Don't forget to wear your amulet with a safety pin near your tummy if you are pregnant...not sure if this a Mexican wives tale or same in other cultures...
Jaime Solorza On Aug 7, 2017 10:11 AM, "Robert Andrews" <[email protected]> wrote: > Why you are very wise to use a video imager... This actually came from > personal experience where I used a "solar rated" neutral density filter > with my telescope can came very close to burning out an eye when it > fractured... > > On 08/06/2017 03:56 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: > >> At the least it's better to burn the camera than the eyeball. >> >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Robert Andrews" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: 8/6/2017 4:40:59 PM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Eclipse >> >> Do beware, Optical paths through cameras/telescopes can get VERY HOT >>> observing the sun. Optical coatings were not designed to be pointed >>> directly at the sun for long periods of time and can overheat and >>> destroy your optics. Pin holes may solve the problem or just make a >>> large heat differential. This is the time for a heavy duty neutral >>> density filter in front of all your optics... >>> >>> >>> >>> On 08/06/2017 09:00 AM, Matt Hoppes wrote: >>> >>>> I plan to use a camera and tv. :) >>>> >>>> On Aug 6, 2017, at 11:41 AM, <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> If you are fortunate enough to be able to see the eclipse on the 21st, >>>>> low cost optical filters can be made out of a double layer of >>>>> aluminized Mylar space blankets. >>>>> >>>>> $1.99, cut up many strips and you have your viewing glasses and >>>>> dozens to give away. >>>>> >>>>> And of course you don’t need any eye protection during totality. >>>>> >>>> >> >>
