{main} Taken by Val Semmler at Darlington, on her back patio through the eyepiece of the Telescope on the spur of the moment.

Through the eyepiece of the LX200 fitted with a Thousand Oaks solar filter just after the beginning of the transit	Through the LX 200 eyepiece.
Through the eyepiece of the AstroScan fitted with a Mylar sun filter.	Through the eyepiece of the AstroScan.with a barlow.
Through the eyepiece of the AstroScan	Through the eyepiece of the AstroScan wqith abarlow.
All the above photos were taken through the eypiece of the telescope with a simple point and shoot Pentax ESPIO 105 S camera with a Kodak ASA 400 Film.