WATCH THIS!!! If You Are New To Solar Projecting..
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ค. 2021
- Solar projecting is probably the easiest or more importantly SAFEST way to observe the sun..But, a lot of information on this subject often forgets to point out one crucial point...
WATCHING THIS VIDEO COULD SAVE YOU BUYING A NEW TELESCOPE!!!
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Hi Jason 😊
I once used this method to show my friends at college the solar eclipse.
I didn't know I could have damaged the telescope at that point of time.
But fortunately nothing happened that day 😅😁
But a warning to everyone reading this please don't do it !
Thanks Jason for bringing it up 😊❤️
Hey Mubarak, how are you my friend, long time no see, hope you are well....Yes it is a easy mistake to make...pleased to hear you didn't cause any damage :)
@@smalloptics753 yeah Jason long time. I'm doing good 😌
@@mubarakhayath Great to hear buddy with what's happening in India...You stay safe my friend.
@@smalloptics753 yeah Jason you might have seen in the news the second wave is a bit devastating. Hopefully we will recover soon.
Take care and stay safe my friend.
@@mubarakhayath Hey Mubarak :) I sometimes wondered how you are doing, so I'm glad you're doing ok. Devastating what's happening in India at the moment, my thoughts are with guys at this incredibly difficult time :(
I used to do solar prejecting 30 years ago with a small refractor. I kept the telescope just for sentimental reasons. I will still check it for plastic parts though. Thank you so much for this video.
Wow, the dangers are worse than I thought. Thank you for warnings. You saved people's sight and equipment.
I have Used This Method to watch the Solar Eclipse that happen Last Year, by Projection method, when I didn't have q Solar Filter, Nice Tips Jason!👍🌞
Hello DSH. Thanks buddy. Yes this method is great for solar eclipses :)
Thank you Jason, really good safe advice, I will follow it to a tee!
Superb video, can't stress enough on the safety aspects of solar. A friend's eyepiece was burnt when the aperture filter came off by mistake while pointed at the sun. Thankfully no one was looking through while it happened. My preferred way of solar is to just use it with camera attached + aperture filter.
Nice video Jason and very sound advice
Thank you Astrobloke :)
love it jay - you're doing an amazing job keep the good work up
Thank you PUM I appreciate that :)
Brilliant amazing video yet again you never disapoint your followers keep it up Jay 👍
Thanks buddy I appreciate that :)
I used solar projection through one side of a pair of binoculars secured on my camcorder's tripod with Duck tape on 8 June 2004.
It was a glorious day and I got an excellent view of the entire transit of Venus. Sadly, the next one will be in December so I anticipate the weather will not be so good - and it is also not for another 96½ years!
Hello Peter. Doesn't matter how you attach things as long as it is safe and works....Why not..Sounds like something I would do :)
The projection method is great for transits and eclipses, and we want to make the best of them because as you say....It's usually a long wait for the next one.
@@smalloptics753 I also caught a transit of 747 (I live fairly close to Heathrow) - but the pandemic has severely limited their frequency too!
I went to the total solar eclipse that hit Cornwall, I had the best pair of uv filtering sunglasses, a welding mask wrapped in a milar film all together and was still nervous. For lining up a scope or binoculars, I use the shadow, I never look towards the sun
Hi Jason, another very good and important video mate :) Love the logo on the curtains also! Trust me, you're not the only one to drop stuff lol
I don't trust the mylar filters either, and would only either solar project or use a Herchel wedge for white light solar. It's much better and more rewarding to use something like a second hand PST Ha solar scope for around 350-400 quid, you can just see SOOOO much more detail plus the proms!! But of course a lot of folk can't justify the cost of an Ha scope. I know whenever I've owned one and winter comes around, I just see it as 400 quid sitting there doing nothing, then spring appears and I want my Ha solarscope back lol (I had the PST for one summer, then a few years later bought a Lunt40 for a summer lol ) A Lunt Herchel wedge is a very good compromise because you can see a lot more granulation and detail in the sun spots compared to Mylar based filters. Keep up the great work Jay! : )
Hey Chris, Thanks buddy.....I agree a telescope for the job or solar project is the only true safe way to observe the sun....That's the problem isn't it, I know quit a few people who have literally have £1000's of equipment lying around that they don't use (Chance would be fine thing)....
Lol... Sod's law pal, always the same, have something kicking around unused for ages, get rid, then either regret it or say "damn I could do with that right now..I suppose there both the same thing, but I'm sure you know what I mean :)....
Hi Jason. Totally agree with you on this and many astronomers has been blinded by the sun. The baader solar film I've used on my dslr and you need proper solar filter that's 100% safe. One time I've looked at sun through a telescope with solar film at object lens end and it was so safe because it's the proper one.
