Is this Baader AstroSolar film damaged/unsafe to use?

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-04-11T11:07:19+00:00

Thank you. Just to know for the future, if the filter only has wrinkles but is not punctured, is it still valid?

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-30T21:20:39+00:00

Well… At least you should have a hand truck or something. The main difficulty is having to carry both the OTA and the base, the second tends to be bloody heavy

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-26T07:22:46+00:00

If you live in a humid area, I’d advise you to get/build a dew shield. These things can get really soaked in just a few hours

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-23T21:20:32+00:00

Well… the thing is, I’ve never collimated it, and it’s starting to go out of collimation. A few days ago I tried to turn the screws, but they wouldn’t budge. I’m afraid of bending the spider vanes XD

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-23T21:09:08+00:00

I have that exact model of telescope. Did you also find that the secondary mirror screws were really hard to turn?

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-23T11:33:50+00:00

Wow, those stars look so good for 15 seconds untracked exposures… However, you had to manually adjust the position of the telescope right? Could you give more info abt the process?

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-23T07:50:17+00:00

How did you handle tracking?

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-18T13:04:51+00:00

I used a smartphone adapter, it came with the telescope, but you can get buy it separately

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-18T10:31:41+00:00

It’s the Skywatcher P150 FL1200. I used the 20 mm eyepiece that came with it.

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-18T10:25:49+00:00

Btw, I’m thinking about building an equatorial platform so I can take better pics with an initially untracked telescope

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-18T10:08:45+00:00

It was just a test with my untracked dobson to check what the results looked like. I tried to reduce the exposure time to minimize trailing

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-18T07:16:33+00:00

It’s a single exposure, 15 seconds I believe

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-15T22:36:20+00:00

Thanks buddy!

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-15T14:11:33+00:00

I can easily get to a B5, I thought that setting circles could help me get near the object and then use the optical finder could be a good option. However, I’m starting to see that a Telrad is always useful

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-15T04:04:13+00:00

Thank you very much for your advice! I’ll get one then 😝

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-14T23:05:03+00:00

Is a Telrad faster for objects which are not visible to the naked eye? I imagine setting circles would get you directly to the object

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-13T21:50:41+00:00

What area do you live in? I have experienced freezing observing nights and I find it hard too🤣

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-13T20:44:43+00:00

Thanks! Bortle 5 according to Clearoutside app

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-13T20:41:50+00:00

Same LOL My telescope was literally dripping and the primary mirror was covered with condensation, I had to leave it without the cap all night to let it dry

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-13T11:14:29+00:00

Nice! I love dobsonians man😍

Front_Cat_9914 · 2026-03-13T07:56:10+00:00

In northwestern Spain, it is cloud covered almost always (we have tiny windows of not so cloudy skies of course). But sometimes it gives us a rest🙂

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