Solar filter arrived.

[Forgey]

Picked up the solar filter today. It fits as snug as a bug.
Its the Skywatcher 102mm Baader Solar filter, picked it up form Kirk's Camera http://www.kirkscameras.com.au//component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,1269/category_id,113/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,26/
And of course its cloudy lol

[Liz]

Woohoo!! Great to hear Paula. :thumbsup:

I have bought a new scope and have the filter coming from the US, and had better arrive before the Transit.:question:

[brian nordstrom]

:lol: Your hooked :lol:, the sun is super addictive , so enjoy .
Brian..

[boomstix]

I ordered some baader film which arrived last week as well. Made up a filter yesterday. The sun is quite impressive to look at at the moment with all the sunspots. I tried taking some photos of it as practice for the upcoming transit. Found out it is quite hard to get a decent shot just holding the camera up to the eye piece. Here are a couple of photos that came out 'ok'. Need to get some more practice in so i can get some nice pics and hopefully the whole sun when Venus transits it.

[arifmshaikh]

I also bought the similar filter for 80mm refractor today and will build it this weekend.

[Forgey]

Hope its a cloudless day!

[Suzy]

Pat those shots are amazing! Well I think so anyway. :)

I want to have a try at putting the camera to the eyepiece of my 10" dob and taking some piccies of the transit too. From what you've posted, I may have half a chance of getting a reasonable pic then ...:question: and wow, all those sunspots- I'd like to have a try at capturing those!

[boomstix]

Definately go for it Suzy. That was taken through my 12" dob on a 25mm eye piece its just a little tricky to get the angle of the camera right. Had to hold a dark sheet over my head as well so I could actually see what was going on. And I think they came out pretty good too, kind of an artistic touch lol.

[WadeH]

For those wondering about the possible success of hand held pictures. These were my attempts of the 2006 Mercury transit with an Olympus compact handheld.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=14783
I've got better equipment now so looking forward to Venus. :D

[ZeroID]

Mine is in the mail. I'll 'patch' the 80mm. Might even have enough to patch the bins.

[apaulo]

Hi Paula

Thanks for the link, ordered mine today..

See you at the club on wednesday 6th

Regards Paul & Therese

[Stu Ward]

Where are you guys getting your filters from ?
Bintel are out of 12" Newt Filters for my Dob

Stu

[big_dav_2001]

Got mine today!! Looking forward to giving it a trial run tomorrow..

Davin

[Forgey]

I'm assuming there's going to be a few ppl there Paul?




Try here Stu http://www.kirkscameras.com.au//component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,1745/category_id,113/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,26/

[Forgey]

1 day to go until the transit and it was cloudy so i couldnt get out and do some more test images, so i made a solar filter for my finderscope.

Just cut up a pair of eclipse glasses cut a hole in a lid from spray paint can, some cardboard around the bottom of can to make it a snug fit and used lots and lots and lots and lots of tape. I think i used about half a roll of tape lol