solar viewing

[hullobservertory]

How do the filters work with solar viewing and what is the object of solar viewing

[Davey-T]

You have your basic Baader Solar film home made filter to put on the front end of your scope which will let you see white light images showing sunspots nicely and you can take images  with a DSLR. this is the cheapest way,

You can buy a Solar Wedge which gives nicer WL views used with various filters

You can buy HA  scopes / eyepieces costing from a few hundred to thousands of pounds.

The  "object" as you put it is much the same as other astro endeavours to view and image our nearest star in all it's glory, plus it gives you something to do in the daytime

Dave

[Jim Steele]

Filters, (such as the Baader Astozap) attenuate or reduce the incoming light that hits the objective lens or primary mirror of your telescope to such a level that is 'safe' to view. (I add 'safe' in quotations since it MUST be checked for visual damage or pinholes prior to each use).

The sun is very bright and will easily cause blindness if not properly filtered!!

Our nearest star is a very dynamic object always changing. A simple white light feature can show sunspots and granulation detail accross the suns disk, it gets very addictive just watching and making observations.

I should also mention that some scopes are supplied with eyepiece filters marketed for solar viewing - these are not safe and should be immediately binned!!