The LS50 can be used on other refractors but the adapter plate is quite expensive ($300 or so for the ed80/ed100). I opted for two LS50's on an ED80 simply because they were available well before the 60mm double stacked units. I like the portability and clean lines of Houghy's scope.
Secret location, very funny - I thought that you have changed occupations.
Cheers Petra d.
yes petra i too have dark secrets i could never do Al's job, but he could probably handle mine after all we are all clowns in the public service. thenks for the well wishes
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.
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.
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.
have some better shots of the scope here. the tripod adapter in the previous post was not part of the lunt package. the clamshell is very well made. The SOL finder is an extra and i got that from BINTEL
I got both since I purchased the filters individually rather than getting a matched set. The bf1200 is nicer to use with it's wider field. The two unmatched filters work well with a dramatic improvement in visibility of detail over a single filter. The single filter actually provides most of the detail that the double stack does, but the detail is obvious through the double stack whereas you have to work hard to see it through the single filter. Curious to hear your impressions of single versus double stack. A bit more solar activity would be nice.
I got both since I purchased the filters individually rather than getting a matched set. The bf1200 is nicer to use with it's wider field. The two unmatched filters work well with a dramatic improvement in visibility of detail over a single filter. The single filter actually provides most of the detail that the double stack does, but the detail is obvious through the double stack whereas you have to work hard to see it through the single filter. Curious to hear your impressions of single versus double stack. A bit more solar activity would be nice.
moreactivity would be nice. Looking forward to the Venus transit in 2012
OK rushed home this afternoon, got it out and then realised - i need 1.25" EP's. i went pale - i knew i had some - just where, LOL i haven't used an eyepiece in years to observe through. well i found a 40mm one (better than nothing. just using the the 40 (OK need to find the others) i was pleasantly surprised - i couldn't see any prominences but i was able to get some surface detail. Very promising
I had a quick look through this scope yesterday, and i got to say its magic it is very well made and well worth the wait cant wait to put a camera on it,unfortunatly the sun seems to have dissappeared for who knows how long...
after all we are all clowns in the public service
. thenks for the well wishes
