Haha the monocular sounds like a fun little tool!
Would like to see your sunspot pics, if you've processed them!
It does seem quite dangerous, this solar photography business, if you're not careful. I accidentally looked directly into the sun with the naked eye the other day and it hurt! So I can imagine the damage if you looked through a lens
For the moment, I think I'll keep at trying to get some nice star fields. I got a 50mm lens recently which is apparently a good starter (not forking out $600 for experimenting with wide field shots!). So hopefully that will provide some entertainment for a while, before launching into learning about solar photography too!