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Recently i got a telescope since i have been into astroamny for a few years now but never looked through one. So last night i set it up and i found a galaxy cluster and i pointed it at the moon ect. But i wanted to do something during the day. First thing that came to mind was the sun. But of course i need solar filters. My telescope is a celestron but i was very cautous on solar filters since if i get the wrong on or set it up wrong then ima be blind for life after pointing it at the sun. So i need advice for setting up the solar filters and what ones to get ect. Any help would be helpfull.

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Make sure your telescope has no plastic parts like the focuser etc if using a Herschel wedge otherwise they will melt from the heat. If using Baader solar film make sure there’s no breaks or holes in it.

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11 minutes ago, Steve Ward said:

Ridiculous statement .... with a correctly fitted suitable filter such as Baader Astrosolar Safety film there is NO danger of melting anything on your telescope .

What if you are using a Herschel wedge? I have always been told no plastic focusers etc. Is this wrong?

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1 minute ago, bosun21 said:

What if you are using a Herschel wedge? I have always been told no plastic focusers etc. Is this wrong?

Perhaps it might have been useful if you had specified that point in your post , I was clearly referring to Baader film filters.

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11 minutes ago, Steve Ward said:

Perhaps it might have been useful if you had specified that point in your post , I was clearly referring to Baader film filters.

I’ve now edited it to reflect this point.

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