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We built solar telescopes for observing the Sun at Yerkes, specifically for the transit of Venus on June 5th 2012.Status and Tasks
We built solar telescopes for observing the Sun at Yerkes, specifically for the transit of Venus on June 5th 2012.Status and Tasks
Status: The finished telescopes are in the Student Office. In June 2012 we had the tubes and the boxes. The boxes were made of wood by a high school Seth and his father.
Tasks:
- Find a better way to store the boxes, after YAAYS.
Background
Background
The solar scopes display a large image of the Sun onto a surface. They basically consist of a lens attached to a tube and a convex mirror that project a distant image onto a flat surface. The product is also available commercially under www.rainbowsymphonystore.com/soisgrforsts.html. At Yerkes we have permission to use their design and build our own scopes.
Notes
Notes
Simple tests looking at a distant light show that the necessary distance between the mirror and the end of the tube is about 15cm (6inch). - Marc
A document with instructions on how to use the SolarScopes has been created. It includes pictures. Document on SolarScopes - Caroll Karns
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