Assuming this is an improvement on the already good 35THa, whose g'n'g performance I've been enjoying for years now, this might be a very good deal indeed. Looks like they added an non rotating helical focuser - nice. A bit more back focus than the 35 would be handy too. STill debating whether to chop the tube on mine.
I picked one of these up a week ago with the B500, I think it's amazing for the price, build quality puts most other manufacturers to shame. Future upgrades to the 40mm are possible i.e. feather touch focuser and a double stack unit. I haven't had much time with this scope due to poor weather and seeing but it is a joy to use. The closer view is with a 2x power mate but through clouds so not great in terms of focus.
I picked one of these up a week ago with the B500, I think it's amazing for the price, build quality puts most other manufacturers to shame. Future upgrades to the 40mm are possible i.e. feather touch focuser and a double stack unit. I haven't had much time with this scope due to poor weather and seeing but it is a joy to use. The closer view is with a 2x power mate but through clouds so not great in terms of focus.
Great images.
Glad that you have found the scope to be so good.
We have one on order
Wow that’s impressive! Looks like you’ll be having a lot of fun with this setup!!
Honestly, yes, lots of fun, the easy portability of it will ensure it gets used a lot, imaging during the day scratches that astro itch with no loss of sleep
I have the Coronado SM40 (pre-Meade) solar telescope and it has Etalon with adjustment at the front. The new 40mm Lunt solar telescope looks very similar.
