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Old 17-04-2019, 06:35 PM
Stardrifter_WA
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Solar astronomy

This is my solar setup, which has been getting some limited use. Uni assignments leave me very little time to indulge.

I have my three apo refractors set up in my observatory. Since I have an uncooperative neighbour who shines a spotlight onto my dome in the early evening, so can't do astro stuff until late, but that is presently inconvenient due to Uni stuff. So, I am unable to do night astro, so stuff him, I turned to solar astronomy instead. And, I get more sleep

I am using:

WO FLT110 with an IR/UV Cut Filter (Looking at getting a full aperture ERF, when finances allow) I also have a full aperture glass white light filter with a Baader Continuum filter.
AT 65EDQ with an ERF
SV70T with an IR/UV Cut Filter

I also have a pair of Lunt Solar binoculars and if these show any sunspots I will open up the observatory.

I have a second solar kit with imaging stuff, but this is yet to have a custom case made. It would be nice to have a dedicated solar scope, but this setup works well for me, so I will stick with it for now.

Cheers Peter
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