During a solar eclipse is the only time that you can see the sun's corona . In fact, many amateur astronomers become so obsessed with viewing solar eclipses that they chase them around the world. Click here for a list of upcoming solar and lunar eclipses and their locations. This heat can damage the telescope's optical parts. To prevent this, turn the telescope away periodically to allow it to cool.
Some observers have a separate small telescope that they use exclusively for solar observing.
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