Dedicated H Alpha filter

[Aidan]

With a second (annular) eclipse and the solar maximum coming up, not to mention the general awesomeness that is our local star.

Can any one recommend a decent dedicated H-alpha telescope, imaging a must.

Cheers

Aidan

[Merlin66]

If imaging is a "must have" then the Lunt60 is probably the way to go.
Which camera will you use?
The DMK series perform very well.

[Aidan]

There seems to be a lot from Lunt, i was looking at the 35mm and 60mm earlier. There doesn't seem to be too many companies that produce a dedicated H-alpha scope.

At the moment i have a pentax kr, but a new camera will be on the list in the near future. DMK is not too bad of an option, as they provide good "bang for buck".

I will also need to convince the minister of finance (the missus) into the acquisition.

wish me luck, and thanks for the reply

Aidan

[Merlin66]

I use a PST, Coronado SolarMax 60 (with an additional SM60 double stacked on an ED80), and a 102mm modded PST.
Coronado and Lunt seem to to be big (affordable!) players in Ha solar gear.
I can strongly recommend the DMK31/ 41 for solar - they work very well.

[frolinmod]

I think the Lunt LS60THa/PT/B1200 is about the sweet spot of the Lunt solar telescope line. Good for visual, good for imaging, light weight, highly portable, small mount is all you need, not too pricey, etc. You can double stack with an external double stack unit. You can also upgrade to a Feather Touch focuser, but it's not really needed unless you're using a very heavy camera. Certainly not needed with any of the Imaging Source or Point Grey cameras.

I have both the LS80THa/PT/B1800/FT/DSII and the LS100THa/PT/B1800. They're also nice, but of course larger and so need a stronger mount.