Hello all
I find the best way to center the sun is to make your own finder .......!
A piece of ply / thin metal mounted to your OTA length wise, about 1 inch
wide,
then two pieces of ply / metal 1 inch high at 90 degrees mounted anywhere
along it as long as they are about 5 inches apart, drill a 3/32 hole about a
1/3 of the way down on the front piece ( sun end )............this will
place / project a tiny dot of light onto the other end ............center
the scope the hard way using the suns image on the ground and when this is
done place a ink mark / dot mark on the ply where the suns image is
projected.
Next time you want to view the Sun just slew untill the dots are imposed on
each other....EASY
It wont get in the way or weigh much at all........and cost next to nothing.
Jason
Down Under : )


----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 7:48 AM
Subject: [M]: Re: RE: Solar filter for ETX-125EC's finderscope?


> Also,
>
> We use the shadow method. Additionally, remove the ep from the scope and
> look inside, this will give you a much larger FOV and you can move your
> head around a bit and pick up the fringe of ol' Sol and center him up.
>
> John & Bobbie Hilliard
>
> "The Stars are God's Dreams,
> Thoughts remembered in the silence of the night."
> -Thoreau
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:39 PM
> Subject: [M]: RE: Solar filter for ETX-125EC's finderscope?
>
>
> > I practice, and from observations, most solar observers do not use the
> > finder scope but use the scope as a hole in aligning on the sun. I line
> up
> > the reflection behind the scope and in 99% of the time I'm right on. I
> have
> > seen other finder scopes that project images of the sun in a bull's eye
> > target. I think you may be forced to make your own. I have done this for
> my
> > binoc's using PVC plumbing fittings and 1000 Oaks mylar film. Good Luck.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 3:06 PM
> > Subject: [M]: Solar filter for ETX-125EC's finderscope?
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions about a quality made (meaning not a
> > self-made cardboard and duct tape) solar filter that will fit onto
> > the Meade
> > ETX-125EC's 8x25mm right angle finderscope? I'd prefer Baader
> > filter
> > material and an aluminum or plastic cell. I can't believe that with
> > the
> > number of ETX scopes sold intrenationally and with the sun this year
> > at
> > solar maximum, none of the major solar filter manufacturers has one
> > available in this size!
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

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