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Re: sun filters
From: Sara and Dan
Date: 2008 Jan 29, 12:07 -0500
From: Sara and Dan
Date: 2008 Jan 29, 12:07 -0500
Irv Haworth wrote: >Dan >I am not that bright/knowledgeable, but if my memory serves me correctly >,ordinary glass filters out about 95-98 % of UV radiation . > >Irv > >-----Original Message----- >From: NavList@fer3.com [mailto:NavList@fer3.com] On Behalf >Of Sara and Dan >Sent: January 27, 2008 9:34 AM >To: NavList@fer3.com >Subject: [NavList 4461] sun filters > > >Does anyone know if the filters on sextants are really safe to view the sun >through? >If modern sextants are safe and filter out harmfull _UV_ radiation is the >same true for older sextants? > >Dan > > > > > > >> > > > The filters on my Davis mark 15 are sheet plastic. Dan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---