I watched the video on the Lunt solar scope.? What's confusing is it can be converted to a regular refractor by removing the etalon?and changing the diagonal.? Is it possible to add an Ha diagonal and etalon to a regular refractor?

Thanks,
Greg

Hi folks:

I have a Lunt 60mm h alpha solar scope and I am very pleased with it.? I got it with a double stack (add on) which really brings out the detail on the sun's surface.? The prominences are also amazing.? I have created a shield that blocks extraneous light getting into your eyes as you view the solar image.? All this stuff is expensive.? I now supplement visual solar observing with capturing the solar diskc and flares using a camera connected to a laptop. I can save some of images if I want.?

Cheers,

Jim

On Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 05:41:40 p.m. EDT, ALbert <alboodie@...> wrote:

Well that's pretty depressing. At least I saved myself from disappointment thanks to the group's expert responses.?

On Sat, Sep 17, 2022, 5:12 PM Richard Harding <r.elleray.harding@...> wrote:

I had a Lunt 50, and it was underwhelming! Sold it…

Richard ?
> On Sep 17, 2022, at 4:24 PM, Attilla Danko <danko@...> wrote:
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> ?There is no such thing as budget h-apha.
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> The two cheapest: the PST and the Quark both has terrible reputations
> for poor quality control. If you buy one, be prepared to send it back
> -- a few times -- untill you get a decent one.
>
> attilla danko, ,? danko@...,
> attilladanko@...
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>> On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 3:45 PM ALbert <alboodie@...> wrote:
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>> Dude.....I said budget friendly.? ?The 40mm looks decent no?
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>>> On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 3:22 PM Mike Wirths <mikewirths1@...> wrote:
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>>> This one I think!!
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>>> On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 10:10 AM ALbert <alboodie@...> wrote:
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>>>> Any recommendations on a budget friendly H-apha solar telescope?? Used would be great.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Albert.
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On Sep 17, 2022, at 4:24 PM, Attilla Danko <danko@...> wrote:

?There is no such thing as budget h-apha.

The two cheapest: the PST and the Quark both has terrible reputations
for poor quality control. If you buy one, be prepared to send it back
-- a few times -- untill you get a decent one.

attilla danko, , danko@...,
attilladanko@...

On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 3:45 PM ALbert <alboodie@...> wrote:

Dude.....I said budget friendly. The 40mm looks decent no?

On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 3:22 PM Mike Wirths <mikewirths1@...> wrote:

This one I think!!



On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 10:10 AM ALbert <alboodie@...> wrote:

Any recommendations on a budget friendly H-apha solar telescope? Used would be great.

Cheers,
Albert.

Dude.....I said budget friendly. The 40mm looks decent no?

On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 3:22 PM Mike Wirths <mikewirths1@...> wrote:

This one I think!!



On Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 10:10 AM ALbert <alboodie@...> wrote:

Any recommendations on a budget friendly H-apha solar telescope? Used would be great.

Cheers,
Albert.

On Sep 13, 2022, at 5:35 PM, Attilla Danko <danko@...> wrote:

?Visted Nirvana Sept 12 during the day. The most important observation
is the sign at the front entrance. Fuzzy picture attached warning us
of road-delaying construction. It's unclear if the construction
they're warning us about will block the road. But the date range
they're warning us about covers the dark-of-the-moon for September.
I'm guessing the real reason for the sign is that the construction
guys will be pissed at anyone else use the road while they are tearing
it up.

In tiny letters at the bottom of the sign was "Ron Nowell Construction
inc" 613 484 5134 which may be of interest for those who want to ask
them for details. I later looked up their website:
<>

Also for those who havent been to Nirvana before:

The right turn off the entry road, that rises steeply up to the runway
is completely impassible. Which is probably there is a new and
completely passible road forked off the impassible one about 30
degrees counter clockwise. It doesnt look it, but it also leads to the
runway. It has a washout along the south edge but that didn't cause a
problem for a comfy passenger car.

NMR says we should not setup on the runway. Most of the non-runway
areas are covered in 4 foot tall vegetation. However, we saw two
patches were one might setup scopes withut having to mow. One along
the last bit of road that leads to the runway where the gass was
sparse and only a foot tall. Another is rectangular patch a few
hundred meters south of the access road along the west side of the
runway where someone has planted low vegetation (only a couple of
inches high) and added a fire-place ring. The second looked like a
comfortable place to setup telescopes -- assuming who ever gardened
that place doesnt feel violently territorial about it.

Also about not setting up on the runway: at the north end of the
runway perhaps a 50 meter west, there is remains of a taxiway. It's
parallel to the runway and separated from it by grass. I expect NMR
cannot complain if people part RVs there. It's paved with asphalt, so
i'd still prefer not to setup on it because of the bad ground-seeing
it will produce as it releases it's daytime heat at night.

Oh, and there were still a few mosquitos.

Finally, for those who want to know where Nirvana is, The "road map"
link on the Nirvana clear sky chart is accurate:
<>, but turn on
satellite view.

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