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Telescope F Ratios
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Telescope F Ratios

A primer on telescope F ratios will be the subject this week on the Sky-Watcher What’s Up? Webcast. The Sky-Watcher team will take a look at F/ratios and understanding their function when it comes to telescopes as well as dive into how F/ Ratios affect visual as well as photography. […]

Sky-Watcher SolarQuest
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Sky-Watcher SolarQuest

The upcoming 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses have generated a lot of interest in solar equipment such as the Sky-Watcher SolarQuest mount. And to learn more about the capabilities and use of the mount the Sky-Watcher team offers an in depth video overview on its What’s Up Webcast. The full […]

Orion Observer 134mm Equatorial Reflector
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Orion Solar Telescope Kits

Orion Solar Telescope Kits are now available from Orion Telescopes and Binoculars. These kits use a safety film solar filter which lets you safely observe sunspots as they reject harmful light from the Sun, while allowing a very small fraction of light to safely pass through. The solar kits have […]

2023 Ring of Fire Eclipse Tour
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2023 Ring of Fire Eclipse Tour

A 2023 Ring of Fire Eclipse Tour for the upcoming Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023 in the United States is being hosted by Ring of Fire Expeditions (ROFE), one of the longest consecutive astronomical tour organization in the United States. As the ROFE team notes, “We have specialized in astro-tourism […]

NASA’s Solar Eclipse Map
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NASA’s Solar Eclipse Map

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, […]

DWARF II Telescope for Solar
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DWARF II Telescope for Solar

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 […]

QUARK Camera Adapter for Nikon
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QUARK Camera Adapter for Nikon

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 […]

Galileoscope Solar Kit
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Galileoscope Solar Kit

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 […]

Continuous Solar Seeing Measurement System
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Continuous Solar Seeing Measurement System

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
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Solar Snap

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 […]

Vespera Solar Filter
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Vespera Solar Filter

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 […]