Last minute tips for solar eclipse 20.3.2015

So, tomorrow, where weather permits, a solar eclipse will be visible in Europe, Northern Africa and in parts of Middle East, Central Asia and Western Siberia. The line of totality of this eclipse will be in Northern Atlantic Ocean. Only land areas, where a total eclipse can be seen are Faroe islands and Svalbard islands …

One week to solar eclipse

Observed object: Sun and sunspot group AR 2297 Date: 22.03.2015 Time: 10:15 UT Observing site: Kuusamo, Finland Instrument: Canon EOS 1100D, 4” refractor Today when I'm writing this post, it's exactly one week to go to the solar eclipse! Now weather has been really fantastic, days and nights have been clear and now the length …

Do it yourself -solar filter

When I purchased my new telescope, I also bought a sheet of Baader Astrosolar film for solar observations. I made a cheap and easy solar filter out of Astrosolar film and cardboard. In this post, I will show how to do a similar solar filter by yourself! For making a solar filter like this you …