About this product
Model: shelyak_starex_full
Part Number: ES0031
Shelyak Star'Ex High-Resolution Optical Kit
The Star’Ex High Resolution (HR) optical kit includes the optical elements to make your own Star’Ex HR instrument and take your first star spectra.
With Star’Ex (Star’Explorer), create your first High Resolution (HR) spectrograph to observe the spectrum of stars and not just take images of them!
The Star’Ex project:
Star’Ex is a project proposed by Christian Buil, in line with Sol’Ex. A dedicated site provides all the necessary information to assemble and operate this instrument.
You manufacture the parts by 3D printing (or have them made by a specialist), and then you assemble the instrument with the optical elements of this kit.
This kit includes all the optical elements needed to make a Star’Ex HR, including slit, grating, lenses, guide elements, etc.
In addition, this high-performance device offers several “wide slit” slit widths to adopt the Star’Ex configuration to the size of your telescope and the desired spectral resolution.
Note: With this optical kit, you also have all the necessary elements to make a Sol’Ex (we recommend that you start by making a Sol’Ex: it would be a shame to miss out on marvellous images of the Sun!). You can find more information about the Sol’Ex & Star’Ex project here.
If you already a Sol’Ex:
Just purchase the “Star’Ex HR Optional” optical kit and transform your Sol’Ex into a Star’Ex.
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
Examples of Spectra obtained with Star'Ex
What's in the box
Kit Star’Ex HR
Ref : [ES0031]
For the Sol’ex part :
- [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 grating
- [SE0253] A reflective slit 10 µm wide and 4.5 mm long on support
For the guiding / Star’Ex part
- [OP0080] Two doublets with a diameter of 12.5mm and a focal length of 50mm
- [OP0010] Mirror of 15x15mm thickness 3mm
- [SE0116] Multi-length slit 4 positions of 15/19/23/35 µm
Optional Star’Ex HR optical kit
Ref : [ES0030]
- [OP0080] Two doublets with a diameter of 12.5mm and a focal length of 50mm
- [OP0010] Mirror of 15x15mm thickness 3mm
- [SE0116] Multi-length slit 4 positions of 15/19/23/35 µm
Specifications
- Spectral resolution: R = 700 to R = 30,000 depending on the chosen slit width (R = wavelength / spectral fineness)
- Wavelength range: 400 nm – 700 nm
- internal reduction ratio: 125 : 80
- 10µm slit for maximum resolution or adjustable slit width of 15, 19, 23 or 35µm depending on your telescope.
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