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Subject: Re: [M]: LX200 intro and question
From: Andy Clews
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Mon Jul 14 00:56:25 1997

Vince Gardiner wrote:
> There seems to be a great fear in pointing an SC type telescope at the
> sun without a solar filter. Why?

I think the perceived problem is that because the SCT is a sealed unit,
overheating and internal outgassing could occur, leading to damaged optics.
I have a Thousand Oaks filter which fits over the corrector plate of my
LX200; it works very well. However, you need to remember to put the
objective lens cap on the finder scope if you don't want your hair to catch
fire :-)

BTW the Meade LX200 Users Manual seems very heavily biased towards Northern
Hemisphere users. Has this been a problem for any of you folks down under?

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Andy Clews, Computing Service, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK
A.Clews@sussex.ac.uk