Finding the Sun:
NEVER look “up” along the telescope towards the Sun, or operate
the telescope without the solar filter unit installed or eye damage
may result.
1) Observe the shadow of the telescope, and point the telescope until the
smallest shadow is obtained.
2) Observe the rear white screen on the bullet finder. Adjust the
pointing of the telescope so that the bright dot appears in the center of
the target.
3) Install your widest eyepiece, such as a 25, 32 or 40mm to locate the
Sun in the eyepiece.
Using the Quark Jr. Filter Unit on other telescopes:
The Quark Jr. solar filter portion of the Scout can be removed by
unscrewing it from the cone section of the Scout. With the addition of
optional 1.25” or 2” snouts (part # SZ12, not included) it can be used on
other refractors in the F/4-F/9 focal ratio range. Note that the Scout
60mm filter unit has a 16mm clear aperture, slightly smaller than a
standard Quark and therefore offers a slightly smaller field of view on
other telescopes than a standard Quark.
In this application,
the Quark should
usually be placed
after the telescope
diagonal.
Telescopes over
80mm of aperture
will require the use
of an Energy Rejection Filter. Either use a UV/IR cut filter placed before
the telescope diagonal, or use a front mounted yellow/red glass Energy
Rejection Filter custom built to your telescope.
Please note, a Herschel Wedge or white light filter cannot be used with
the Quark. These filters pass very little light by design and so will result
in an extremely dark image if used with the Quark.
