[SJAAboard] our solar scope's H-alpha filter

[Gary Mitchell]

Rich N wrote:

> We need to do a shootout between the SJAA's Daystar and a PST.

We sort of already did.  That's what I was talking about.  But it
was pretty much just me and half-heartedly one or two others.  So
maybe we should plan on doing a better one.

> I agree that if the club is going to have an H-Alpha scope it should give good
> images and be very easy to use.  However, I'm not convinced the club needs an 
> H-Alpha scope in the loaner program.  If someone wants to know what the sun looks like
> through an H-Alpha scope there are several that show up at different daytime 
> events and there is the solar scope at Foothill College.

You could say that about any scope.  On the other hand, maybe the solar
scope is a bit much for the loaner program.  Still, I think it would
alright if we had proper instructions with it--including a warning
about even thinking of fiddling with the filter.  For that matter,
better instructions should be included with all our loaner scopes.

Gary