Hey everyone. I was able to image the Sun today for the first ever time
I recently just bought a 2nd hand Celestron C102-HD Refractor this week which came with a Solar filter. I am yet to get any images as the T-adapter that came with it was for and older model SLR. So i still screwed the T-ring onto the focuser and held my DSLR up to the T-ring manually. Here are some images.
P.s this telescope has really opened up a whole new world than my old Alt-Az mount. It is one giant step forward but taking a few little steps back when getting it Polar aligned and then using the scope (turning it around to view different objects)
i am keen to get at least a 5 sec exposure from a rough polar alignment and cant wait.
Also what grease is the best to give my mount a service? I will include some pics of it, i am sure it is an EQ3 that came with the scope. I think this setup is quite a few years old but it has been well looked after.
There is a provision in the middle of the polar mount, is this a provision for a polar alignment scope?
The weather this week is looking good for Adeliade so i will be out every night
Thanks, Steve.