A practical day-by-day guide to observing the sun safely.

The Sun Observer's Guide is a practical guide that explains how tosafely observe the sun: what to look for and how to record and photograph solarimages and eclipses. The book is written in non-technical language and is idealfor novice observers.

Expensive equipment is not essential to observe the Sun, and the necessarysafety procedures are easy to follow. The book describes the equipment requiredto observe the Sun using visible light technologies such as telescopes,binoculars, and simple pin-hole cameras, as well as non-white light devices suchas spectroscopes and hydrogen-alpha filters.

How to photograph the Sun is explained in detail and includes:

• Descriptions of the equipment required
• Type of camera to choose
• Which lenses and filters to use
• Recommended exposure times.

A chapter dedicated to solar eclipses explains why they occur, what can beseen and how to observe them safely. Dates of upcoming eclipses are provided.The interaction between the Sun and the Earth is explored in detail - from theobvious (climates and seasons) to the dramatic (magnetic storms and aurora).

The Sun Observer's Guide concludes with a chapter on professionalsolar astronomy. Amateur astronomers will be fascinated to read about theresearch that is currently being undertaken and to discover the value placed byprofessional astronomers on observations made by amateurs. Beautiful imagestaken by solar spacecraft are displayed here.

The Sun Observer's Guide is an informative and practical introductionto an engaging hobby.