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The Solarscope makes it easy for individuals or groups to view images of the sun in complete safety. Sunlight is projected onto the wall of a self-contained shadow box, revealing details that cannot be safely viewed with the naked eye.
Solarscope is great for studying sunspots, solar eclipses and the transits of Venus and Mercury. There's even a comprehensive user's guide with instructions on tracking the Earth's ever-changing position with regard to the Sun.
The Large Educational Edition Solarscope includes a separate Education Kit with accessories and projects for the primary, grammar and high school level (or for curious adults), from which the following measurements are possible:
* Earth rotational speed
* Day duration
* True local noon
* Earth polar axis inclination
* Solar rotational speed
* Latitude of the observation spot
* Earth orbit ellipticity
* Astronomical Unit (AU)
Solarscope Educational Edition (at right) with full instructions and Education Kit
Price: $139.00
The Educational Solarscope is constructed from sturdy colored cardboard, which is labeled with celestial coordinates for various astronomical determinations. The lens and mirror are glass, while mechanical mounts are composed of ABS plastic and aluminum.
All Solarscopes come with assembly instructions, folded in a large flat box. Optics are assembled by the customer. Mechanical mounting will be placed and screwed onto the cardboard setting.
Assembled Size:
23" x 18" x 15" (600 X 450 X 380 mm)
Observation screen size:
13.3" x 13.3" (340 X 340 mm)
Sun's image size on the projection screen:
approximately 4.5" or 115mm
Optical characteristics:
Focal length: 13m - image quality better than one lambda (wavefront).
Optical aperture: 40mm
ALSO AVAILABLE: WOODEN OBSERVATORY SOLARSCOPE FOR PERMANENT SET-UP.
Same size and components as the regular Solarscope but made of wood construction and is glued together by you once it arrives. Plain wood exterior, so you can decorate it yourself. This is for the more serious indivdual who wants a more permanent solution.
Also comes with assembly instructions and Educational Kit.
Price: $199.00
Sunspots as seen in Solarscope (click on image for larger size).
Venus Transit across the Solar Face, 2004, as seen in a Solarscope
Warranty: All our meters and devices are warranted by the manufacturer against defects of materials and workmanship, excluding abuse or misuse or breakage of parts by the purchaser, for a period of one year from the date of purchase. We will eit