A Solar Eclipse Planning Workshop is being hosted by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Friday-Saturday, October 21-22, 2022, at the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC), 657 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. The workshop theme is “Preparing Your Community for the Coming Solar Eclipses.” The Solar Eclipse Planning Workshop will be […]
The Altair Solar Wedge Version 2 offers improved cooling for longer use with larger refractors. The Altair Solar Wedge (Herschel Wedge) replaces the normal 2″ mirror or prism diagonal at the rear of a refractor telescope. The Solar Wedge transmits a greatly reduced, safe amount of light to the eyepiece or […]
The team behind the Stellarium planetarium software has announced that Stellarium 1.0 is now available. As the Stellarium planetarium team notes, “What makes this 1.0? After more than 20 years of development the program is finally accurate enough for historical application. This is the first release based on the Qt6 […]
The publishers Astrospheric have announce a new model in Astrospheric’s cloud ensemble: The National Blend of Models (NBM). The NBM is a state-of-the-art blend of over 40 models from around the world, including the European model (ECMWF) and NOAAs High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR). The NBM updates every hour and […]
The Baader SunDancer II H-alpha Filter (with heated H-alpha Etalon from SolarSpectrum) transforms an existing telescope quickly and easily into a high performing H-alpha telescope. For telescopes up to 80mm aperture, you do not need any further accessories as the Baader SunDancer II H-alpha Filter already includes an achromatic 3x […]
Join Focus Astronomy, Astronomy Association of Arizona and Challenger Space Center of Arizona for the Solar Observing Lab on Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 for a special day of solar observing and eclipse prep. The event is open to all ages and all ticket sales go to support the Challenger Space Center. The Solar Observing Lab is a […]
The Lunt Modular Solar Telescopes series provides the ability to enjoy a full range of astronomical observing with only one telescope. Each model is designed to be easily configured between Hydrogen Alpha, White Light, Calcium K, astronomy and daytime terrestrial uses in minutes. The lineup includes the Lunt Solar LS60MT, […]
To a beginner or the beginning user pressure tuning a Lunt telescope may seem like a complicated process, but like anything – to master it you only need a little time and patience – and of course sunny skies!. In the video below, the Lunt team demonstrates how to perfectly […]
If you don’t already own a telescope, viewing the Sun is a great reason to do so and the question is how to choose a telescope to view the Sun? Over the last few decades there has been an explosion of innovative products from the amateur telescope industry, which means […]
Imaging the Sun with a smart phone is something anyone can do. Virtually everyone has a smartphone or other smart devices (iPads, etc.) that offer the ability to take images, video and even time-lapse video. Imaging the Sun with a smart phone or another smart device without any additional filtering […]
The Celestron EclipSmart Solar lineup of solar safe optics and observing tools can help you view and photograph the Sun. The Celestron EclipSmart Solar lineup of solar products feature Solar Safe filter technology providing protection from harmful solar radiation, including both IR and UV light, and filters 99.999% of intense […]
The Solar Live View Imaging Software is freeware created by amateur astronomer David Scott in order to attempt to bridge the gap between viewing directly down an eyepiece and accessing the live capture view seen on screen and finally to the finished image after stacking and post-processing. As its name […]