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Old 01-01-2009, 11:01 PM
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solar telescopes

hi. my interest in solar observing has increased. (I've seen the light ). i am looking at buying a solar telescope of my own and well i have a few q's.
  1. when i use my astro clubs PST i only saw solar proms and sun spots. i was wondering i u can see filaments and flares with that type of scope?
  2. can u only use Coronado's eyepieces to magnify the sun more with a Coronado scope? mine didn't get a good focus.
  3. if i got a bigger aperture scope will i see more proms etc or just get a more detailed view of the sun?.
i have looked at the Coronado web site and looked at the images taken through other scopes. the PST showed proms, spots, filaments. is this only seen when u photograph the sun? or the time i had the PST none were about on the sun? (i know the sun has been quiet).

Are there any other tips u could give me on my adventure?

thanks
les

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