{"id":1672,"date":"2017-01-22T16:44:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T16:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.popastro.com\/main_spa1\/solar\/?page_id=1672"},"modified":"2024-06-11T00:34:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T23:34:02","slug":"useful-websites-and-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.popastro.com\/solar\/useful-websites-and-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful websites and books"},"content":{"rendered":"

This list is by no means exhaustive, but it does contain the website addresses\u00a0I have used myself and I think might be useful to you for finding out further information on solar, aurora and equipment suppliers.<\/p>\n

SOLAR ACTIVITY AND GUIDES:<\/strong>
\n1, SpaceWeather: http:\/\/www.spaceweather.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2, Solarham: www.solarham.net<\/a><\/p>\n

3, Big Bear Solar Observatory: http:\/\/www.bbso.njit.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

4, Zurich Sunspot Classification: http:\/\/www.aavso.org\/zurich-classification-system-sunspot-groups<\/a><\/p>\n

5, McIntosh Sunspot Group Classification (Modified Zurich):http:\/\/www.petermeadows.com\/html\/glossary.html<\/a><\/p>\n

6, Tilting Sun (software): http:\/\/www.atoptics.co.uk\/tiltsun.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

7, Peter Meadows (amateur solar observer): http:\/\/www.petermeadows.com\/indexsolar.html<\/a><\/p>\n

8, How to make a solar filter (short video – The Sky at Night):http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p014hpkh<\/a>\u00a0(be sure to follow the instructions carefully)<\/p>\n

9, MrEclipse.com (loads of stuff about all eclipses including solar): http:\/\/www.mreclipse.com\/MrEclipse.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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AURORA:<\/strong><\/p>\n

10, SPA Aurora Section: https:\/\/www.popastro.com\/aurora\/<\/a><\/p>\n

11, AuroraWatch UK: http:\/\/aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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SUPPLIERS:<\/strong>
\n12, First Light Optics (solar filters): http:\/\/www.firstlightoptics.com\/solar-filters\/astrozap-baader-solar-filter.html<\/a><\/p>\n

13, Baader Astro Solar Safety Film (First Light Optics): http:\/\/www.firstlightoptics.com\/solar-filters\/baader-astrosolar-safety-film-nd-50.html<\/a><\/p>\n

14, Telescope House (solar filters):
\nhttp:\/\/www.telescopehouse.com\/acatalog\/Online_Catalogue_Solar_Filters_55.html<\/a><\/p>\n

15, Thousand Oaks (solar filters): http:\/\/thousandoaksoptical.com\/solar.html<\/a><\/p>\n

16, Lunt: http:\/\/www.lunt-solarsystems.eu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

17, Solarscope: http:\/\/www.solarscope.co.uk\/products.html<\/a><\/p>\n

18, Coronado (Meade Instruments): http:\/\/www.meade.com\/products\/coronado.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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BOOKS:<\/strong>
\n“How to Observe the Sun Safely” by Lee Macdonald, 2012. e-book download (\u00a323.99).\u00a0Springer<\/a><\/p>\n

“Observing the Sun” by the late Eric Strach. Liverpool Astronomical Society<\/a>, 1992. Pp 10, \u00a31.50 (softback).<\/p>\n

‘”The Sun in Hydrogen Alpha” by the late Eric Strach. Liverpool Astronomical Society<\/a>, 1992. Pp 11, \u00a31.50 (softback).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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