Stargazing Live 2014 (the Brian Cox effect)

[Gina]

If you're thinking of solar imaging then a fast frame rate camera is the way to go rather than a normal ccd. You need to catch those moments of crisp seeing and you need as large number of frames to get enough to control the noise levels in processing.

Helen

That's a good point - thanks for pointing that out Helen   Change of plan then - it's so long since I did any solar imaging that I'd completely forgotten that

[FLO]

The Solar glasses shown on Stargazing Live are now listed at our website. 

They cost only £3 so as a thank-you for participating in this thread we'll send a pair of solar glasses free of charge to everyone who has posted, up to this point. Please PM me your name and address

The only thing is it'll be 10-15 days (perhaps longer if our competitors all order the same) before they will be in stock. Hope that's okay. 

The solar specs have arrived and all backorders are cleared so we will be dispatching the free ones today or tomorrow

Steve

[Stephen]

Dang nabbit, didn't post

[Johnny4365]

Got the solar specs yesterday and the sun was out!!!

Nice specs, handy for a quick look at the sun. The Grandchildren will enjoy them, supervised of course.

Many thanks to Steve at FLO for sending them as promised.

[Johnny4365]

Here are those solar specs  being put to good use viewing the eclipse.