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Sun activity (2001/2002/2003/2004) |
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RWC Belgium World Data Center for the Sunspot Index |
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Solar filters: 1- Mylar (solar skreen); 2- Thousand Oaks; 3 and 4- Baader Planetarium
C14 solar skreen
Baader Filter (110 mm aperture)
Baader Filter (100 mm aperture)
Cola Cao lids (sun filter)
Cola Cao lids (sun filter)
Cola Cao lids (Baader sun filter)
Taka FS60 + Cola Cao lid (Baader sun filter)
Megrez 80mm + Cola Cao lid (Baader sun filter)
Baader Filter Intes Alter M603 MCT 150mm F/10
Baader Filter Intes Alter M603 MCT 150mm F/10 |
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Solar filters: 1- Mylar (solar skreen); 2- Thousand Oaks; 3 and 4- Baader Planetarium |
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Sun (20010613)- Takahashi FS60C F/5.9 and F/11.8 (Olympus Teleconverter X2) + DP10. Mylar Filter |
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C8 F/10 (Afocal System Olympus Camedia C-1400 L projection lens 80mm:2.8). Thousand Oaks Filter |
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Afocal System Olympus Camedia C-1400 L projection 50mm:1.4 lens. Thousand Oaks Filter |
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C14 + Takahashi FS102 F/8 + DP10. Baader Filter |
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Vixen 102 F/9.8, Fuji FinePix S1 Pro. Baader Filter |
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Setup for solar observation. Vixen 102 F/9.8, Vixen Plossl 26 mm + green filter (Wratten 58) + rubber eyecap, Baader Planetarium solar filter
Visual observation |
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Sun (20020131)- Vixen 102 F/9.8 + Fuji FinePix S1 Pro. Baader Filter. Raw image (left). Image processed with Photoshop 6.0 (right) (Grayscale, Brightness -70, Contrast +50, Unsharp mask) |
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Sun (20020207)- Vixen 102 F/9.8 + Fuji FinePix S1 Pro. Baader Filter. H-beta (Sirius Optics filter) (left). Image processed with Photoshop 6.0 (right) (Grayscale, Brightness -50, Contrast +50, Unsharp mask) |
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Sun (20020213)- Rubinar Lens (1000 mm F/10) + Fuji FinePix S1 Pro. Baader Filter |
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Sun (20020225)- Takahashi FS78 F/8.1 + Fuji FinePix S1 Pro. Thousand Oaks Filter |
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Thousand Oaks halpha Filter, Vixen 102 F/9.8.
Halpha filter (Thousand Oaks)
Setup for visual observation |
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Synta (Sky-Watcher) 150 mm F/8 with matched Chromacor
Synta (Sky-Watcher) 150 mm F/8
Baader Filter (110 mm aperture)
Chromacor (observation setup)
Chromacor (imaging setup). FujiFilm S1 Pro digital camera
Comparison images (Synta 150 mm F/8)
Visual observation of the sun. |
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Comparison images, Synta 150 mm F/8, Vixen 102 F/9.8 |
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Synta (Sky-Watcher) 150 mm F/8 with matched Chromacor. Installation of a new Crayford focuser
Crayford focuser
Replacing the old focuser
Collimating the Crayford focuser (Cheshire eyepice)
Crayford focuser + Nagler 20 mm Type II
Crayford focuser + FujiFilm S1 Pro |
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Megrez 80mm F/6 + Thousand Oaks solar filter |
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Synta (Sky-Watcher) 150 mm F/8 with matched Chromacor. Observation setup |
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Takahashi FS60c + Baader filter. Observation setup
Takahashi FS60c
Takahashi FS60c |
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Vixen 102 mm F/9.8 + Takahashi EM-200 equatorial mount. Imaging setup.
Vixen 102 F/9.8 + EM-200.
Vixen 102 F/9.8 + EM-200.
Sun photography (animated gif) |
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Takahashi FS128 Apo Refractor
Taka FS128 (Setup for visual observation of the Sun)
Taka FS128 (Solar photography)
Taka FS128 (Solar photography)
Taka FS128 (Solar photography) VR-1 filter 2"
Taka FS128 (Baader filter 110mm)
Taka FS128 (Baader Filter 150mm)
Taka FS128 |
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Takahashi FS128 Apo Refractor, sun imaging (Fuji FinePix S1 Pro), 3040 x 2016 (6.1 million pixels), 2304 x 1536 pixels, 1440 x 960 pixels |
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Coronado PST- Personal Solar Telescope
PST
PST |
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Coronado PST- Personal Solar Telescope, Universal Digiscoping Adapter
PST, Universal Digiscoping Adapter, Sony DSC P8 |
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Sun (20041119)- PST Coronado Telescope. Toucam Pro + Barlow x2.
