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Last Post 3/18/2008 7:51 AM by
Paulett Liewer
Sun Safety
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3/18/2008 5:43 AM
How do you examine the sun with a telescope? Won't it blind you?
Paulett Liewer
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3/18/2008 7:51 AM
If you looked directly at the Sun with a telescope, it would indeed damage your eyes! Always use a very dense solar-approved filter to filter out most of the sunlight. You should always use a dense filter even if you look at the Sun without a telescope. The magazine Sky and Telescope has an article on viewing the Sun safely at
http://www.skyandtelescop...cts/sun/3304056.html
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