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Old 06-04-2012, 08:24 AM
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I have recently purchased a sheet of Density 5 Visual Baader Solar Film. There was enough in an A4 sheet to make up filters for the finder scope and 50mm dust cover step down on the 12", as well as the 80mm refractor and the 7x50 binos with some left over.

The view through the 12" Dob is impressive with very sharp definition of the sunspots. I used a yellow filter on the eyepiece to give the Sun some colour instead of the white light. The filtered binoculars are easy to access if I want to have a quick check of sunspot activity, but the 80mm refractor is let down by the average quality optics.

Baader sell Density 3.8 Solar film which is designed for photograpic use. It is not safe to use visually.

I rate this product but it is not as sturdy as glass.

I hope luck is on your side and you can catch an image of Venus and an aircraft passing the Sun at the same time.
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