get anywhere near the detail of the images posted here, they have a lot of post capture processing to bring out the detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 OK thanks, that's been a great help! I expect most of the photos are black and white because of the mono cameras used then.Would you recommend the Astrozap caddy or is it not really necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossco72 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Your eyesight is in colour and the Ha bandpass is in the red spectrum so you see the sun in red.The Trouble is, once you see a little you want to see more and that means double stack and more aperture and imaging !!!Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macavity Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 A similar thread might be of help? http://stargazerslounge.com/observing-lunar-solar/164356-view-through-pst.htmlI do wish I hadn't "had to" sell mine though - It deserved more (imaging/video) time, I sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 A similar thread might be of help? http://stargazerslounge.com/observing-lunar-solar/164356-view-through-pst.htmlI do wish I hadn't "had to" sell mine though - It deserved more (imaging/video) time, I sense... Very useful, must have missed that thread in my search, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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