Helioscope
Christoph Scheiner's Helioscope
A helioscope is an instrument used in observing the sun and sunspots. The helioscope was first used by Benedetto Castelli (1578-1643) and refined by Galileo (1564–1642). The method involves projecting an image of the sun onto a white sheet of paper suspended in a darkened room with the use of a telescope.[1][2]
The first machina helioscopica or helioscope was designed by Christoph Scheiner (1575 –1650) to assist his sunspot observations.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Helioscope - Museo Galileo
- ^ Helioscope video - Museo Galileo
- ^ Scheiner, Christoph (1630). Rosa Ursina. pp. 137–8.
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