Solar telescope facts for kids
A solar telescope is a special telescope used to look at the Sun. By using a range of special filters astronomers are able to study the Sun and look at sunspots and solar eclipses. A solar telescope also known as a special telescope orbits space.
a) Hubble
b) Observing the X-ray Chandra
Images for kids
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The Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma in the Canary Islands.
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Example of amateur solar telescope equipped with a hydrogen-alpha filter system.
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Diagram of a Herschel Wedge and other solar viewing methods.
See also
In Spanish: Telescopio solar para niños
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