The Star Party - Telescope Solar Filters: Safely Observing The Sun

http://www.telescope.com NEVER look at directly the Sun - especially with binoculars or a telescope - unless you have a proper solar filter! This is an episode of "The Star Party," a video guide to amateur astronomy from the crew of Orion Telescopes & Binoculars. Visit http://www.telescope.com to find high quality products for amateur astronomers.

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[Jules7892]

My Piggyback Maksutov is an ORION Apex 127mm. Aperture F/12.1 1540mm. Instrument Telescope,it is SUPERB Optically,Superb Resolution and Ultra-High Contrast!!!!

[Jules7892]

@notubeplease I have a Maksutov Apex ORION ontop piggyback on top of my Celestron C-11" Schmidt-Cassegrain on CGEM Computerize Mount up here in CANADA!!!!

[notubeplease]

is that the StarMax127? i absolutely love that mak scope from Orion. i have the 102 model and i can tell you is by far the favorite. its size and optical capabilities fit one's needs for observing quality and portability. and those full aperture glass solar filters you have give a very nice image of our yellow day star. very nice clip ;)

[AndromedaChao2]

when projecting the sun through the binoculars, you can also use the same trick of alignment of the binoculars to the sun by using its shadow as a guide

[cosmiclight]

Dear ishouldplayzelda: See your local astronomy clubs and star parties. The solar filters you see through here in the video are not innexpensive toys. They are serious instruments that range from at least $100 for a simple white light filter and up to over several thousand dollars for the h-alpha filters made by Coronado. Also see artwork featured in NASA sites rather than photos that many produce from observations through the eyepiece- Search my name Mark Seibold for Facebook and my websites.

[TheZeth24]

I only wish to have a nice telescope to see what you people see up there

[MacBooker4444]

very information thank you.

[KARLish33]

The music that your hearing is John Serrie, the leader in planetaryum music!

Clear skies to all!

[Dutchvine]

nice video! well done. info useful.

[ishouldplayzelda]

that's cool, where can i buy one 50mm solar filter for relatively cheap like around 5-10 dollars? ?