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Originally Posted by Matty P
I did a search and I found some amazing pics of the Sun taken with a PST. I really want one now! I am a bit worried about how small the PST is, only 40mm of aperture. A little bit small for my likings.
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I may not be right here, but you generally want aperture to capture light. The Sun's apparent magnitude is -26.7. I think a pinhole would capture enough light
Edit: Or an I missing something in terms of resolution obtainable? I do recall reading the larger the aperture, the more of the daytime's natural bad seeing that you capture - hence the use of off-axis small aperture solar filters for reflectors.