Introducing the next-generation smart telescope, ZWO Seestar S30. The new smart telescope, "Seestar S30," is small, lightweight, and affordable. Until now, smart telescopes have been aimed at astronomy enthusiasts, but the "Seestar S30" is an easy-to-use, inexpensive product for astronomy beginners that also boasts performance approaching that of higher-end models. You can observe and photograph celestial bodies with just this one device! Astrophotographer Shigemi Numazawa reports on its capabilities.
■Hα Solar Telescope "Phoenix" Report "Phoenix" can be used as a 40mm telescope for Hα solar observation during the day, and as an ordinary 80mm telescope for observing the moon, planets, nebulae, etc. by removing the solar observation filter unit attached to the front of the objective lens at night. "Phoenix" is attracting attention as a 2-in-1 telescope, but we will introduce its performance as an Hα solar observation telescope, which is attracting particular attention.
■PHOTO GALLERY
There was a lot of noteworthy astronomical phenomena between December 2024 and January 2025. So this month, we will introduce photos captured by readers of the Saturn occultation, the Shibungi meteor shower, the close approach of Mars, and the C/2024 G3 Comet ATLAS, which suddenly brightened in the Southern Hemisphere in mid-January and became a naked-eye comet.
■ Construction of the solar spectrometer Sol'Ex⑤
This is a series of articles that introduces the process from building a French solar spectrometer kit to actual observations. The fifth and final installment is an applied version that introduces a method to capture solar wavelengths that cannot be observed with commercially available solar telescopes.
table of contents
[Feature]
Introducing the ZWO Seestar S30 / Shigemi Numazawa New Product Report Sony α1 II / Shigemi Numazawa Chinese-made solar telescope test report ① Hα solar telescope "Phoenix" / Kazuo Shiota
【TOPICS】
PHOTO GALLERY Saturn occultation, Quadrantid meteor shower, C/2024 G3 Atlas comet, closest approach to Mars
AKUTSU CEBU OBSERVATORY Starry Sky Report / Tomio Akutsu Aurora Calendar February 2025 - May 2025 / Manabu Shinohara Going to see and photograph the starry sky / Hiroyuki Narusawa
Sol'Ex (Solor Explorer Project) Construction of a solar spectroscopic observation instrument ⑤ / Akihiro Yamazaki
[THE SKY]
Starry skies and astronomical observations in March / Shigemi Numazawa, Nanayo Wakiya
【NEWS＆EVENTS】
ASTRO NEWS / Seiichiro Naito, Ken Tsukada, Tomomi Miura
TG Information Bureau (new product information, etc.)
ASTRO SPOTS
Nationwide astronomy event information
[Readers' astronomical photos]
Comments from readers on the winners of the astronomical photographs (Grand Prize winner's notes)
[Series]
Spectacular Scenery with the Moon / Tsukasa Enomoto Guide to Nebulae and Star Clusters / Mitsunori Tsumura Astronomy Concise / Toshihiro Handa
TGFactory/Saijo Yoshihiro Readers Space!
Planetarium 100 Years: Visiting the Stars on Earth / Kenryuya Tsukada's Entropy Gaia!
Rymansat a go-go! / Yoshi is a Rocketeer! / Masataka Adachi Space Weather / Manabu Shinohara A Place with Stars / Masayuki Mori
[Observation Guide]
Astronomical Data / Mitsuru Souma Meteor Guide / Kazuhiro Nagata Star Occultation Guide / Toshio Hirose Variable Star Guide / Masato Oshima Recent Status of Variable Stars / Kenji Hirosawa Sunspot Recent Status / Noritaka Tokimasa Asteroid Guide / Kazuo Watanabe Artificial Celestial Body Guide / Yasuyasu Hashimoto Planet Recent Status / Kuniaki Horikawa, Makoto Adachi Comet Guide / Shuichi Nakano Colophon of Application Form
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