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Using a Ha filter with a white light solar filter?

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IzaakC avatar
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Hello,
I have just acquired my first ever white light solar filter, an Orion full aperture glass filter (109-116mm).
I am wondering if I put this solar filter in front of the objective lens (ED80 telescope), is it possible or a good idea to put a Ha deep-sky filter in front of the camera, to record the sun in Ha?
Will this damage the Ha filter?
Thanks for your help,
Izaak
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Geert Vandenbulcke avatar
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It will not damage the filter but you cannot image the Sun in H-alpha with a deep-sky H-alpha filter.  Solar H-alpha filters are something entirely different.  Read https://astronomyconnect.com/forums/articles/5-a-guide-to-hydrogen-alpha-solar-filters-and-telescopes.30/

Best regards,

Geert
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IzaakC avatar
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Thanks