Solar Prominence Eyepiece

From: Edward (reply_at_thegropup.thx)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:50:06 GMT

Hi Gang,

Here's a quirky gizmo from across the pacific I thought some of you
equipment junkies might enjoy:

http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g23332072

Text machine translates as (courtesy of Amikai http://www.amikai.co.jp/):

"It is stellar house prominence eyepiece. When this filter is explained
briefly, a thing called the occulting disk for hiding a solar side is a
thing that prominence is visible to the circumference of the disk which is
taking lessons from the glass filter and hid the sun. - an occulting disk --
the object for 1200mm -- three pieces and the object for 1000mm -- three
pieces -- a total of six pieces are contained Since it is with [ for
preventing a temperature rise of a filter ] a SAMPU rhythm, it is safe also
for an eye. - characteristic: -- infrared cut filter and or25mm eye piece
use [ a half-the-price value, 5A, main wavelength, 65635A (H alpha line),
main transmissivity, 45%, and ] - since it is clearly written in the
description, how to recognize each disk should use what suited at the
present time Since a solar size changes with a focal length and seasons,
prominence becomes [ the direction in which the optical surface of a sphere
was hidden up until last minute by the disk whose size suits if possible ]
legible by all circumferences at once. - If it is carried and made to an
equatorial telescope in case this filter is used, please also operate a
motor. Otherwise, the sun does not try to separate from a disk and it is
????? striped ???. - Photography will also be possible if it equips with an
attached adapter ring (the 3rd *** photograph lower right). "