A video guide to solar observing and imaging

NEVER EVER look directly at the Sun, with your naked eye or through a telescope, as this will cause immediate and permanent blindness.

Introduction to Solar Telescopes

Coronado PSTs, Lunts or Solarscopes? An introduction to the range of solar telescopes.

 

Safe Solar Observing

Never ever point your telescope or look directly at the Sun. Highlighting some important rules of solar observing.

 

Imaging the Sun

Taking things a step further by attaching a camera to your solar telescope, and you can capture prominences, filaments, sunspots and more.

 

Image Processing Basics

Explaining how to stack your images using two of the most widely used software packages, Registax and AviStack.

 

Sharpen up your images and add colour and definition.

 

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