At last, some Sun!

[Peter Drew]

First clear day for ages. Despite a slight milky haze the Sun displayed an impressive row of prominences, several near limb filaments showing good 3D "effect" and 3 hotspots with flare potential. Well worth an imagers attention. (125mm F10/PST Ha scope X 50)

[stafford_stargazer]

Yes we forget about the sun:) we long for clear nights but then hey a clear day would be useful.

I have never looked at the sun,what would i need to do for safe viewing,say with vixen a80mf?

Glad you enjoyed the day,it was lovely,wish i could of tried it myself.

Gaz

[Peter Drew]

The minimum requirement for using an A80MF for Ha viewing seems to be a front mounted energy rejection filter (ERF) and a modded PST at the rear. Neither component inexpensive but the end results compare favourably with bespoke instruments costing many times the price.