Solar filters for 5 in telescope

[Ccolvin968]

Does anybody know of any well priced solar filters for sun viewing?

I have a celestron PowerSeeker 127.

Thanks a bunch!

[Steve Ward]

Will highly recommend the Baader ND5.0 Visual Solar film above any other , much better than a glass filter.

You can buy the film in A4 sheets and make your own filter holder or get a ready made one from here.

http://www.optcorp.com/solar-telescopes-ha-filters/white-light-filters-herschel-wedges/l/astrozap.html

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

+1 for Baader Solar Film. Excellent stuff.

[Merlin66]

+2 For the Baader Solar Film.

[sungazer]

Hi without doubt the Baader solar film is the best one available, and fairly easy to make your own filter holder see the info on this site. All the best.

[ronin]

FLO sell a few that fit over the front aperture and have retaining screws to grip the scope.

Strange there is a jump in diameters from 120mm to 136mm, nothing at 125ish specifically.

Measure the external diameter of the scope and if 136 then look at those.

Also email FLO and ask bout anything in the apparent gap if yours is say 128mm, as I wouldn't like a significant all round gap.

SolarF

Otherwise sticky tape and cardboard in the best Blue Peter tradition. (Or a more costly option)

[bmc]

here's a link to a glass filter: http://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/seymour-solar-sf575-5-75in-type-2-solar-filter_d5590.html

and here's one for a film filter: http://www.firstlightoptics.com/solar-filters/astrozap-baader-solar-filter.html

hope this helps.

[Steve Ward]

Or a more useful stockist seeing as you're based Stateside ... http://www.alpineastro.com/Solar_Observation/Solar_Observation.htm