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Live Solar Feed with a Skywatcher Explorer 250


johnb

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Hope this is the right place for my post


So with the 9th of May approaching I want to try the following

add a solar filter to my Skywatcher Explorer 250 

Add a camera instead of the eyepiece and then via the laptop project onto a flat screen in the club house so members of the public can see it in total saftey

So a few questions

1 - so the skywatcher cover has the removable 2 inch cap and reading online it seems for the sun this is the best approach, leave the cover on and have a filter over the smaller hole - can I buy a premade cover for the 2 inch hole

2 - Cameras - I have a choice of QHY5, QHY5 II or an oldder Philips Webcam spc900nc - any thought on which would be the best to use ?

3 - What software would be most appropriate for this project


Thanks in advance


John B

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