Last week I received my solar film,
which is just the filter with no filter cell to hold it to the
telescope. This is where a little bit of creativity comes in with
making something that will hold the filter to the scope. The film
comes with instructions, but I was lacking the correct cardboard
material to make it the way they describe. Since I'm on a tight
budget I made use of the cardboard boxes that the telescope came in,
and made a nice solar filter cell. Hows that for recycling?!
I've been out with the telescope a few
times to give this filter a shot. It goes on tight and stays on
pretty good. Am looking for a way for extra security in holding it
on. Although it fits tight, I want it to fit even better.
From left to right: 1486, 1484, 1482
Here is my first stack of the sun, using 7 images stacked in Registax and edited in Gimp. I am still working on perfecting my focus while trying to image the sun. I got a lot of images, but only a very small handful (read: very small handful) that are in a decent enough focus.
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