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Observing the Sun
Caution:
The TriBand coating only replaces the Energy Rejection Filter. For
solar observation, you absolutely need another filter – either a Herschel
prism for white light observation or an H-alpha filter!
Installing the Heat Shields
The outer heat shields are made of two or four segments, which are clicked together
into a ring by strong neodym-magnets.
Remove the telescope's dust cover. To do this, loosen the bayonet lock by turning
the dust cover a little bit counterclockwise. Now you can pull it off, put on the heat
shield and secure it by turning it clockwise. Place the small, round heat shield on the
secondary mirror holder by placing the magnets on the collimation screws. The cover
of the collimation screws of the larger models must be opened for this (see p.20).
The TriBand-telescopes with their heat shields
Avoid setting up the telescope for a long time in such a way that sunlight enters the
tube without the telescope pointing directly at the sun. The integrated ERF will keep
harm from the telescope, but the walls of the tube will heat up unnecessarily.
TriBand C8 with 2"-Clicklock # 2956220
and Baader Cool Ceramic Herschel prism
1
2
Using a Herschel prism
(white light and CaK)
We recommend using a 2" ClickLock
®
clamp
# 2956220
1
and the Baader Cool-Ceramic Safety
Herschel prism 2" Mark II Photo
# 2956510P
2
for
observing in white light
. The Solar Continuum Filter
included with our Herschel prism can not be used,
because the energy reflecting filter blocks the wave-
lengths around 540 nm. For the necessary further
light attenuation, please use either anadditional neu-
tral density filter or a single variable polarizing filter
(e.g. Baader Single Polarizing Filter 2",
# 2408342
).
For the sharpest possible images, we recommend
using a monochrome camera combined with a red
