NASA’s Solar Eclipse Map offers an opportunity to plan where you will be for the upcoming annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023, and total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. These two solar eclipses are unique in that they will cross the United States in two consecutive years. On October 14, […]
The book “Solar Astronomy: Observing, Imaging & Studying the Sun” is a revised and extended English translation of the French book “Astronomie Solaire” which has been a great success in France since 2018 and has been translated by Ken M. Harrison and Peter Zetner. The goal of the book is, […]
Using the DWARF II Telescope for solar imaging is just one of the opportunities available with the new DWARF II smart telescope. Joining the growing list of robotic telescopes using smart technology, it is a compact telescope controlled by your smartphone under the control of the DWARFLAB App and is […]
The DayStar Filters QUARK Camera Adapter for Nikon connects your Daystar QUARK solar filter to an ordinary Nikon style SLR lens, turning it into a Hydrogen Alpha Solar Telescope. The adapter can be used with a camera or an eyepiece or any Quark/telescope industry accessories. You can use the zoom […]
The team behind the Galileoscope telescope project is working with Explore Scientific to create a Galileoscope Solar Kit that includes a safe solar filter and sunshade. The Galileoscope is a wonderful telescope for observing solar eclipses – and for observing sunspots on any sunny day (and the Moon, planets, and […]
Alcor-System has recently introduced a Continuous Solar Seeing Measurement System (CSSMS). The idea behind the CSSM is to measure the Sun’s scintillation and compute seeing figure equivalents. It can be combined with all of Alcor-System’s Sky cameras and nighttime seeing monitors. Turbulence (or seeing) is a great concern when recording […]
Solar Snap is a new solar eclipse smart phone solar filter that that was developed by former Hubble Space Telescope Astronomer, Dr. Doug Duncan. The Solar Snap kit includes solar eclipse-viewing lenses designed specifically for use with smartphones along with the Solar Snap app offered in an iOS version on […]
The Vespera Solar Filter adds to the versatility of the Vespera observing station by providing the ability to observe the Sun. The filter allows you to observe sunspots that show the intensity of the Sun’s activity. When using the Vespera Solar Filter with Vespera’s Solar Mode you can observe the […]
The Sky-Watcher SolarQuest Mount will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will take a deep dive into the Sky-Watcher SolarQuest which automatically aligns and tracks the sun without any alignment needed. It is perfect for outreach, eclipses and just general observing of […]
The Antlia Solar Wedge offers a Herschel Wedge design which replaces the standard prism diagonal at the rear of refractor telescopes to enable imaging of solar granulation and sunspots. The Herschel Wedge design is well known to give sharper, higher-contrast images while transmitting a greatly reduced, safe amount of light […]
A new video demonstrating solar eclipse convection clouds has been released by Gordon Telepun, the publisher of the Solar Eclipse Timer App and a new e-book titled “Eclipse Day – 2024 and More! How to enjoy, observe and photograph a total solar eclipse.” This video overlays a special colorized GOES […]
In 2014 the American Astronomical Society (AAS) created the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force to help coordinate national preparations for the “Great American Eclipse” of August 21, 2017. The task force, meant to function as a think tank, coordinating body, and communication gateway/hub, was composed of professional and amateur astronomers, […]