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Coronado Personal Solar Telescope

Description

Note  This item is being serviced and it is not available for check out.

This equipment has been removed from circlation.. The image contrast is low and is difficult to adjust. 

The Coronado Personal Solar Telescope will show interesting details of the Sun, including sun spots and solar prominences,  Sunspots are not difficult to see,. However, both the focus and the H-alpha filter adjustments are critical to bring prominences into view.

Details

  • Clear aperture 40 mm acromatic objective lens, focal length 400 mm.
  • Bandpass <1.0 angstrom at 656.3 nm (H-alpha).
  • Built in Sun finder.
  • Approximate dimensions of main body 15" L x 2.1" W x 3" H   Weight~3lbs.

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