by Chris Peterson » Mon Feb 28, 2022 2:05 pm
orin stepanek wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:55 pm
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What a wonderful Idea for looking at bright
objects! I'm not sure bi want to look at the sun
like that though! :mrgreen:
Well, the Moon isn't really that bright through a telescope. It just seems that way because you're normally pretty dark adapted when you first look, so it dazzles. They make neutral density filters, but if you talk with experienced observers, the best way to view the Moon is through an unfiltered eyepiece. You'll see more detail that way than by projection, or if you use a filter.
Before all the big solar telescopes converted to digital imaging, this kind of projection was the normal way the Sun was studied. I remember this kind of setup when I worked at Big Bear Solar Observatory, and I've seen it operate at Kitt Peak.
[quote="orin stepanek" post_id=320971 time=1646052933 user_id=100812]
MoonHands_Graphy_960.jpg
What a wonderful Idea for looking at bright
objects! I'm not sure bi want to look at the sun
like that though! :mrgreen:
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Well, the Moon isn't really that bright through a telescope. It just seems that way because you're normally pretty dark adapted when you first look, so it dazzles. They make neutral density filters, but if you talk with experienced observers, the best way to view the Moon is through an unfiltered eyepiece. You'll see more detail that way than by projection, or if you use a filter.
Before all the big solar telescopes converted to digital imaging, this kind of projection was the normal way the Sun was studied. I remember this kind of setup when I worked at Big Bear Solar Observatory, and I've seen it operate at Kitt Peak.