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Date: 06 Aug 2006 10:38:33
From: orion94nl
Subject: Observing the Sun using a home-made "Solar-Shield"
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I have been observing the Sun for over a year now, using the Coronado
PST and TAL 100RS (combined with the Baader Herschel Wedge). One of the
problems I noticed during all the observing sessions was getting a good
view of the Sun while you are sitting in the direct sunlight. I used to
put a black T-shirt over my head, but I can tell you, you feel like your
head starts to melt within a few minutes.
I created a sort of “solar-shield” from Styrofoam, and it works very
well for me. For a full report and some images of the construction (and
the Sun in white light and H-alpha) follow this link:
http://www.backyard-astro.com/blog/index.php/weblog/2006_07_27/
Enjoy!
Math
http://www.backyard-astro.com/blog/
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Date: 06 Aug 2006 17:15:51
From: canopus56
Subject: Re: Observing the Sun using a home-made "Solar-Shield"
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orion94nl wrote:
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> I created a sort of "solar-shield" from Styrofoam, . . .
> http://www.backyard-astro.com/blog/index.php/weblog/2006_07_27/
Nice idea. See also Maurice Gavin's posterboard model:
http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/solatrax.htm
I couldn't find a picture of Maurice's enclosure tent that he uses with
his PST when making solar Ha astrophotos (to keep the computer screen
out of the glare.).
- Canopus
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