CORONADO SOLAR TELESCOPES

Coronado PST- Personal Solar Telescope

This ‘little’ telescope is another step toward our goal of making it possible for everyone to, “Experience the Sun our way.”

$659.00

PST-Personal Solar Telescope CaK

The unique CaK filter isolates a layer of the Sun that is below and slightly cooler than the layer viewed with a Coronado Hydrogen Alpha filter.

$659.00

CEMAX Eyepiece Set

Specifically designed for use at H-Alpha and multi coated on every surface (including cemented surfaces), the CEMAX eyepieces are the ultimate in contrast enhancement for the solar observer...

$389.00

Coronado has developed a series of telescopes as a result of the often asked question:

What is the best telescope to use with a Coronado filter?

While almost all refractors and most reflecting telescopes can be used with a Coronado filter, no other telescope has been designed with all its optical aberrations and coatings optimised at H-Alpha. Most nighttime telscopes, when used at H-alpha, will not have the image contrast exhibited by a SolarMax series telescope nor the image quality. Most broadband coatings, used on such telescopes, will have reduced effectiveness at this wavelength and telescopes (particularly reflectors) not specifically designed for Solar viewing, will exhibit unnecesary scattering and spurious light transmission. All of the Coronado SolarMax telescopes, even the PST, have been designed with this one wavelength of light in mind and will increase contrast and give you a darker background for viewing and imaging.

Why buy a telescope that can only look at one object?

The Sun in H-A is the most dynamic object you will ever see while pointing a telescope skywards. Constantly changing and never repeating itself the Sun through a Coronado SolarMax telescope will hold your attention for a lifetime. Our telescopes serve to enhance that view for you, your family, and friends. The telescopes provide an easy and portable set up that is always ready right out of the box.

The two different series of telescopes are the Personal Solar Telescope, or PST, and the SolarMax series of which there are 4 apertures and varying bandpasses. Please read on below to learn about each one of these unique telescopes. Once you have found the product you want click on 'In Stock' from the main drop down menu in the upper right hand side.

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