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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Looks a nice scope David. Of note and what I think is pretty important here is the the focus mechanism. My SM60 double stack has a helical focusor which is good but the focusor on the Lunt looks very nice. Second thing that I find attractive is that there is no central obstruction to the Lunt etalons. The band adjuster is there but it does not rely on a pivot point to center like the Coronado's. This means theoretically that contrast should be better overall.
A double stacked version would be good to do a review. I chose the 0.5 angstrom unit for surface detail and increased active region detailing. Although at present the sun is very quiet and not showing much activity.
Nice unit and I wish you all the luck with it. If I lived in your area I would like to see what the baby can do and do a direct comparison between the SM60 and the Lunt.
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LOL no way will i send it down to you Paul
took too long to get here in the first place. as for the focuser here are some better images. I hope to band together Scott Alder, Paul Mayo and Mike Sidonio and get their opinions on this after I have my first drool
Also i attatched the etalon for the first time - fits well and screwed onto the main scope very well.