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| Current view of sunspots but without any solar flares - log on Saturday, April 9th, 2022. Enhanced to exhibit sunspot groupings and solar disk granulation. |
New Solar Observatory with the Celestron Nexstar 6-inch SE
New Solar Observatory Forthcoming
The Celestron new solar filter #94243 EclipSmart $54.95 + $15.02 shipping for 15-day delivery time, is on the order list for the Celestron Nexstar f/10 6-inch SE. Made of a proprietary Mylar film, the filter is ISO 12312-2 compliant for safe solar viewing, blocking 99.999% of intense light across the entire visible spectrum and 100% of harmful ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) radiation; resulting in high-contrast views of the sun in a neutral color. At just 2.6 ounces, the filter will provide the safety required to observe the sun and all phases of solar eclipses without adding significant weight to the front of the OTA. This replaces the smaller solar observatory with the 4.5-inch RFT f/4 telescope at 1.02 arc second resolution. The larger f/10 6-inch aperture of the Celestron Nexstar will pull in sunspots with a resolution up to 0.93 arcsec (Rayleigh); 0.77 arcsec (Dawes). The resolution is compliant with obtaining high res images showing limb darkening, sunspot groupings, and the extent of solar granulation.
