Patent ID: 6614593
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A folded solar telescope suitable for safely observing the sun, the telescope comprising:a folded telescope assembly that comprises an objective lens, two or three light folding devices, a second lens, and a projection surface; an equilateral triangular folded telescope frame in which the telescope assembly is mounted; a curved support device wherein the curvature of the surface to support the telescope frame is an arc of a circle that inscribes the triangular telescope frame; a gnomon mounted on the exterior face of the telescope frame through which the objective lens is mounted such that the gnomon is substantially parallel to an axis defined by the objective lens and the first light folding device; and a pointing target assembly comprising a small secondary aperture in the face of the telescope frame through which the objective lens is mounted proximal to the objective lens and a target on the interior of the telescope frame such that an axis defined by the secondary aperture and the target is parallel to the axis defined by the objective lens and the first light folding device.