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Heh heh! Almost as if the sun were opening like a magnetic flower in greeting to its little relative, Mercury.1oldman2 said:Cool, that's an interesting shot.
Heh heh! Almost as if the sun were opening like a magnetic flower in greeting to its little relative, Mercury.1oldman2 said:Cool, that's an interesting shot.
True, I know its only a matter of perspective but it looks like that flare could engulf mercury.Dotini said:Heh heh! Almost as if the sun were opening like a magnetic flower in greeting to its little relative, Mercury.
sophiecentaur said:And talking of Solar Filters. There are filters available on eBay that fit onto the small hole in the cover of my 200p. They also fit on the finder scope. Are they worth the bother? The resolution can only be around a tenth of the full mirror. (Or rather, ten times the angular resolution)
yup, read my post #23Andy Resnick said:I would not mess around with kludging a solar filter. Since you are just starting out, at the so-cheap-it's-practically-free end of the spectrum, try a mylar blanket- the sort that comes in first aid kits- secure it to the barrel with an elastic band (or some Kapton tape).