I designed 3d printable parts for a solar viewer based on a design by T. R. Richardson at College of Charleston. Rather than an eyepiece like a telescope, it projects an image of the sun onto a...
I designed 3d printable parts for a solar viewer based on a design by T. R. Richardson at College of Charleston. Rather than an eyepiece like a telescope, it projects an image of the sun onto a screen so it can be safely viewed. If you already have (or can borrow) a tripod the cost of the rest of the materials is around $50.
I was able to test an earlier prototype to validate that it works. Frustratingly, since I finished it, we have had nothing but cloudy days, so I don't have any pictures of the image it creates.
I'm about 2 hours outside the totality of the upcoming eclipse, so I'll be traveling to see it. I'm pretty excited. I am also planning to try some of the simpler experiments/demonstrations from this Smarter Every Day video.
Great! I tried to write detailed instructions, but if you end up doing it and have any questions, please let me know. I do a lot of 3D print design but am only the very most amateur of...
Great! I tried to write detailed instructions, but if you end up doing it and have any questions, please let me know. I do a lot of 3D print design but am only the very most amateur of astronomers, so I might not have answers on that side.
I'm so excited to experience a total eclipse, especially the coldness and darkness so it shouldn'treally matter if it ends up being cloudy where I am. I have a memory from my childhood of an...
I'm so excited to experience a total eclipse, especially the coldness and darkness so it shouldn'treally matter if it ends up being cloudy where I am.
I have a memory from my childhood of an annular eclipse, and remember watching the projection on a contraption very similar to what you've made.
During the last partial eclipse I saw, I made a pinhole projector out of a long pop box. It worked really well and I'm planning to do the same if the forecast is clear.
I tend to go overboard with things anyway, but I have been designing and printing custom telescope components for a friend's Dad for about the last year and a half using the Hadley framework....
I tend to go overboard with things anyway, but I have been designing and printing custom telescope components for a friend's Dad for about the last year and a half using the Hadley framework. First we did the vanilla telescope, then we designed a bunch of custom adapters for equipment he already had, then we did a whole refractor based design.
So after all that, I kind of had the bug to build something for myself. Realistically, I'm not going to take up night time astronomy, so the solar viewer seemed like a great opportunity to scratch the itch. But a pinhole viewer would definitely have been an easier route.
I designed 3d printable parts for a solar viewer based on a design by T. R. Richardson at College of Charleston. Rather than an eyepiece like a telescope, it projects an image of the sun onto a screen so it can be safely viewed. If you already have (or can borrow) a tripod the cost of the rest of the materials is around $50.
I was able to test an earlier prototype to validate that it works. Frustratingly, since I finished it, we have had nothing but cloudy days, so I don't have any pictures of the image it creates.
I'm about 2 hours outside the totality of the upcoming eclipse, so I'll be traveling to see it. I'm pretty excited. I am also planning to try some of the simpler experiments/demonstrations from this Smarter Every Day video.
This is super cool!
I’ve been looking for an excuse to warm my Ender 3v2 up lately haha
Great! I tried to write detailed instructions, but if you end up doing it and have any questions, please let me know. I do a lot of 3D print design but am only the very most amateur of astronomers, so I might not have answers on that side.
The instructions are great! I love coming across prints where the author was clearly this thorough. When I print it, I'll be sure to upload a make :)
Awesome, thank you!
I'm so excited to experience a total eclipse, especially the coldness and darkness so it shouldn'treally matter if it ends up being cloudy where I am.
I have a memory from my childhood of an annular eclipse, and remember watching the projection on a contraption very similar to what you've made.
During the last partial eclipse I saw, I made a pinhole projector out of a long pop box. It worked really well and I'm planning to do the same if the forecast is clear.
I tend to go overboard with things anyway, but I have been designing and printing custom telescope components for a friend's Dad for about the last year and a half using the Hadley framework. First we did the vanilla telescope, then we designed a bunch of custom adapters for equipment he already had, then we did a whole refractor based design.
So after all that, I kind of had the bug to build something for myself. Realistically, I'm not going to take up night time astronomy, so the solar viewer seemed like a great opportunity to scratch the itch. But a pinhole viewer would definitely have been an easier route.