Low cost/ No cost Solar Observatory :

Astronomical observatories are built to observe and study the stars and galaxies in the universe. To study the stars and galaxies we need to use telescopes in order to gather and concentrate the faint light of these stars. This is because the stars are so distant from us.

The Sun is our nearest star. To study the Sun we do not need to gather and concentrate its light. On the contrary, we need to dilute the intensity of it’s light before we can comfortably observe it. We can build a high power solar observatory which will give us images of the Sun with only a pocket mirror with some or all of the materials in the following list you can make your own Solar observatory to image the Sun and observe the Transit of Venus. .