OK, I didn't expect to, but I'm getting a yearning to look at ol' Sol through my 8" reflector. Nothing fancy - just see the surface, the occasional sunspots, and maybe some prominent flares?
So I make up a filter out of Baader Solar film and fit that over the front of the scope - so it doesn't blow off (eek!) - any suggestions of how to do this, please? I couldn't find any designs/pictures on the forum. (Edit:- Woops, cancel that - I've just found Mike's 2005 article
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Then I get to see (AOE's site says) the Sun as white on a black sky background - yes?
So I then pop a yellow filter on my eyepiece and I see a yellow sun to show all the family who don't understand a white sun - does that work, yes?
(Oh, and remember to cap my Finderscope!!)
Thanks in advance
Eric