Radio & Optical Solar Telescope FirstLight (Anthony Fuller)

Radio & Optical Solar Telescope FirstLight

Revision title: New Feedhorn and Scarlar Ring Assembly

A radio and optical solar telescope for observations of the chromosphere solar flux activity, at a frequency of 2800MHz and Hydrogen Alpha solar photography, optical images
captured at 5 angstroms; for radio flux observational enhancement and visualization of focus areas of disturbance.

Equipment Build:

1 Empty paint can
RFHam Radio - satellite mounting pole or brackets
1.8 Meter mesh satellite dish
Rust-Oleum, High Heat Flat White spray paint rated at 648.89 degrees Celsius
Pull up bar support bracket, from my pull up gym equipment
Patio - stainless steel handrail
Weight bench cross (T), support bracket used to support the 1.8-meter dish, along with the satellite mounting pole brackets
7" dovetail mount
Cheap telephoto lens (2)
Newton rings eliminator (tilt camera adapters) (2)
12" Sky-Watcher (green, but now painted white) dovetail plate
2.5-pound weights (2)
weights handle (drilled and added) for balancing declination movement
ZWO ASI174 monochrome, CMOS camera
Altair 174 monochrome, fan cooled CMOS camera (second optical system)
Daystar Quark Chromosphere Hydrogen Alpha filter (2)
Daystar Quark Calcium filter (1)
UV cut off filters (2)
Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro equatorial mount
USRP-B210 TX/RX

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Title: Hinode Solar Guider Fitted onto Radio & Optical Solar Telescope's 500mm Telephoto Zoom Lens

Description: The Hutech Hinode Solar Guider & universal mount was fitted onto a Vivitar 500 - 1000mm f/8.3 telephoto zoom lens. The objective is to provide accurate solar tracking to produce 0.7 angstrom hydrogen alpha, solar time-lapsed animated video; for analyzing long duration solar flares.

In addition to optical solar data analysis, the experiments would also include picking up peak flux (plasma) emissions at 2800 - 3200MHz radio frequency ranges, using the Radio & Optical Solar telescope's electronic RX/TX instruments.

The Hinode solar guider tracking would also support coordinating radio & optical solar flare bursts-flux emissions, on both optical and radio wavelengths.
For M-class & X-class type solar flare captures and detection, the data would be validated using the Space Weather site and NASA’s Solar Cycle 25 website via the Solar Dynamics Observatory data.

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Title: Hinode Solar Guide Mounted

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Title: New Feedhorn and Scarlar Ring Assembly

Description: Image shows a 2800MHz tuned, feedhorn and scarlar assembly for the Radio & Optical Solar Telescope.

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Equipment showcase
DayStar Quark and Quantum Filters
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Sun in hydrogen 656 nm light
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