| Warning - never ever look at the Sun directly | | | | projector which allows you to project the Sun |
| with your telescope. There are ways to see the | | | | onto this projection screen and see the details. |
| Sun with your telescope, but you do not want to | | | | Now, you may be thinking, what good are you |
| look directly at the Sun as it will end in most | | | | going to get from looking at the Sun in such a |
| possible catastrophe. | | | | way? But, to the contrary, the Sun has much |
| Such a stark warning is necessary. As an example | | | | detail which can be seen with the projection |
| of the power of the Sun, consider that the Sun | | | | method. For one, the Sun has much activity on it; |
| could easily contain 1 million Earths! This Sun is not | | | | Sunspots appear on the Sun and other |
| a bonfire it is a galactic power station that | | | | phenomena. With the projection method we can |
| sustains life on our planet and provides heat and | | | | even get a piece of paper and trace the |
| light to all the planets in our solar system and | | | | Sunspots. Then over time, you can see what |
| beyond. | | | | changes are happening on the Sun. What true |
| Once when using my telescope, I left it outside | | | | science findings you can do with a telescope! |
| and put the cap on the eyepiece, but forgot to | | | | ::: Special Lens - Safe Way To Look At The Sun |
| put the closure on the front to stop the light | | | | With A Telescope ::: |
| from entering. Within a few seconds I could smell | | | | Again a couple of warnings, the cheap department |
| burning. I took the eyepiece cap off to find the | | | | store telescopes may have come equipped with a |
| plastic had melted somewhat! | | | | special Sun viewing eyepiece, however, you must |
| The Sun is very powerful and one not to be | | | | never use this, especially if the telescope brand |
| played with. However, with all these warning there | | | | new was less than $150. |
| are ways to look at the Sun in a safe manor, and | | | | Most telescopes also come with fittings of |
| whatever your budget, you can find a great way | | | | different colors. These lenses are added to add |
| to see what the Sun has to offer us budding | | | | color when viewing Mars, Saturn, the Moon (to |
| astronomers. | | | | make it darker, as a full Moon can sometimes be |
| Looking at the Sun can be done with the following | | | | overpowering!). |
| methods: | | | | Some people also think that you can burn fire and |
| * Projection | | | | make soot on the lenses to make them Sun |
| * Special Lens | | | | lenses, but this is so dangerous I warn you not to |
| ::: Projection - Safest Way To Look At The Sun | | | | do it, as the cost to your eyes could never be |
| With A Telescope ::: | | | | recovered. |
| Possibly one of the best ways to look at the Sun | | | | Special lenses do exist, and alone cost well over |
| is to use a principle of the Moon. The Sun is | | | | $100. These are very special lenses, and are the |
| powerful and to counteract the mortal blow on | | | | only ones to be used. My over caution is for |
| life that would be had if the Sun was to shine | | | | great reason, the Sun is a dangerous place and |
| constantly, we have a Moon which gives us a | | | | getting your eyes to close to that heat can cause |
| small portion of the Suns light in the wee hours of | | | | irreversible damage. Best be safe and use the |
| the night. | | | | projection method, it still serves to show you |
| The aim of this principle is that we deflect the | | | | great detail, while being safe. Another suggestion |
| light of the Sun somewhere else and view that | | | | is to keep young children supervised at all times |
| projection. Some telescopes come with a Sun | | | | when using any method to view the Sun. |