Sun (20041119)- PST Coronado Telescope. Toucam Pro + Barlow x2.
Imaging setup
Imaging setup |
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Imaging the sun with a PST and a DSLR
Desmounting the eyepiece adapter
Desmounting the eyepiece adapter
Visual observation
Photography (Canon 300D)
Adaptor (T ring + x2 barlow lens) |
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Paramount ME (TMB152mm F/8). Baader Filter. |
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Baader Herschel Prism
Imaging setup (Canon 300D)
Herschel Prism Acc |
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Coronado SM40 BF10 filter
Coronado SM40 BF10 filter
Coronado SM40 BF10 filter
Coronado SM40 BF10 filter
Takahashi FS78 + Coronado SM40 BF10 filter
Takahashi FS78 + Coronado SM40 BF10 filter
Takahashi FS78 + Coronado SM40 BF10 filter |
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PST Double Stacking
PST Double Stacking
PST Double Stacking |
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FS102, Takahashi EM-2, Coronado SM40 BF10
FS102, Takahashi EM-2, Coronado SM40 BF10
FS102, Takahashi EM-2, Coronado SM40 BF10 |
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How to dismantle a PST
PST
PST in pieces
PST in pieces |
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Modified PST
PSTm
PSTm
PSTm
PSTm
PSTm
PSTm
PSTm
PSTm |
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Coronado SM40 BF10 + Takahashi FS128
SM40 + FS128
SM40 + FS128 |
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Double stacking PST / Coronado SM40 BF10 + Takahashi FS128
PST/SM40 + FS128
PST/SM40 + FS128
PST/SM40 + FS128 |
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PST Modification (Takahashi FS102 + Etalon PST + Coronado BF-10)
Modified PST (Takahashi FS102 F/8)
W25A (Energy Rejection Filter)
PST Etalon + Coronado BF-10 |
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Coronado SM40 BF10 + Takahashi FS60C
FS60C + SM40 BF10
FS60C + SM40 BF10
FS60C + SM40 BF10 |
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Solarvue 2 (Astro engineering)
Solarvue 2
Solarvue 2
Solarvue 2
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Setup for solar imaging: Takahashi FS128; FS60C; Baader Herschel Prism; Coronado SM40
Setup for solar imaging
Setup for solar imaging
Geoptik adapter
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Small Solar Telescope 10x25 (Telesckop Service).
Small Solar Telescope |
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Borg 76mm F/10, Coronado SM40 BF10.
Borg 76mm F/10, Coronado SM40 BF10
Borg 76mm F/10, Coronado SM40 BF10
Borg 76mm F/10, Coronado SM40 BF10
Borg 76mm F/10, Coronado SM40 BF10, FS128 F/8.1, EM200
Borg 76mm F/10, Coronado SM40 BF10, FS128 F/8.1, EM200 |
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Energy Rejection Filter (140mm).
Energy Rejection Filter
Energy Rejection Filter
Energy Rejection Filter
Energy Rejection Filter |
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APM Herschel Solar Prism.
APM Herschel Solar Prism
APM Herschel Solar Prism
APM Herschel Solar Prism |
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Lunt 2" Solar Wedge
Lunt 2" Solar Wedge
Lunt 2" Solar Wedge |
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Eyepiece projection. Baader Hyperion Zoom Eyepiece (8/24mm).
Eyepiece projection
Baader Hyperion Zoom Eyepiece |
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Coronado SM90 BF15 Televue 101 F/5.3.
Coronado SM90 BF15
Coronado SM90 BF15
Coronado SM90 BF15 TV101 F/5.3
Sun 20110730 (first light) |
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Coronado SM40 BF10 Borg 76 F/10 (Takahashi FS60C) + Astrotech 80 F/7 Solarvue Herchel Wedge + Berlebach Tripod UNI 18, Giro 2DX.
Portable solar observatory
Portable solar observatory
Portable solar observatory
Portable solar observatory
Portable solar observatory
Portable solar observatory |
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LUNT 152 F/6 BF3400
LUNT 152
LUNT 152
LUNT 152 |
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LUNT LS60THa/B1200 (Pressure Tunning)
LUNT LS60THa/B1200
LUNT LS60THa/B1200
LUNT LS60THa/B1200
BF1200 |
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Baader Ceramic Herschel Wedge
Baader Ceramic Herschel Wedge
Product info sheet (PDF)
Instructions manual
Schematics |
DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE SUN
