Picture taking with LS35T

With images like the one taken above it’s easy to see why the Lunt Solar LS35T is a popular choice.

Now available direct from stock!!

Contact Rikki c/o sales@luntsolarsystems.com

Visit our website at: http://www.luntsolarsystems.com/catalog-H-alpha-Solar-Telescopes.html

Lunt Solar Systems is a manufacturing and sales facility located in Tucson, Arizona. Lunt Solar design, fabricate, assemble, and test solar telescopes and solar filters. Wether you are looking for a dedicated solar telescope or a solar filter for attachment to you own astronomy telescope, we can help. Solar telescopes models start at $499 for an LS35T (telescope) or the LS50F (filter) all the way thru the 152T and the 160F. Solar observing is both fun and educational. Don’t miss out on Solar Maximum. Feel free to contact us with question or comments and we’d be happy to help.

With the recent large production run of LS60Ts we are now in the position to be able to offer them from Stock!!

Why are they now in stock?

Although dealers have them on backorder, at this time many dealers are not able to take delivery of the single system for their own stock.

There are a great many Double Stack systems currently on backorder. Unfortunately, the LS50F is the delaying factor, and we are still putting the delivery of new orders for the LS50F and DS systems at ~8 months. People who have the DS system on order have the option of taking the LS60T as a partial shipment. The LS50F will be shipped at a later date (in order of the current BO list). By exercising this option you will be able to utilize the scope to experience the current growing Solar activity.

The LS60T/PT is still on a several month backlog due to mechanical parts manufacture. We do anticipate getting the PT version to stock in a few months (dependant upon ongoing demand). Please check our website dealer page for a list of dealers that do currently stock the PT version. The PT version has been a very popular purchase due to the recent articles in Popular Science and Sky and Telescope. We are working hard to catch back up with demand.

The LS60Ts are available with either a B600 or a B1200 Blocking Filter. They are also available in the Feather Touch version.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments. If you currently have a LS60T (single version) on order with a dealer, please contact that dealer for delivery.

Lunt Solar Systems is a manufacturing and sales facility located in Tucson, Arizona. Lunt Solar design, fabricate, assemble, and test solar telescopes and solar filters. Whether you are looking for a dedicated solar telescope or a solar filter for attachment to you own astronomy telescope, we can help. Solar telescopes models start at $499 for an LS35T (telescope) or the LS50F (filter) all the way thru the 152T and the 160F. Solar observing is both fun and educational. Don’t miss out on Solar Maximum. Feel free to contact us with question or comments and we’d be happy to help.

We have a small office in the city of Pucallpa.

It is about a 30 to 45 minute drive and about half the drive is dirt road.

I take a motokar into to work everyday. We go thru a couple other towns on the way in and see some beautiful views of jungle.

Sometimes we see some pretty weird views like this motokar carrying chickens. Yes they are alive. 

Our office is small but it has a phone and internet connection which is all I need.

This is where I am when you are talking to me. So give me a call or drop me and email if you have any questions.

More updates from Peru soon.

Ciao, Rikki Hocking

About Lunt Solar Systems LLC…

Lunt Solar Systems is a manufacturing and sales facility located in Tucson, Arizona. Lunt Solar design, fabricate, assemble, and test solar telescopes and solar filters. Whether you are looking for a dedicated solar telescope or a solar filter for attachment to you own astronomy telescope, we can help. Solar telescopes models start at $499 for an LS35T (telescope) or the LS50F (filter) all the way thru the 152T and the 160F. Solar observing is both fun and educational. Don’t miss out on Solar Maximum. Feel free to contact us with question or comments and we’d be happy to help.

Thanks! to Bruce Hegerberg for his contribution for the description and design of this Sun Gun.

Personally I thought this would be a great safe educational tool for outreach events. I am guessing that the dust was blown off the Sun Gun only recently when the Sun began to liven up a little and Sunspots were active on the surface again.. Here is the beginning of the article…….

The continuation of the artical submitted by Stephen W. Ramsden.

We do have more winners coming up tomorrow.

When I started in solar astronomy it seemed a natural extension of my passion to share the experience with others. I decided that I was going to go all out and start my own official outreach program and make sharing the hobby my main priority.  I don’t know if it was my gregarious nature or my self admitted need for attention that spurned me in this direction but whatever it was, it has been a lot of fun.  I would highly recommend it.

 What do you need to get started?  Well it is as simple as a photo tripod and a Lunt filter set for your existing scope or as it can be as complicated as several goto mounts and the super high-end 100mm or 152mm LUNT dedicated systems. The sky (or the ground) is the limit.

I started with a single etalon LUNT 60mm scope and a manual mount.  It quickly became apparent to me at my first event that constantly adjusting the aim of the telescope between each viewer was not going to do it.   The tracking mounts became necessary to expand my capacity and allow me to lecture more and adjust less during an event.

 I find it highly useful to have handouts as well for the crowd. Everyone wants something that they can hold and take with them.  In my case I decided to order a few dozen pairs of solar eclipse viewing glasses. You know, the plastic lenses and cardboard frames that fold into sunglasses.   These became very popular right off the bat so I knew that I would need to place a larger order soon.  This is where the question came up….how much money was I willing to put into this thing as a free public service?

 In the United States, our almost indecipherable tax laws allow for the establishment of a nonprofit 501c3 corporation.  This is more commonly known as a charitable organization.  Under this structure I could then show any money spent on the outreach as a tax-deductible donation to my own charity.  I can also solicit donations and grants from outside sources and allow them to legally deduct their donations from their taxable income at filing time.   This setup helps to relieve the financial strain of providing a large outreach program.

About Lunt Solar Systems LLC…

Lunt Solar Systems is a manufacturing and sales facility located in Tucson, Arizona. Lunt Solar design, fabricate, assemble, and test solar telescopes and solar filters. Whether you are looking for a dedicated solar telescope or a solar filter for attachment to you own astronomy telescope, we can help. Solar telescopes models start at $499 for an LS35T (telescope) or the LS50F (filter) all the way thru the 152T and the 160F. Solar observing is both fun and educational. Don’t miss out on Solar Maximum. Feel free to contact us with question or comments and we’d be happy to help.