I've been told about that buring bit, BUT in the many MANY hours that I've spent
looking at the sun's image with my Babylon 8DOB with it's OTA turned upside down
and the ONLY thing that has happen was when I left my moon filter on an EP and
it broke. But otherwise nothing has happened, no melting, no burning,
zip,zerro,nadda. And I also have used my Stargazer Steve 4.25in F9 Dob to do the
same thing and once more nothing has happened. So if yours melted, you must have
had an awefull cheap one.


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"Glenn Woodell" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

There is 2 ways to use a telescope to look at the sun.


Do this and you can do exactly what I did wth a brand new eyepiece. Melt the
inside of it as you are getting it set up. My exciting image of the sun grew
hazy as smoke started to pour out of my eyepiece holder.




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