Re: [ATM] SUN FILTERS

["Virgil.Johnson" <virgilaj@charter.net>]

I made a filter for looking at the 1991 Solar ecclipse and have looked at 
sunspots on many occasions since. Even used it for the last Mercury transit. 
Many of those people you are going to show it to will be more impressed by 
the sunspots rather than that little ole' dot.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm McDonald" <toliman@wave.co.nz>
To: <atm@atmlist.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 3:26 AM
Subject: Re: [ATM] SUN FILTERS


> Thanks to all who who replied  to my querie about Sun filters.
>
> Baadar seems to be the popular choice and my good old servival blanket got
> the thumbs down. Oh well......It may have saved the entire population of
> Rotorua from one eye blindness :-). Problem is, I have three, may be four
> homemade scopes of various shapes and sizes that I would like to shield. 
> but
> I don't want to go to too much trouble for something that I will have no
> further use for. I doubt that I will see the next transit.

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