Shelyak Sol'Ex Optical Kit
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Shelyak Sol'Ex Optical Kit

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Model:  shelyak_solex
Part Number:  ES0029

Shelyak Sol'Ex Optical Kit

The Sol’Ex project:

Sol’Ex is a small self-build instrument designed for DIY assembly with 3D printed parts.

This is a project proposed and led by Christian Buil. The Sol’Ex project website gives all the practical details for assembly and use in the field.

Sol’Ex must be installed on a small astronomical telescope (with a maximum focal length of 400mm to see the whole Sun in a single image).

The Sol’Ex project includes automatic image processing software: the result appears on the screen in just a few clicks.

Sol’Ex optical kit:

This kit by Shelyak brings together all the optical elements necessary to manufacture the instrument: slit, grating, lenses, etc.

You must independently obtain the 3D printed parts (STL files available on the site Sol’Ex), the bezel, the mount, a CCD or CMOS camera, and a solar filter or a Herschel prism to reduce the light intensity of the sun.

You will find more information on the Sol’Ex & Star’Ex project in this article here.

Regarding 3D printed parts:

If you do not have a 3D printer, you can have these parts produced by a service provider specialising in this field.

To go further… :
After becoming familiar with Sol’Ex, you will understand that this instrument can also be turned towards the (other) stars. Sol’Ex then turns into Star’Ex (Star Explorer), a small spectrograph at very high resolution (HR).
Some additional optical elements are necessary to transform a Sol’Ex into a Star’Ex. This is the purpose of the complementary optical kit (ES0030 – Star’Ex HR complementary kit).
You can also opt for the optical kit Star’Ex High resolution, which contains all the elements to make a Sol’Ex, then transform it into Star’Ex HR.

Please Note: This is a DIY Assembly Kit, not a complete or assembled product. FLO will only accept 30-day returns on Unopened and Unused Kits

Additional Items, including 3D Printed Parts, ZWO Helical Focuser and CMOS Imaging Camera, are required.

What's in the box

Sol’Ex optical kit :
Ref : [ES0029]

  • [OP0176] Doublet with a diameter of 25.4mm and a focal length of 80mm
  • [OP0181] Doublet with a diameter of 25.4mm and a focal length of 125mm
  • [OP0177] 25 x 25mm 2400 gr/mm holographic grating
  • [SE0253] A reflective slit 10 µm wide and 4.5 mm long on support

Specifications

  • Resolution at 650 nm with 10 micron wide slit: 0.03 nm
  • Wavelength range: 400 nm – 700 nm
  • internal reduction ratio: 125 : 80
  • 10µm slit for maximum resolution (Sol’Ex), or 15, 19, 23 or 35µm slit depending on your telescope (Star’Ex)

 

These technical specifications concern the Sol’Ex instrument once mounted (and not the optical kit).

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