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Thanks to: Howard
Lunt Solar CaK Filter

A very nice image from Florida.

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SOHO, the Solar & Heliospheric Observatory, is a project of international collaboration between ESA and NASA to study the Sun from its deep core to the outer corona and the solar wind.

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The Sun is our Star!

.......and as you would expect, our Star is hot, bright, dynamic, and sometimes quite violent.

At 93 million miles away, we are ideally placed at a point where the Sun provides just enough warmth and energy essential to our living planet, Earth.
At only 93 million miles, the Sun is close enough for us to view it's surface thru a relatively inexpensive scope from the comfort and relative safety (Sunscreen please) of our backyards on a clear and warm day.

What! Astronomy during the day? Lunt Solar wants to show you how.

References

Prominences:
These look like eruptions from the edge of the Solar disk. Prominences can be small spikey looking details, or large cloud-like detail with fine feather-like features.

They are, in fact, ionized Hydrogen-alpha emissions being projected from the linb.

Prominences are anchored to the Sun's surface in the Mesosphere, and extend outward into the Sun's Troposhere.
They typically measure many earth diameters.

Filaments:
These are strin-like features on the surface of the Sun.

At high resultion they take on a 3D effect due to the coller aspect of the suspended filament contrasted against the bright, hotter Sun.

They are actually prominences being viewed against the surface.

Spicules
A Spicule is a dynamic jet of gas about 500km long.
They move outward at about 20km/second thru the Chromosphere.

Father Angelo Secchi of the Vatican Observatory discovered them in 1877.

The Chromosphere is entirely composed of Spicules. These features can be seen as "fur"around the edge of the disk.


There's definately stuff to look at :)

Archive for September, 2010

September 23rd, 2010

We received  these images from a brand new LS60THa Pressure Tune owner in Germany!  These are his first images!  Thank you for sharing!

We love seeing the awesome images people are producing with their Lunt Solar Systems!  Please continue to send them in!

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 only slightly more expensive 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.

September 17th, 2010

Be sure to come check out the Lunt booth this weekend at the 2010 PATS Expo.!  We will have our brand new LS80THa with the new DSII system as well as many other of our products!  It will be a great weekend and hope to see you there!

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 only slightly more expensive 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.

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September 8th, 2010

We are proud to announce our newest and largest dedicated Hydrogen-alpha
telescope.

The LS230THa/PT (pressure tuned) is a complete and dedicated Hydrogen-alpha
Solar Telescope with an Image Scale of 3,366

Soon to become the largest aperture Solar Telescope currently available, the
LS230THa/PT will provide the highest level of performance ever produced in a
Solar Scope.

A precision aligned refractor with a fully un-obstructed 230mm Aperture.

The 100% unobstructed system will perform to the highest level at both low
and high magnifications. Utilizing advanced hi-contrast coatings and the new
Doppler True Pressure Tuning system the user will be able to experience an
un-paralleled level of visual and imaging performance.

The system is designed as a dedicated Hydrogen-alpha telescope. Unlike its
smaller LS152THa the system is not modular.

Customer Solar Images:

  • Your Image Gallery here?

For more images visit the Lunt Solar Image Gallery

LS230THa/PT Specifications:

  • Optical Aperture: 230mm (Unobstructed)
  • Etalon: Internal <0.7 Angstrom
  • Tuning: Internal Pressure Tune (Doppler True Tuning)
  • Image Scale: 3,366
  • Focal Length: 1610mm
  • F Ratio: 7
  • Focuser: 2″ Starlight Instruments Feather Touch
  • Mounting: Rings with 12″ Losmandy style plate and carrying handle
  • Storage: Aluminum finished hard case with fitted foam
  • Weight: 70 lbs (estimated)

Required Blocking Filter:

  • B3400 straight thru installed in the focuser standard


Included Accessories: (see “accessories”)

  • Eyepiece: Lunt Zoom Eyepiece
  • Sun Finder: Televue Sol Searcher
  • Mounting: 12″ Losmandy Style Dovetail Plate

Optional Accessories:

  • Eyepieces: Additional Lunt Eyepieces Available (see “eyepieces”)

The design of the DSII (internal double-stack) will begin in late 2010. Lunt
will release description, specifications, and pricing as it becomes
available.

The LS230HaT/PT is available in only one variation

LS230THa/PT/B3400/FT

* Standard system with B3400 internal blocking filter and standard 2″
Feather touch focuser

Price $15,999.00

This introduction is a limited we only have 2 units left. Orders will ONLY
be confirmed after receipt of the 40% deposit on a first confirmation basis.
We will be producing more LS230Ts in 2011. This limited run will be
delivered first part 2011.

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