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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 4054572, member: 76194&quot;]Just in case anyone is wondering why anyone would want an H-Alpha solar telescope, here is what you&#039;d see on a calm day with no sunspots using a regular telescope with a mylar filter (the sun on the top) vs. a dedicated solar telescope capable of viewing the sun in the&nbsp; H-Alpha&nbsp; .50A (0.05nm) range (the sun at the bottom).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1062303[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, the regular astronomy telescope with a mylar filter on a day with no sunspots would only show a boring featureless sphere.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the H-Alpha shows flares, filaments, and might even show some granularity around the edges on a good day. So even on a boring day with no sun spots, your efforts at setting up the telescope are still rewarded with something to look at, vs. the regular telescope with a mylar filter which won&#039;t show anything unless there are sunspots.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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