Jjmorris90 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Hey I've got a skywatcher and asi183mc pro At the minute the sun seems to be visible more than the stars at night (bloody clouds). Now I won't be looking directly into the eyepiece as I have asiair. Does this mean I do not need a solar filter? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin66 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 You ALWAYS need a filter to safely observe/ image the Sun. (Unless you really want to cook your expensive camera and possibly damage the internals of your telescope.) Fit a Baader Solar screen filter as a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jjmorris90 said: Hey I've got a skywatcher and asi183mc pro At the minute the sun seems to be visible more than the stars at night (bloody clouds). Now I won't be looking directly into the eyepiece as I have asiair. Does this mean I do not need a solar filter? Thanks No, you still need protection for the scope otherwise you will damage your camera through the intense heat. Which scope do you have? At minimum you need a full aperture filter on the front of the scope such as a Baader AstroSolar filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjmorris90 Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Stu said: No, you still need protection for the scope otherwise you will damage your camera through the intense heat. Which scope do you have? At minimum you need a full aperture filter on the front of the scope such as a Baader AstroSolar filter. I have a 200p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jjmorris90 said: I have a 200p You should be able to make a near full aperture filter from an A4 sheet of film https://www.firstlightoptics.com/solar-filters/baader-astrosolar-safety-film-nd-50.html Or buy a ready made one https://www.firstlightoptics.com/solar-filters/astrozap-baader-solar-filter.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjmorris90 Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Stu said: You should be able to make a near full aperture filter from an A4 sheet of film https://www.firstlightoptics.com/solar-filters/baader-astrosolar-safety-film-nd-50.html Or buy a ready made one https://www.firstlightoptics.com/solar-filters/astrozap-baader-solar-filter.html Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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