Even weak pair of binoculars can do damage when sun in view. One time I did look at sun through a pair of binoculars but it was less than a second by mistake and I was lucky my eyes was alright and I've never did it again because the light and heat was bad. Through a telescope you'd not have a chance even if it was less than a second. Solar projection is so safe and even eye pieces get hot as I did solar projection with my Vixen custom 80m refractor so I limit the time when solar projection.
It's great seeing sunspots and I've seen a sunspot as big as Jupiter and shows how tiny Jupiter is compared to the sun! Have you tried to photograph the sun with telescope and dslr? I'd like to try it and only use the proper solar film from baader. Photographing the sun and recording sunspot activity would be so interesting.
Only use the proper film and filters that's 100% safe!
Solar observing can be rewarding and yet lethal to your eye! I hope alot of people watch this video and learn the dangers of the sun.
Stay safe buddy!
Hey Bushcraft, I agree with everything you say buddy... The sun can be so dangerous if not treated with respect.
You to stay safe my friend :)
Those eyepiece filters should be illegal
Hello chari. Indeed they should! It still amazes me how they are still been sold..And sometimes they are even provided with cheap telescopes...You know..The type parents would buy for kids....They really do need to be banned worldwide.
I just used one of those dangerous filters this morning... I barely looked they it, ot looked too bright still, so I stopped immediately... wasn't painful or anything but just didn't seem proper I think the filter was scratched or something because it seemed to have one tiny bright spot that kinda glared thru... I think I'm gonna stick to nighttime observing
When i got my first Telescope i thought the scope had filters and i could see the sun straight up from the eyepiece without using anything. Thank god for the celestron book that came with the Telescope, after i read it i thought to myself: what would have happened if i did look at the sun? Probably like you said permanent damage to my eye.
Great video and if i may ask, where are you from? You sound Australian, i may be wrong lol
Hello Ton 618. You did the right thing not using it to view the sun, there are NO! safe glass filters for eyepieces, none of them give you any protection from the sun's harmful rays.....LOL...No I'm not Australian, I'm English :)
I do solar projection because i don't have a solar filter. But i just keep it pointed for about 2 minutes to take some pictures and put the telescope away. That won't damage anything, right?
If you are that worried about even the correct equipment failing then use a camera instead, if using the right filter you won't cook your eye or the camera sensor. (You can still get great views and let the machine take the risk for you)
Also don't use friction fit filters, not even the fancy ones with set screws. The filter needs to actually be threaded/bolted onto the scope so it's impossible for it to come off by mistake.
And seriously you are pointing your optics at the sun, some active cooling gets you a long way.
You can observe the moon during the day as well.
Hey Tom, sorry for the late reply I don't always get notifications for comments so I have to keep checking on things.. Yes you can but you won't see as much detail as you would when it's dark, because in the day time the contrast is to high to get any real detail.
@@smalloptics753 it's still pretty good in the early morning or late afternoon under the right conditions , but , no it doesn't compare to night time , I've heard of people actually finding and seeing planets during the day , crazy good equipment if I can say so myself
I don't think the orion spaceprobe 130st is not plastic anywhere right?
Not quite sure buddy as I remember I thought the focuser was plastic I could be wrong but make sure you are certain there are NO! plastic components at all, inc the eyepieces, and you will be OK to solar project :)
Perhaps get a solar telescope :D
lol..Yes that would solve the problem :)
Lunt 130mm 8 thousand bucks lol
You sir, have posted this video too late...for 2 of my eyepieces that is :))
Hello Sorin. Sorry to hear that friend....I had to learn the hard way to.
Seriously the glass shattering by just looking at it? A little hard to believe
The sun's heat will shatter the glass not your eye😂
@@smalloptics753 i get that. It is of course reasonable since the glass will absorb a majority of the energy from the sun causing it to heat up, but personally i've seen cheap products put through quite a lot of stress without this kind of catastrophic failure, including focusing high energy lasers. With proper handling it can be avoided, for instance, the rapid heating and cooling can cause even the best quality tempered glass to fail. Maybe the user was trying to view the sun in the winter? It gets pretty cold here, -15C and the winter time is usually a good time for astronomy. Still i prefer the silver-black polymer sheets, they are cheap and effective. Certainly prefer melting that than the insides of the telescope. Additional benefit to having the filter on the front is you reduce the energy on the inside of the telescope causing it to heat up less
These cheap filters should be banned! along with any scope sold with them as a package.
Couldn't agree more Chris.
@@smalloptics753 looks like we might have an open sky tonight. finally :D