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Orion StarShoot G3 Deep Space Monochrome Imaging Camera

Orion StarShoot G3
Deep Space Mono...
Camera

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Orion SpaceProbe 3 Equatorial Reflector Telescope

Orion SpaceProbe 3
Equatorial Reflector
Telescope

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Orion StarBlast 4.5 Astro Reflector Telescope

Orion StarBlast 4.5
Astro Reflector
Telescope


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Orion 10x42 Waterproof Monocular

Orion 10x42
Waterproof
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Orion XT6 Classic Dobsonian Telescope & Beginner Barlow Kit

Orion XT6 Classic
Dob Telescope &
Beginner Barlow Kit


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Orion Atlas EQ-G Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount

Orion Atlas EQ-G
Computerized GoTo
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Observing The Sun

Observing The Sun


Amateur astronomers usually consider themselves creatures of the night, since that is when the stars come out. But one star, our most important, most impressive star, the Sun, is visible at a much more convenient hour. The Sun bathes the Earth in life-giving light and heat as we orbit a mere eight light-minutes away. By comparison, light from the nearest star beyond the Sun takes more than four years to reach Earth. Astronomers can learn much about the distant nighttime stars by studying the characteristics and behavior of our own, daytime star. For amateur astronomers, viewing the Sun with a telescope is both interesting and fun!


Rather than appearing as a point of light as all other stars do, the Sun displays a disk half a degree in diameter, large enough to reveal fine detail on its visible surface. But with the Sun being so close and its energy so intense...

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