Telescope Solar Sun
does solar filter really help you when you look at the sun with a telescope?
because today i looked at the sun with my telescope and with out the solar filter. it’s like at noon. then after 10 second, my eyepices get burned. so can you tell me when to look the sun and does solar filter really works? if yes, tell me a web that i can buy the filter. from wal-mart is ok. or other markets
i have a celesrton nexstar 130slt computerlized telescope. thanks
i want cheep. and i just wan the solar filter. thanks
i am not blind, it’s 3 meters away from me, the the clouds cover the sun
STOP!!!! DON’T DO THAT!!!!!
You are risking permanent blindness!
Even a second at the eyepiece of a telescope pointed at the Sun is enough to cause permanent irreversible damage to your eye. And you won’t even know it’s happening because there are no pain receptors on your eye’s retina.
A solar filter is absolutely essential for observing the Sun with a telescope. These are made from glass or plastic film coated with a highly reflective coating. You can buy such filters from any astronomy store, I prefer the filters made by Kendrick because of their safety features:
http://www.kendrickastro.com/astro/solarfilters.html
However, I would recommend holding off on buying a solar filter until the Sun’s activity returns to normal. We are in an extended solar minimum at present, and there literally is nothing to see on the Sun at present.
There is no such thing as a cheap solar filter: your eyesight is too precious to risk it on a cheap filter. Get a Kendrick, Celestron, or Orion brand filter. Nothing suitable is sold at Wal-Mart.
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