Let's "commemorate" Comet McNaught ...

[jermng]

When you use a glass like that, you not only block out the light from the sun, you also block out the comet's light. ... unless you're imaging ..

[oilinki]

When you use a glass like that, you not only block out the light from the sun, you also block out the comet's light. ... unless you're imaging ..

That's actually what we use back in home to see the sun eclipse etc.
Another way is to use couple of times folded film-strip. And these are for the naked eye only. With any optical instruments, it's better to go with more professional ways.

-oilinki

[vainqueur]

When you use a glass like that, you not only block out the light from the sun, you also block out the comet's light. ... unless you're imaging ..

That's actually what we use back in home to see the sun eclipse etc.
Another way is to use couple of times folded film-strip. And these are for the naked eye only. With any optical instruments, it's better to go with more professional ways.

-oilinki

hey... good idea... cheap and sufficient...

[jermng]

Yeah it works for the eclipse cos you're looking at the moon covering the sun, it's like observing the silhoutte (sp?) of the moon. But if the comet is not within the sun's disc, you won't see it just cos you're blocking out all the visible light.

But then again, I've been wrong before ..

[kochu]

When you use a glass like that, you not only block out the light from the sun, you also block out the comet's light. ... unless you're imaging ..

I wonder whether imaging will be successful , when you use safe solar filters which blocks out more than 99 % of sun's brightness.

It is extremely dangerous to use make-shift filters like welding glass, x-ray films etc

Kochu/11-1-07

[vainqueur]

i tried using the welding glass during one of the solar eclipse many years ago... should be ok...

[boothee]

Hi!

I'm sure you can use welding glass for solar eclipse. But for comet, I agree with Jeremy Ng.

Cheers !!!

boothee

[vainqueur]

ya i know... sigh... no choice cause singapore is in the region of "everything also cannot see"

[jermng]

ya i know... sigh... no choice cause singapore is in the region of "everything also cannot see"

Actually, Singapore is in the region of Northern and Southern Constellation also can see, except for the extreme N/S ones ... It just happens that this particular event doesn't favour us.

[vainqueur]

haha, ya, but always at funny timing for things like comets and etc... like this comet Mcnaught, around 12noon!? haha