The invention discloses equipment for observing a directional solidification process in real time. The equipment comprises a CCD micro-camera, a constant temperature water tank, a heating zone, a coldzone, a linear displacement table, a rubber pipe, a glass container, a heater, a heat insulation plate, a shock absorption plate, a computer, a cold light source, a glass plate, a connecting rod, a supporting rod, a temperature sensor I, a groove, a water inlet, a water outlet, a peristaltic pump, a temperature sensor II and a vacuum pump. The equipment for observing the directional solidification process in real time can directly observe the eutectic solidification of an alloy and the forming process of a porous material, in-depth study of a eutectic growth mechanism and a formation mechanism of the porous material can be researched, and thus the development of the material and condensed matter physics can be further promoted, and an eutectic and porous composite material and other materials with better performance are prepared.