Orwell Astronomical Society (Ipswich)
For Sale: Daystar Quark Chromosphere, £850
The item is a specialist Hα "eyepiece". When combined with a refractor and an eyepiece/camera, it allows the user to view or capture images of the chromosphere of the Sun. Higher exposure times on a camera will also reveal prominences on the solar limb.
The item was originally purchased from First Light Optics (FLO) and has been owned from new. It is designed for use with refractors of F/4 to F/8. It is recommended to be used with a tilt adapter and a mono camera with high FPS. It has been used successfully with both a 60 mm and 100 mm refractor. For further details and specifications, please see the appropriate pages on the FLO website: DayStar Quark Chromosphere.
The item is complete with:
Images captured using the item are below (click on thumbnails to see full images) - taken from OASI's solar observation archive.
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16 May 2019
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12 May 2019
Enquiries to daystar@oasi.org.uk