On this page, I describe my first experiences with my electronic 2" refractor telescope Vaonis Vespera 50 mm/200 mm (f/4) when observing the sun. This was made possible through the release of a sun filter as an accessory for the Vespera in October 2022.
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Photos: My Vaonis Vespera (end of July 2022)
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Solar Filter in its outer box... |
... and taken out of the boxes |
Since there is a solar filter for the Vespera available and the Singularity app was extended with a "solar mode" in time, you can also observe the sun in a simple way with the Vespera. In the article "Solar Mode with Vespera" of the Vaonis Knowledge Base (support.vaonis.com/portal/en/kb/articles/solar-mode-with-stellina) the procedure for observing the sun is described, so I do not want to repeat this here. In principle, sunspots are the easiest to photograph. Flares require post-processing of the photos, and further investigations make more work (see the article Observing the Sun with Vespera and Stellina). I myself have only observed sunspots so far.
A few weeks before the partial solar eclipse on October 25, 2022, the solar filter for the Vespera became available, and I quickly ordered one, hoping to be able to observe the eclipse with the Vespera. Unfortunately, a close call is a close call: The filter arrived one day after the eclipse. And since I did not have time for a first test until later in the evening, it nearly was a close call here, as well! From the terrace, the sun had already disappeared behind leaves of trees, as the first photo shows. Upstairs from the balcony, I managed to take some photos, even if I am not particularly pleased with their quality - they are simply not sharp enough for me.
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Telescope alignment for the sun* |
Vespera with solar filter |
Vespera targeted at the sun |
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Vespera with solar filter |
Vespera observing the sun |
Photo of the sun on my iPad |
*) The Vespera is correctly aligned when you see the slit in the shadow.
In the following, I present some of the photos that I took (it was a little cloudy).
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Sun behind a tree - original |
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Observations of the sun are easily conducted with the Vaonis Vespera and its solar filter. So far, I am, however, somewhat disappointed of the low sharpness of the photos/sunspots. And up to now, I observed only small sunspors...
22.01.2023 |