Post B9GX5x8tLm81JanXKC by aetios@sns.minovsky.space
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 (DIR) Post #B9GX5x8tLm81JanXKC by aetios@sns.minovsky.space
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       @joepie91 Care to elaborate on the eclipse glasses time limit?I use the same type of filters in my telescope, if >30 seconds was unsafe I would be in big trouble, since my telescope is collecting 43 times as much light as our pupils do.
       
 (DIR) Post #B9GXIz4vSn3V5H9mK0 by rick@a.n0id.space
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       yeah this is very serious stuff.. at the last eclipse in the 90's we used my telescope to project the eclipse at a wall in the near.. the lens we used there was molten/deformed at the end...you don't want that directly in your eyes...RE: https://fedi.slightly.tech/@joepie91/statuses/01KZRJ19P72E19SF8XAAH28MDG
       
 (DIR) Post #B9GdHGKcwdGLjw3yWe by aetios@sns.minovsky.space
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       @joepie91 though 30 seconds seems like an awful short time. Maybe the filter on my telescope is a higher rating than some of the glasses that are being sold.
       
 (DIR) Post #B9HCOK2v1ufBgNskZE by aetios@sns.minovsky.space
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       @iMeddles @joepie91 Telescopes, while usually not as impressive as those at observatories, have a very low entry barrier nowadays. One of my telescopes, a Newtonian model with a respectable 5" diameter,  came with a solar filter and cost me 210 euro -  delivered. As you mention, observing an eclipse is a very cool thing to do with this telescope. I did that in march of last year.
       
 (DIR) Post #B9HCSZtU39ypzZUwVs by evin@gts.yujiri.xyz
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       @joepie91 i look directly at the sun all the time. it doesnt damage my eyes
       
 (DIR) Post #B9HDN6RgD9LjAKRjI8 by aetios@sns.minovsky.space
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       @iMeddles @joepie91 I should add that observing the sun with a telescope requires additional safety precautions. Nothing out of the ordinary or super hard but do read a trustable guide before you head out. Looking at the sun with your naked eyes you may get away without permanent damage. With a telescope, retinal bleaching occurs faster than your nerves register. I always check all my equipment before use, AND after setting up, and my solar filter (which is a cheap device) is treated better than my most expensive eyepieces.