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Old 05-05-2011, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by mental4astro View Post
I know I'd be preaching to the converted, but when you do any solar work, try to kurb the habit of using the finder scope. If solar work isn't big on your list, figure out another way of targeting the sun that doesn't involve using the finder. I came within a whisker of zapping my eyes the first time I set up a scope for solar work due to the finder. Keep this in mind.
i keep the lens cap on the finder when taking it out to look at the sun for that reason, and use the scopes shadow to line it up, which takes a little practice

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