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27-05-2013, 07:43 PM
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The sun

This is my first picture taken through my new telescope ..I took it by using my mobile phone camera ...and that was difficult ....However it clearly shows a good view of the Sunspots which were visible that I was using a Skywatcher 200P (8'') reflector and a Samsung Galaxy S3 ....and before you ask I had a special Mylar metallic filter fitted to the telescope as Solar astronomy can be dangerous to your eyesight
I have ordered a proper camera bracket so I should be able to get some better shots in the future

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27-05-2013, 08:16 PM
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Wow! Very interesting, I thought you would burn your camera out! Did you use a special filter?
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27-05-2013, 09:06 PM
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The aperture of the telescope was covered with a special filter made from Mylar ..it is a metallic foil which cuts out 99.99% of the suns light...without it would result in instant blindness. I used a 15mm eyepiece which gave a magnification of approx 66x....
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27-05-2013, 10:49 PM
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Very impressive, well done.
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28-05-2013, 12:57 PM
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Nice one Steve
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28-05-2013, 03:02 PM
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Good Steve ...... blimey, did you win the pools?
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28-05-2013, 03:53 PM
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I'm impressed Steve!
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28-05-2013, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Janela ->
Good Steve ...... blimey, did you win the pools?
I called in a few favours ie fathers day (2 kids), birthday,next month, plenty of family...at least i got something i enjoy ..
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28-05-2013, 05:00 PM
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Re: The sun

Hey, better than a pair of slippers
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Originally Posted by Janela ->
Hey, better than a pair of slippers
I got them for xmas
 
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