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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

👀👀 wow, beautiful! Always wanted to try this material. Just for everyone else, keep in mind the high temp resistance in HTPLA kicks in after the part is annealed in an oven. Can't wait to see this one finished!

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Find out about what's coming up in 2025 for Analog Sky 👇👇👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jdn...

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

Head over to analogsky.co to learn more and get started. We have hardware and optics kits on the way to help you finish your build by April 8! And of course, after that you can still enjoy every sunny day during the 2024 solar maximum.

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

You can 3D print your own Sunny parts or order them from a service. The parts all fit on a Prusa3D Mini and print well in any PETG!

Analog Sky Sunny parts ready to 3d print

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

How do you get Sunny? By building it! Analog Sky has pioneered kitchen-table telescope and binocular-building to make it easy and fun. No power tools, just a hex wrench and detailed, step-by-step videos.

Parts of Analog Sky Sunny laid out ready to build. Just a few simple hand tools is all it takes!

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

You can also attach a big shade to Sunny to keep you cool and protected from UV while you're viewing!

Keeping cool behind Analog Sky Sunny's shade

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

You get a handy built-in solar finder that makes aiming easy and fun.

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

Sunny lets you change eyepieces to zoom in and see sunspots, faculae, and granulation! With standard optics, Sunny can magnify up to 50x using any standard 1.25" or 2" telescope eyepieces.

Inserting eyepieces into Analog Sky Sunny solar binoculars

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

Sunny mounts on a tripod for a stable, hands-free view. Its 90 degree angle means you don't have to strain your neck to look up. When you're comfortable, you see more and you look longer!

Sunny solar binoculars mounted on a tripod

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

Sunny has safe, permanently-mounted solar filters of the highest quality. Why trust your eyes to something that's held on with friction or a rubber band?

Solar filters are permanently bolted onto Analog Sky Sunny and protected with strong lens covers.

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

Solar glasses don't magnify, solar binoculars usually only magnify a tiny amount, and telescopes are uncomfortable. If you want to experience the full beauty of a solar eclipse during the solar maximum-when the Sun is covered in sunspots-you need to zoom in!

8x Eclipse binoculars - still too small to see any detail in sunspots!

Sunny shows real detail in sunspots and faculae even at low power or in poor atmospheric conditions!

Zooming in with other eyepieces shows incredible detail through both eyes!

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

How will you experience the April 8 #SolarEclipse ? A few lucky people will see incredible detail on the Sun's surface because they'll be looking through Analog Sky's new binoculars: Sunny!

Analog Sky Sunny solar binoculars next to Tiffany, your guide to building Sunny! Build your own binoculars before the April 8 eclipse.

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

Two friendly guides help you on your journey with step-by-step video instructions. You'll learn a lot and have a lot of fun! Looking at the sky with something you built changes your relationship with the cosmos forever! Head to analogsky.co

Mom and daughter prepare to build handles for stargazing binoculars.

Mom and daughter work together to build binocular eyepieces.

Silicone adhesive on a mirror mount. We show you just how much you need!

9-year-old girl and her mom with completed stargazing binoculars!

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

Here's what you start with, and here's what you finish with!

Woman holding her completed binoculars ready for the night sky

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

Hey, did you know *right now* you can build your own 3D printed stargazing binoculars and see the universe in a whole new way? Get special launch pricing at analogsky.co

Mom and daughter look at the night sky using stargazing binoculars

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 28/08/2023

Astronomy is a field where so many discoveries by women have been claimed by their male employers. Using updated names for objects like Fleming's Triangle (instead of "Pickering's Triangle") is one thing we can do to tell a better story about women's historical and future roles in the cosmos!

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 24/08/2023

We'll second this and call for a complete revamp of all the Southern constellations. They're the 18th Century equivalent of "Tesla Model S", "iPhone 12", and "Bored Ape" and half of them are triangles. Luckily, when you look at the sky yourself, you can make up your own names for everything you see.

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Nevermore L. Hoffman 🐦‍⬛🎃 @astroprofhoff.bsky.social · 23/08/2023

🧪🔭 Hey N. American skywatchers! The #Moon will pass in front of red star Antares on Thursday evening. Want to see a nice bright star go *poof* and disappear? Check out the entry here for August 24 to find the timing for your location! 🔴🌓 ➡️ 🌓 ➡️ 🌓🔴 ‼️‼️

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 18 – 27

The waxing Moon passes Spica, then occults Antares. Saturn reaches opposition. Mars is a challenge in twilight.

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

We're correcting the closed captions on each video today and no matter how many times we see this footage, it's hard not to feel excited about what a different 🧪 STEM project this is and what a different "how to build your telescope" 🔭🔭guide this is. Have you seen anything like this before?

A 10-year-old girl explains how long to wait before using threadlocked binocular parts for maximum strength.

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

It looks like stargazing and astronomy people are using 🔭 as a way to hashtag good outer space stuff here. Does this work to boost the signal? Since there's no binoculars emoji (why?), let's just use two of these 🔭🔭. If you have two eyes, use them!

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

It's a fun science project to do on your own or together with stargazers as young as 8! If you have a 3d printer, you can print your own parts. If you don't you can just order them online. Building your own stargazing equipment is the best way to begin a lifelong adventure in the sky.

A mom and her 10 year old daughter build stargazing binoculars.

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

Here's a quick phone snapshot through one of the eyepieces! This is from a heavily-light polluted suburban front yard, but you can still see hundreds of stars through Magic. We're centered on Messier 24, a part of the Milky Way that gets more stunning the further you get from the city.

Messier 24 and the Milky Way through the eyepiece. This is a handheld, quick-and-dirty snapshot. It looks a lot better irl, but imagine being able to see all these stars from your home!

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

Our hope is to bring stargazing to a new audience largely ignored by the amateur astronomy hobby: People who are enchanted by the night sky but don't necessarily know a lot about it yet! If you're not sure where in the sky to look, binoculars make it easy to find something beautiful.

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

Believe it or not, nobody really manufactures these, so we spent 7 years honing the design and a process to make it an easy and fun project at home. The smallest, least-expensive model called Magic launches first. It's super-portable and brings back the stars we've lost to light pollution!

Woman and 10-year-old girl assembling their stargazing binoculars. Our step-by-step video course shows each action clearly.

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

What are stargazing binoculars you ask? They're binoculars made for looking up! So they're comfortable for your eyes and neck, hands-free and stable on a tripod, they zoom, use filters, have a laser pointer, and provide incredibly immersive views to anyone wherever you look.

Girl looks through stargazing binoculars in the evening.

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Analog Sky @analogsky.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

Hi Blue Sky! Analog Sky is about pulling people's heads out of cyberspace and pointed back at the real, beautiful universe! It's amazing to look at and changes your perspective on life. Our first course on how to build your own stargazing binoculars launches September 1! It's called Magic.

A woman and 10-year-old girl demonstrating how focusers on stargazing binoculars work.

10-year-old girl building the focusers for stargazing binoculars.

The same woman and girl looking through stargazing binoculars at night with a comfortable 90 degree angle.

A beautiful field of stars in the middle of the Milky Way. Magic stargazing binoculars give bright, wide views.

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