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I live in Brisbane and usually set up around 8:30am and can often run through to maybe 11:00am if the seeing is good. I use a full aperture Baader Astro Solar Film filter on the front of my Mewlon 180 F12 with the ZWO ASI120MM CCD camera.
With the filtered OTA pointing at the Sun and the telescope mount tracking, the OTA body is shaded, as is the focuser and CCD camera by the shadow of the filter on front of the OTA.
I sometimes put a Telegizmo tripod/mount cover over the tripod and mount for extended sessions, just to keep the mount cool, especially when it can get into the mid-30’s in Brisbane.
Cheers
Dennis
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