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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
Your dust cover lid bit thingy also fits the very top of your scope too. 
Covering the offset aperture reduction hole with solar film is still the go.
No unfiltered sunlight will be entering the tube.
Don't forget to make a filter for your finder. .
And use a shroud to stop stray sunlight bouncing off mirror by accident. |
I have made my Solar filter cover to the size of the off axis aperture hole which has the additional benefit of having the same diameter as the finderscope.
This way, I keep the cap on the finderscope, use the 50mm cap on the main scope and if I need to adjust position with the finder, cap the main scope, stand in front of it so the scope is in shadow, swap the filter to the finder and then align, rinse and repeat....
Less to make up but obviously a larger risk overall if you are not careful.
User beware, but may save time and effort. ( I did this mainly because my baader filter is all used up....
and I am too cheap to buy some more)
Chris