Re: [ATM] Advice on Solar scopes/observation

[George Anderson <tillerman1@videotron.ca>]

Most of my solar viewing is done on public scope days, as such the scope
does not always track the sun as people tend to ask a lot of questions.
Plus every now and then it is nice to stop viewing and have a cup of tea
while not having to worry about the scope getting blasted by the sun.
Foam core art board also works very well. And if the winds are so high
that the light shield starts acting like a sail and starts moving the
scope around then I figure that it is time to pack it in and head to the
lake and do some real sailing.

George Anderson
Montreal Canada

Clear skies and good health

Mark Holm wrote:
> 
> Joe wrote:
> 
> > I can understand this concept, but for one thing,
> >
> > The suns energy is parallel with the tube. and there will be no heating
> > because of this.
> 
> In my case at least, a few things protrude from the scope, such as the
> focuser and eyepiece, plus, my clock drive sometimes gets forgetful or
> distracted and neglects to push the scope for several minutes.  He
> probably needs more lubrication, or perhaps less ;)
> 
> --
> Mark Holm
> mdholm@telerama.com
> 
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