Is the 365 solar telescope cover a solar filter?

No. It covers a telescope that is not in use. For the Sun, only a proper solar filter over the front of the telescope, or a Herschel wedge on a refractor, makes the view safe.

How did the cover hold up?

Not well. It went on and off my telescope rig about 20 times. The lining is not made to rub against a telescope's ridges, edges, dovetail bars and attachments, and it flaked until every removal left specks of it on my gear and there were holes in the cover.

Who makes it, and where can I buy it?

TeleGizmos makes it, and First Light Optics sells the TeleGizmos range in the UK, with a separate cover for each kind of telescope and mount. Mine is the 10 inch size.

What have I not tested on the 365 solar cover?

I have not measured its heat protection.

365 Solar Telescope Cover review: flaked until it had holes

Where does it rank on our leaderboard

Nine of the 46 accessories on my board, against price
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46	365 Solar Telescope Cover	5 out of 100	£73

Contents

01 Where does it rank on our leaderboard
02 Specifications and features
03 In my words
04 Should you buy it?
05 Questions and more about this review

In 30 seconds

Stars for Your Buck 5/100

Reviewed 26 Sep 2026 Updated 26 Sep 2026

Rank: #46 of 46 accessories
Verdict: With reservations

Written by Damon Scotting 3 min read

Buy it if

You want a light, reflective cover for occasional use on a telescope that is seldom uncovered.
You need a cover cut for your kind of telescope and mount.

Skip it if

You take the cover on and off a rig with dovetail bars and attachments every session: the lining is not made to rub against them.
Your rig stays outside for weeks at a time: TeleGizmos recommends its 365 series for that.
You want a way to look at the Sun: a cover is not a solar filter.

My 10 inch 365 solar cover went on and off my telescope rig about 20 times, and by then its lining was flaking so badly that it was unusable.

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Specifications and features

365 Solar Telescope Cover reviewed #46 of 46
Recorded UK price	£73
Type	Telescope cover
Maker	TeleGizmos
UK stockist	First Light Optics
Size	10 inch
Fastening	Built-in drawstring
TeleGizmos warranty	One year, transferable
Intended use	Occasional use; TeleGizmos recommends its 365 series for more than 1 to 2 weeks outside
Solar filter	No: never use it to look at the Sun

In my words

“I wanted a cheap cover to put over my telescope during the day through the summer, when I'd stop imaging at about three in the morning and head back in. I couldn't be bothered to dismantle the rig, and I knew it wasn't going to rain but would be really hot, so this seemed perfect. There is the all-weather 365 cover, which is far more suitable for sitting over a telescope. My biggest issue is that this one fell apart very quickly and felt incredibly cheap, even though it wasn't cheap at all, and it started flaking all over the place. After about two years it has a very thin patch, about four by five inches, on the top where it has caught on things and worn away. That's really frustrating, because I also use five or six cheap telescope covers from AliExpress at £14 or £15 each. They're much bigger, do much the same job, and I can double or triple them up for maximum protection. I'm not happy with this.”

From my dictated take

Should you buy it?

5/100 Stars for Your Buck

Pros

It goes over the whole rig in the daytime, so a set-up telescope can stay out between summer imaging nights without being taken apart.
Its aluminised, heat-reflective surface suits hot, dry days.
A built-in drawstring holds it on the telescope.
TeleGizmos gives a two-year warranty on this cover.

Cons

It fell apart very quickly and feels cheap for a cover at about £75.
The lining flakes all over your gear, and after about two years a thin patch about four by five inches has worn through on top.
Cheap AliExpress covers at £14 to £15 are bigger, do much the same job and can be doubled or tripled up.
TeleGizmos sells these covers for occasional use and recommends its 365 series for more than one to two weeks outside.
Not a solar filter: it must never stand in for one.

Every time I took it off, it covered my gear in loads of these little specks of material, until eventually there were holes in the cover.

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Questions and more about this review

Reviewed by

Damon Scotting

The Telescope Man Verified

BSc (Hons) Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology, Loughborough University PGCE / QTS, University of Nottingham

About Damon About Damon Damon Scotting is The Telescope Man. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology from Loughborough University and a PGCE with QTS from the University of Nottingham, and taught physics in secondary schools before becoming an astronomy creator. He is a contributing writer for BBC Sky at Night Magazine and the author of 42 Wonders of Our Night Sky, and his photograph of the galaxy M100 with the dwarf planet Ceres was Highly Commended in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 competition run by Royal Observatory Greenwich. He has appeared on the BBC's Blue Peter. More than 750,000 people follow his astronomy channels on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, and he has reviewed more than 140 telescopes, mounts, cameras, filters and accessories hands-on for this site. More about Damon · How I test · Damon's book

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Four questions, answered

Questions about the 365 Solar Telescope Cover

Reviewed 26 September 2026 ·Updated 26 September 2026

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Is the 365 solar telescope cover a solar filter? No. It covers a telescope that is not in use. For the Sun, only a proper solar filter over the front of the telescope, or a Herschel wedge on a refractor, makes the view safe. The specifications ↓
How did the cover hold up? Not well. It went on and off my telescope rig about 20 times. The lining is not made to rub against a telescope's ridges, edges, dovetail bars and attachments, and it flaked until every removal left specks of it on my gear and there were holes in the cover. The specifications ↓
Who makes it, and where can I buy it? TeleGizmos makes it, and First Light Optics sells the TeleGizmos range in the UK, with a separate cover for each kind of telescope and mount. Mine is the 10 inch size. The verdict, the readers and the sellers ↓
What have I not tested on the 365 solar cover? I have not measured its heat protection.