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Got my new solar film today so tested it out after making an appropriate filter. Works well, and seems sharper than the old filter I had. Taken with the 80mm refractor, but enlarged 2x, same image scale as what I'll be using for the Venus Transit.

As you can see a little cloudy...

http://i363.photobucket.com/albums/o...soltest015.jpg
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Old 05-04-2012, 08:15 AM
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That will look great for Venus Andrew

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Thanks Tom, hoping the weather plays nice now.
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The perfect scale.
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